Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire because of an injury in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova were battling in a rematch of this year’s Wimbledon final when the Russian star retired from [...]
Venus Williams advanced at the US Open against an opponent whose arrival at the season’s final Grand Slam tournament was delayed until a few hours before the first-round match by visa and weather problems. Venus Williams began her US Open challenge with a convincing 6-4 6-3 victory over Vesna Dolonts on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...]
Trailing big in the first round of the US Open, Maria Sharapova thought – well, no, she was certain – that she’d pull through if she could push her inexperienced opponent to a third set. Maria Sharapova’s slow start almost turned into an early exit at the US Open 2011. The 3-time major champion picked [...]
American and international brands are lining up to play their parts in the world’s best-attended, annual sporting event—the US Open in Flushing Meadows The US Open 2011 begins on Monday with matches beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. Roger Federer and Vera Zvonareva are the top men’s and women’s seeds on the schedule. Aug 29, 2011 [...]
Despite Irene’s threats to lay waste to the US Open tennis this week, the tournament will start today on schedule, with matches beginning at 11 a.m., as planned. Whether the fans will be there remains to be seen. With the transit system in flux — as you might have noticed this morning — opening day [...]
The US Open 2011 will begin Monday with tweaks to the day’s original schedule, including a two-hour delay for the start of play at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The US Open tennis 2011 tournament will begin on schedule after the National Tennis Center in New York sustained “minimal damage” from Tropical Storm Irene. The final [...]
Fourth-seeded Andy Murray overcame a pair of break points late in the second set, then another in the tiebreaker, on the way to beating seventh-seeded Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (8) and advancing to the final at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Saturday. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will both carry minor [...]
Mardy Fish extended his arms and then wrapped them around his body, as if trying to embrace the whole stadium. The fans at Center Court had thrown their full-throated support behind him, and Fish channeled their energy Friday into a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open. [...]
It’s a matter of experience as much as talent, a battle in the brain as much as on the tennis court sometimes. Sloane Stephens is 18 years old and has played only 10 WTA-level matches. Andrea Petkovic is 23 and has been a pro since 2006, and when you play against the best more [...]
Deposed Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has slumped 150 places in the world rankings to 175th – her lowest position since 1997. The 29-year-old American only recently returned from injury and illness and was beaten by Marion Bartoli in the 4th round at the All England Club. The former world number one had been absent [...]
