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 [...]
Novak Djokovic held on to beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 Monday in a final filled with lengthy, mesmerizing points to win his first US Open championship and third Grand Slam trophy of the year. For more than 4 hours Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played punishing tennis that was also [...]
For the 4th straight year, the men’s final at the US Open had to be postponed a day because of bad weather earlier in the tournament. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal play Monday. Australian Samantha Stosur defeated American Serena Williams in the women’s final on Sunday. For Rafael Nadal to retain his US Open [...]
Following a script eerily similar to that of the U.S. Open semifinal the 2 played last year, Novak Djokovic saved two set points to defeat Roger Federer, 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, booking a spot in his second consecutive Open final. With good reason, Roger Federer struggled to accept the uncanny repetition of defeat by [...]
Second-seeded Rafael Nadal erased the last American from the 2011 US Open men’s singles draw with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 victory that put the Spaniard in the semifinals for the 4th time in 4 years. The sounds from Andy Roddick were anguished Friday, groaning, heaving grunts of effort, and then Rafael Nadal would send a [...]
Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the 4th round of the US Open to advance to the quarterfinals. CBS Sports’ Mary Joe Fernandez spoke with Serena Williams after her victory. Serena Williams closed out the match with 4 straight serves that Ana Ivanovic couldn’t get back — clocked at between 99 and 111 mph [...]
World number one Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the 4th round of the US Open with a methodical 6-2 6-4 victory over unseeded Vania King under sunny skies at the National Tennis Center on Saturday. Caroline Wozniacki was broken in the opening game, but broke right back to take control. She was the runner-up at [...]
Maria Sharapova, the No. 3 seed and the 2006 Open champion, tumbled out of the tournament, dropping a three-set battle Friday to Flavia Pennetta, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Maria Sharapova is the highest seed to fall in the tournament so far. The defeat was the 2006 champion’s first loss in 13 3-set matches this year. [...]
Venus Williams will take no further part in this year’s US Open, and could face another extended stint on the sidelines after confirming she has an illness which causes fatigue and joint pain. Former US Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from the last grand slam of the year on Wednesday, revealing she is suffering [...]
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. [...]
