American James Blake defeated Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in a close four set match, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It was a tight first set, until the 32-year-old Blake was able to break at 5-5 and hold to take the…
Samantha Stosur began her title defense at the 2012 U.S. Open Monday afternoon with a 6-1, 6-1 win over 21-year-old Croatian Petra Martic at Arthur Ashe Stadium. So far in 2012, Stosur had lost in the first round at the Australian Open, the second round at Wimbledon, the first round at the London Olympics, but lost in the…
Beginning immediately after the conclusion of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open Series links together WTA and ATP tournaments which take place on hard courts across America throughout the summer. This year’s summer calendar was unique in the sense that it was interrupted with the 2012 Summer Olympic games held at the All-England Club. Here, players returned…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Samantha Stosur of Australian are the defending U.S.Open Champions. At their pre-tournament press conferences, both discussed their attempts to defend their respective titles and their thoughts entering the 2012 U.S. Open Championships. Stosur begins her title defense against Petra Martic of Croatia Monday morning at Arthur Ashe Stadium, while Djokovic will…
On Day One of the 2012 U.S. Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium will be filled with champions to open the final Grand Slam of 2012. Defending women’s singles winner Samantha Stosur kicks off the 2012 U.S. Open at 11:00 a.m. against Petra Martic. She is followed by reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray, who will be…
Fresh off winning Gold Medals at the recent 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain’s Andy Murray and American Serena Williams spoke at their pre-tournament press conferences about how they feel physically and mentally entering the U.S. Open. Murray begins action Monday at Arthur Ashe Stadium against Russian Alex Bogolomov Jr. Serena, a finalist for…
World number five-ranked Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic captured the 2012 New Haven Open title on Saturday after her 7-6(9), 7-5 win over world number 14, Maria Kirilenko of Russia. Kvitova now heads south down the I-95 to Flushing Meadows, N.Y. when action begins Monday at the 2012 U.S. Open. Kvitova will play her first round…
The top seeds for the 2012 U.S. Open, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus are in New York and prepping for action at the final Grand Slam of 2012 beginning Monday. At their pre-tournament press conferences, both Federer and Azarenka discussed how they feel and their view from the top entering the Open. Federer…
Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire from her semifinal match against Maria Kirilenko at the New Haven Open on Friday with a knee injury. Wozniacki’s retirement ended her streak of 20 consecutive wins at the New Haven Open dating back to 2010. She injured her knee in her 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinals win on Thursday over Dominika Cibulkova. …
At Day Three of 2012 U.S. Open Qualifiers, American Bobby Reynolds, who is trying to advance to his sixth U.S. Open main draw, pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over Australian James Duckworth. Other American men in action were Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren. Williams, a former player at the University of Tennessee, advanced with…