Professional Tennis
Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain led defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic 5-2 in the first set of their semifinal match on Saturday before play was suspended due to a severe weather system that hit the New York area. The semifinal is scheduled to resume at 11:00 a.m. EST on Sunday. The Men’s Singles Finals…
In a year where Great Britain’s Andy Murray has already captured Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games, he’ll also have a shot at taking home the 2012 U.S. Open title after his 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic Saturday afternoon in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The third-seeded Murray, who has a…
Bob & Mike Bryan captured the 2012 U.S. Open Men’s Doubles Title on Friday, a record-setting 12th Grand Slam doubles championship, defeating Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-4 to capture their fourth title. "We wanted to win our home slam," said Bob Bryan. "We wanted to win for the great crowd that was cheering for…
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Russia’s Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday afternoon to reach the women’s singles finals in two hours and 42 minutes. Azarenka, a Bronze Medal winner at this year’s London Olympic Games, came back from a set and a break down to defeat the Olympic Silver Medalist Sharapova to reach…
Martina Hingis, a former world No. 1 and the winner of five Grand Slam tournament singles titles, the 1991 Wimbledon champion and former world No. 2 Michael Stich, and the great Czech doubles player Helena Sukova, winner of 14 Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles have all been nominated to receive the highest…
American tennis star and former world number one John McEnroe was presented the highest honor in tennis in 1999- induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and at the 2012 U.S. Open on Thursday, this important achievement was celebrated once again, when McEnroe was presented his official Hall of Fame ring. The ring was…
On Thursday evening at the U.S. Open, the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium was treated to an exhibition doubles match between John McEnroe & Adam Sandler against Jim Courier & Kevin James prior to the Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin del Potro men’s quarterfinals match. The comedians showed off consistent play, cracking jokes and the occasional entertaining shot,…
On Day 12 of the 2012 U.S. Open, women’s singles action takes center stage at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the final four will meet to determine who will vie for the 2012 U.S. Open Women’s Singles Championship. Clear skies and temperatures in the mid-80s are in the forecast throughout the…
After two days of threatening skies over Flushing Meadows, Day 11 of the 2012 U.S. Open is expected to be played under sunny skies with some cloud cover and nearly no chance of precipitation as action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. EST at Louis Armstrong Stadium with men’s singles quarterfinals, doubles action, the stars of…
Five-time U.S. Open champion and 2012 top-seeded Roger Federer was stunned by the sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open. This marks the first time that Federer has not advanced to at least to the semifinals of the Open since 2003. The key to the match was…