Professional Tennis
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has announced that he will be missing another two months of action due to a torn tendon and inflammation in the left knee. He was slated to participate in next week’s Davis Cup semifinal against the United States playing for Spain. Nadal last played in June when he fell at the hands…
Day Nine of the 2012 U.S. Open will be played Tuesday, under the threatening Flushing Meadows, N.Y. skies which call for sporadic thunderstorms and intermittent sunshine. The weather has played a small role in only slight delays the first eight days of the event, but for the first time on Tuesday, it may wreak havoc…
American Serena Williams continued her domination at the 2012 U.S. Open Monday afternoon with a 6-0, 6-0 win over the 82nd-ranked Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic. Serena has lost only four matches to date in 2012. Serena finished with 31 winners to Hlavackova’s nine. Serena will next meet Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals after Ivanovic…
American Mardy Fish has announced his withdrawal from the 2012 U.S. Open due to health concerns. He was scheduled to face top-seeded Roger Federer today at Arthur Ashe Stadium to close out the Day Session. Fish’s withdrawal gives Federer a walkover to the quarterfinals where he will play Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, a 7-6,…
Andy Roddick isn’t done just yet. The 2003 U.S. Open champion, who last week announced he would retire at the conclusion of his run at this year’s U.S. Open, advanced to the fourth round Sunday with a three-hour, four-set victory over Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5, 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-4. Roddick is making his first appearance in the…
Maria Sharapova survived a tough three-set encounter with fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday night to advance to the quarterfinals. The 19th-seeded Petrova led 2-0 in the third set and had momentum on her side when play was delayed 75 minutes by rain. After the…
Americans Scott Lipsky & Abigail Spears lost to Russian Elena Vesnina & Leander Paes of India in the second round of mixed-doubles at the 2012 U.S. Open, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(10-5). The Americans had a total of six double faults throughout the match, compared to just two by their opponents. Vesnina & Paes go onto play…
Kim Clijsters and mixed-doubles partner Bob Bryan fell 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 to Eketerina Makarova & Bruno Soares, ending Clijster’s professional playing career. The match went back and forth, but ended as Clijsters final shot as a pro hit the net. Even in defeat, Clijsters put on a show for the packed crowd on Court 17…
Ana Ivanovic defeated American teenager Sloane Stephens in round three of the U.S. Open on Saturday, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. The former French Open champion needed two hours and 21 minutes to advance to the round of 16 where will next play the unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova from Bulgaria for a place in the quarterfinals. Pironkova was a 6-1,…
Third-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated 30th-ranked Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a fierce four set outing Saturday afternoon at the 2012 U.S. Open, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. The Olympic Gold Medalist Murray will next face Canada’s Milos Raonic, a 6-3, 6-0, 7-6 winner over American James Blake on Saturday night. In the first set,…