Professional Tennis
Saturday action at the 2012 U.S. Open kicks off the Labor Day weekend at 11:00 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the field narrows further as we are just one week away from the 2012 finals. Getting underway at 11:00 a.m. at Arthur Ashe Stadium is number two-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland…
American Andy Roddick who announced yesterday that he is playing in his last pro tournament, defeated Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium Friday night, ensuring that his final run at the final Grand Slam of 2012 will live to see another day. The 20th-seeded Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion,…
Defending champion and world number two-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday at the 2012 U.S. Open to advance to the next round at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It took Djokovic a little over 90 minutes to prevail over the Brazilian Silva, as Djokovic moves…
Andy Roddick shocked the tennis world on Thursday at the U.S. Open when he called a press conference to announce his retirement from the sport. Roddick, who will play Australian Bernard Tomic on Arthur Ashe Stadium tonight, said he knew after his Wimbledon defeat to David Ferrer this year that his days were numbered on…
The world’s top-ranked player Roger Federer put on another clinic during an evening session at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Federer easily dispatched of Germany’s Bjorn Phau in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open. Federer did everything well, serving up 15 aces to go along with 44…
The 2012 U.S. Open heads into its fifth day as the field narrows even further as we head into the Labor Day Weekend, highlighted by a number of Americans taking to the main courts to continue their quest of hoisting titles, as the defending champs from 2011 look to do the same. Getting underway at…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France, the fifth-seeded men’s single player was defeated by 52nd-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia in four sets 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday afternoon at the 2012 U.S. Open. This is the first time that Tsonga has fallen earlier than the third round at the U.S Open since 2007. Tsonga had just four…
The number 14th-seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia defeated Greta Arn of Hungary 6-3, 6-2 in action at the 2012 U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon. The first set saw two breaks in favor of Kirilenko which easily gave her the set 6-3. In the second set, Kirilenko had three break points in the third game to continue…
American men had a great day on Day Three at the 2012 U.S. Open. Top-seeded American John Isner fought through Xavier Malisse and won in four tough sets 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6. Behind strong support from the pro American crowd on the Grandstand, Ryan Harrison won easily in straight sets against Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-4,…
Kim Clijsters lost 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to 18-year-old Laura Robson of Great Britain in the second round of the U.S. Open Wednesday night, and will head into retirement after she finishes playing doubles at Flushing Meadows. She walked away from the sport once before, in May 2007, then returned after a hiatus of two-plus years. Now 29…