CBSSpo No. 4 Andy Murray made an earlier-than-expected exit from the U.S. Open, losing in the third round to No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland on Sunday.
Britains Murray was a popular pick this year, based on trips to the finals at Flushing Meadows two years ago and this years Australian Open, along with [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo Maria Sharapova knows the story all too well: An unknown American kid shows up at the U.S. Open, upsets a seeded player, gains some buzz and belief, then gets a shot at Sharapova in the third round.
In 2009, that kid was Melanie Oudin, who beat Sharapova en route to the quarterfinals.
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Posted on September 5th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo “Lets go, Ryan!” Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap.
“Lets go, Ryan!” Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap.
On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in the U.S. Open, No. 18 John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the adjacent Grandstand in support of another American man, Ryan [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to “BELIEVE,” with her sneakers and her play.
Among those she motivated: Beatrice Capra, an 18-year-old from Ellicott City, Md., and a wild-card entry who is following in Oudins footsteps at Flushing Meadows, albeit without any mottos on her [...]
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo Andy Roddick was flustered by a foot-fault call and a long-running critique of the lineswoman who made it.
The 2003 U.S. Open champion had much bigger problems Wednesday night at Flushing Meadows, though, and bowed out in the second round with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpor Down a set in the first round of the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova sat in her changeover chair, briefly closed her eyes, and took some deep breaths.
“I knew,” she would say later, “that it wasnt over.”
Whatever problems she encountered Tuesday, whatever the level of her game, all that mattered to [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by admin
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By Art SpanderThe Sports Xc Not so very long ago, Venus Williams was a tennis ingenue, the kid with beads in her hair and fire in her serve. Now, as U.S. womens tennis sinks to levels once unimagined, she has become the savior.
Its hard to believe that with her younger sister Serena, the [...]
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports.com wire re U.S. Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki won her third consecutive Pilot Pen tennis title Saturday, beating Russian Nadia Petrova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
The victory capped a good week for the 20-year-old Danish star, who won in Montreal on Monday.
In the mens draw, Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky won his second tournament [...]
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpor If Roger Federer is going to reach a seventh consecutive U.S. Open title match, he might need to get past the man who ended his Grand Slam semifinal streak.
Five-time U.S. Open champion Federer was given a possible quarterfinal against two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling in Thursdays draw. The No. 5-seeded Soderling [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports.com w Playing his second match of the day, Sergiy Stakhovsky of the Ukraine downed top-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament.
Stakhovsky changed speeds throughout the match, and used slices and drop shots to keep Baghdatis running. In the [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by admin
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