Federer rolls into third round at U.S. Open
Tennis newsCBSSpo Roger Federer is one cool customer.
The temperature climbed into the 90s yet again Thursday at Flushing Meadows, and the guy showed up for work wearing a warmup jacket. Then he put in his 1 hour, 41 minutes on court, dismissing 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 with the help of [...]
Capra, 18, reaches third round in first Grand Slam
Tennis newsCBSSpo 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 [...]
Agassi leads nominees for Tennis Hall of Fame
Tennis newsCBSSports.c Andre Agassi leads the list of 2011 nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Owner of a career Grand Slam and an eight-time major champion, Agassi is the only nominee in the recent player category. He retired in 2006.
Also on the ballot, announced by the Hall on Wednesday: Thelma Coyne [...]
Azarenka collapses at Open, carried off court
Tennis newsCBSSpo The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court.
Azarenka, seeded 10th in the Grand Slam tournament, rolled over to rest her head on her [...]
McEnroe says women should play less
Tennis newsCBSSpor John McEnroe knows his feelings about womens tennis wont make him any friends. He also doesnt care.
The sports most outspoken figure said women arent cut out to play as many tournaments as theyre asked to by their tour.
“There should be less events for women,” McEnroe said in a conference call [...]
Jankovic, Kuznetsova rally, survive at U.S. Open
Tennis newsCBSSpor 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 [...]
Clijsters begins title defense with shaky first-round win
Tennis newsCBSSpor Defending champion Kim Clijsters briefly lost her step on a windy day before recovering in time to win her 15th straight match at the U.S. Open.
The second-seeded Belgian beat Hungarys Greta Arn 6-0, 7-5 in the first round Monday. She fell behind 4-0 in the second set, and the 104th-ranked Arn had [...]
Wozniacki, Stakhovsky win titles in New Haven
Tennis newsCBSSports.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 [...]
McEnroe says women should play less
Tennis newsCBSSpor John McEnroe knows his feelings about womens tennis wont make him any friends. He also doesnt care.
The sports most outspoken figure said women arent cut out to play as many tournaments as theyre asked to by their tour.
“There should be less events for women,” McEnroe said in a conference call [...]
U.S. Open draw: Wozniacki’s quarter loaded
Tennis newsCBSSpor 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 [...]
