Recovering Dementieva advances at Pilot Pen
Tennis newsCBSSports.com w Elena Dementieva of Russia moved into the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament with 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-4 win over Kateryna Bondarenko.
Dementieva says she rested for four weeks after tearing a left calf muscle during the French Open and is excited about getting in more matches before next weeks [...]
Serena out, Wozniacki, Clijsters top Open seeds
Tennis newsCBSSpor Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time Tuesday, getting the top spot at the U.S. Open because Serena Williams pulled out with a foot injury.
Wozniacki, ranked No. 2 behind Williams by the WTA, was the runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year and [...]
Nadal top seed for U.S. Open, Federer second
Tennis newsCBSSpor Seeking to complete the career Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal will be the top-seeded man when the U.S. Open starts next week, while Roger Federer will come to Flushing Meadows seeded second.
Nadal, who won the French Open and Wimbledon this year, is seeded first at the U.S. Open for the second time in [...]
Wozniacki routs Zvonareva in Rogers Cup final
Tennis newsCBSSpor Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark won the rain-delayed Rogers Cup on Monday, beating Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2.
Wozniacki is ranked second in the world and, with No. 1 Serena Williams out with an injury, likely will be the top seed when the U.S. Open starts Aug. 31. The 20-year-old is seeking her first Gra [...]
Federer holds off Fish, repeats in Cincinnati
Tennis newsCBSSports. Roger Federer ended his mini-vacation with another Masters title.
A well-rested Federer beat American Mardy Fish 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-4 Sunday, winning the Cincinnati Masters championship. He was barely on the court all week because his opponents got hurt and his game was so good.
For the first time, the worlds [...]
Rain postpones Pilot Pen matches to Monday
Tennis newsCBSSports.com w Rain has suspended play at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament, pushing Sundays scheduled matches to Monday.
Several qualifying matches began indoors at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center on the campus of Yale University after overnight rain, and another storm moved through in the afternoon, forcing the suspension of some first-round mens and womens [...]
Fish beats Roddick, advances to Cincinnati final
Tennis newsCBSSports. A seven-minute rain delay saved Mardy Fish.
Fish turned the brief break in the second set into a rallying point Saturday. Only one game away from a straight-set defeat, he pulled out 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over boyhood friend and high school teammate Andy Roddick in an all-American semifinal at the Cincinnati [...]
U.S. Open: del Potro withdraws with wrist injury
Tennis newsCBSSports.com wire reportsAug. 21, 2010
Defending champion Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday, saying he “cannot compete at the top level yet” after having an operation on his right wrist in May.
He becomes only the third U.S. Open mens champion in the 42-year Open era who didnt defend [...]
Foot laceration forces Serena to pull out of Open
Tennis newsCBSSpor Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot.
The top-ranked Williams has won three titles at Flushing Meadows, part of her 13 Grand Slam singles championships, the most among active women. Last year, she lost in the U.S. [...]
Fish upsets Murray to gain Cincinnati semifinals
Tennis newsCBSSports. Andy Murray wasnt pleased with the start of hi and didnt like the finish, eit the exhausted 23-year-old Scot had enough left in the tank to force two tiebreakers, but not enough to finish the job. The fourth-seeded Murray fell to unseeded Mardy Fish 6-7 (7), 6-1, 7-6 (5 on a court where the [...]
