Archive for September, 2009
Isner out and so are American men at US Open
Tennis newsJohn Isner is out of the US Open, guaranteeing this will be the first time the tournament will not include an American man in the quarterfinals. The 55th-ranked American lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to No. 10 Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the fourth round Monday. That list of U.S. men now out of the [...]
Wozniacki beats Kuznetsova at Open; Oudin next
Tennis newsCaroline Wozniacki of Denmark beat two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the US Open on Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. The No. 9-seeded Wozniacki of Denmark beat No. 6 Kuznetsova 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). Wozniackis next opponent is also making her debut at this stage: American Melanie Oudin, who [...]
U.S. Open Results
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles Men Third Round Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, def. Gilles Simon (9), France, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 1-0, retired. Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def. Tomas Berdych (17), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, [...]
Nadal deals with abdominal problem in Open win
Tennis newsRafael Nadal was treated for a stomach muscle problem during his third-round victory at the US Open on Sunday. The No. 3-seeded Nadal beat No. 32 Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 in an all-Spaniard matchup. Nadal already was comfortably ahead when both he and Almagro received treatment from trainers after the third game of the [...]
Clijsters upsets Venus to keep comeback going
Tennis newsKim Clijsters reached the US Open quarterfinals with a 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 win over No 3 Venus Williams on Sunday to answer any lingering questions about how serious a threat shed be after a two-year layoff from the womens tour. Moving well and and matching every bit of Williams power, the former top-ranked Clijsters provided [...]
Dementieva, Jankovic ousted at US Open
Tennis newsFormer finalists Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic were eliminated in successive surprises in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open on Thursday. Blinking back tears and ignoring pain, American teenager Melanie Oudin defeated No. 4-ranked Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Then No. 5 Jelena Jankovic lost 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) to Yaroslava Shvedova of [...]
Former Olympic medalist avoids jail term
Tennis newsFormer world champion swimmer Scott Miller avoided a jail term Friday for supplying the party drug ecstasy to a friend as a birthday gift. District Court Judge Greg Woods ordered Miller to complete 100 hours of community work. He also imposed a two-year good behavior bond. Miller, 34, pleaded guilty to five charges including supplying [...]
Dementieva, Jankovic ousted at US Open
Tennis newsFormer finalists Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic were eliminated in successive surprises in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open on Thursday. Blinking back tears and ignoring pain, American teenager Melanie Oudin defeated No. 4-ranked Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Then No. 5 Jelena Jankovic lost 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) to Yaroslava Shvedova of [...]
Former Olympic medalist avoids jail term
Tennis newsFormer world champion swimmer Scott Miller avoided a jail term Friday for supplying the party drug ecstasy to a friend as a birthday gift. District Court Judge Greg Woods ordered Miller to complete 100 hours of community work. He also imposed a two-year good behavior bond. Miller, 34, pleaded guilty to five charges including supplying [...]
Nadal returns, beats Gasquet, at US Open
Tennis newsEveryones been curious about the condition of Rafael Nadals knees, so it made sense that his first Grand Slam opponent in three months would wonder as well. Which might explain why Richard Gasquet tried a drop shot deep in the third set of his U.S. Open match against Nadal on Wednesday. Nadal made the long [...]
