Archive for August, 2010
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 a [...]
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 of the [...]
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 this week [...]
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 upset [...]
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 U.S. [...]
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 is [...]
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 three [...]
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 I [...]
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 second-ranked player [...]
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 matches [...]
