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Venus Has Her Designs On The Fourth Round

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Venus Williams is more than a tennis player. She’s an author, fashion designer, and philanthropist. And her work showed tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium when she debuted a new outfit designed for the US Open designed by her company EleVen Designs. “So far this year my outfits have been based off of cities that I play in,” Williams said after beating Mandy Minella, 6-2 6-1. “This outfit was really about New York. It's firework bursts actually on the dress. It's like bursts of fireworks. It's about a celebration of me playing my best obviously at home and kind ...

Fourth Round Brings A Very Interesting Matchup

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Ana Ivanovic spent some of her US Open Series summer between the covers. An avid reader, Ivanovic was absorbed by Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and today a fist-pumping Ivanovic looked liked the woman empowered by an inferno of intensity in a 7-5, 6-0 thrashing of 157th-ranked French wild card Virginie Razzano. The victory vaults Ivanovic into a fourth-round showdown with reigning champion Kim Clijsters in a match of former World No. 1 players. Down a double break at 0-3 minutes into the match, Clijsters found her range ...

Q & A With Sam Querrey

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - It doesn't always seem likely, but with Ryan Harrison and John Isner going today, Sam Querrey's straight sets, 6-2 6-3 6-4 win over Marcel Granollers seemed to be overlooked. As such, I was the only one in the post-match presser asking the No. 20 seed any questions. Below is the Q & A THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. In the on‑court interview afterwards, you said your arm felt loose on your serve. How did that affect your serve? SAM QUERREY: No. My serve, I was getting great pop. Every time I was hitting it flat down the T or out ...

Is Isner America’s Best Hope?

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – With Andy Roddick and now Ryan Harrison out of the tournament, is John Isner America’s best champ in bringing back the Men’s Singles championship to the United States? If his ankle holds up, then sure, but that’s a big if. “Yeah, it's definitely been tough,” said Isner who beat Marco Chiudinelli in four sets, 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4. “You know, I started feeling it in the third set of my first match. I felt great. I actually felt pretty good right from the get‑go of my first match. I was thinking, Hey, this is a good omen. “But then ...

The Promise Is There for Harrison

FLUSHING MEADOWS – To quote another Harrison: “My Sweet Lord.” And much like George, who were the least known of the Beatles, 18 year-old Ryan Harrison us definitely the least know of the American’s at the US Open. A native of Shrevenport, LA, Harrison is playing in his first main draw at the US Open after winning a qualifier and his first round win over Australia’s Peter Luczak, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4, but the young man on the map. Today he almost became a star. Unfortunately, though, these great stories don’t always work out and despite having three match points in the fifth set ...

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US Open Women’s Results – Day 5

New York, NY-USA August 30-September 12, 2010 $22,668,000/Grand Slam Hard/Outdoors Friday, September 3, 2010 Singles – Third Round (2) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (27) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 63 60 (3) Venus Williams (USA) d. (Q) Mandy Minella (LUX) 62 61 (5) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 62 63 (6) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (29) Alona... Read more of this article

Ryan Harrison Loses Heartbeaker at Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Fans were hanging off the rafters high above the stadium like rowdy revelers crammed into every inch of Times Square anxiously waiting for the ball to drop on New Year’s Eve. And on the Grandstand Court below Ryan Harrison carried the crowd to the very edge of erupting in delirium, earning three match points... Read more of this article

Video: Fight In The Stands At The Open

Here you can see the fight that broke out in the stands at the US Open last night during the Novak Djokovic. A younger fan, probably in his mid-20s gets into an argument with an older couple. Here apparently said something to the older woman causing her husband to confront the person. The man was arrested as Djokovic won in straight sets. Read More →

Cliff Richey To Continue Mental Health Crusade During 2010 Open

NEW YORK – Cliff Richey, the tennis standout who ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the United States 40 years ago in 1970, will continue his mental health advocacy crusade in New York at the 2010 US Open with several speeches and appearances to raise awareness and help people overcome depression and de-stigmatize the illness. Richey, along with... Read more of this article

US Open Women’s Results – Day 4

US OPEN New York, NY-USA August 30-September 12, 2010 $22,668,000/Grand Slam Hard/Outdoors Thursday, September 2, 2010 Singles – Second Round (1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 60 60 (4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) 64 36 62 (7) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 61 76(5) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (9)... Read more of this article

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