Bryans Claim The Open
September 11, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – The net divides the court like a nylon wall, but resembled a bridge bringing two teams, three nations, more than 20,000 fans and an often overlooked form of tennis together today. In a high-quality clash between dynamic doubles duos, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan beat India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq [...]
Youzhny Moves To Semis After Five Set Classic
September 9, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
The American flag flapped frantically behind a biting wind at the top of Arthur Ashe Stadium while Mikhail Youzhny and Stanislas Wawrinka fought furiously on the court below. On a day when a wickedly wild wind swirling at high speed made tennis balls bounce as bizarrely around the court as ping pong balls careening crazily [...]
Carroll: Very little U.S. at U.S. Open
September 9, 2010 by Lloyd Carroll · Leave a Comment
It has not been a secret that Americans have not been dominating the world of professional tennis since the days when Andre Agassi would routinely battle Pete Sampras in the finals of Grand Slam events. American futility on the men’s side was clearly in evidence at the U.S. Open as the fading Andy Roddick and [...]
Wozniacki Shows A Lions Heart Against Cibulkova
September 8, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – In the squared circle, boxers knew Mike Tyson was mean and Mohammed Ali would talk their ears off, right before making them into cauliflower. Yet, it’s tough to see Caroline Wozniacki in that position. She looks so nice on the outside that it’s hard to see the tiger raging within. Actually, [...]
Z-Girl Goes To the Semis
September 8, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Vera Zvonareva fell over the edge in an emotional meltdown on Arthur Ashe Stadium last year. Today, Zvonareva successfully straddled the physical and emotional tightrope to march into the US Open semifinals. The seventh-seed Zvonareva swept Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 7-5, to reach her second straight major semifinal. Zvonareva has always been [...]
Nadal KOs F-Lo In Three
September 8, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
Rafael Nadal has changed his grip and asserted a strong hold on this US Open field. Continuing to wreak devastation on the men’s draw, Nadal flogged Feliciano Lopez, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, to storm into his third consecutive US Open quarterfinal. The top seed has not surrendered serve or dropped a set and played with the [...]
Mrs. Lynch Goes To The Semifinals
September 8, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – New York City may own Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and the deed to Arthur Ashe Stadium is in the name of the USTA, but for the last two years, Kim Clijsters owns the US Open. No greater proof of that came than tonight as the defending Women’s Champion and current No. 2 [...]
Aaron Proud To Break Barriers
September 7, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s fitting that the United States Tennis Association, decided to honor baseball Hall of Famer Henry Aaron in its annual “Breaking the Barriers” Reception, because it happened in the shadow of the US Open’s centerpiece Arthur Ashe Stadium. Actually, the former home run king actually met Ashe a few times during [...]
Wawrinka Wins A War Over Querrey
September 7, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Dancing behind the baseline like a man ready to burst out of the blocks, Stanislas Wawrinka could see the finish line as clearly as the service line in front of him. Wawrinka and Sam Querrey engaged in a four hour, 28-minute duel on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court this afternoon. In the [...]
Querrey’s Best Way to Get on Ashe: Win
September 6, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – To a degree Sam Querrey has a point, there should be more Americans playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium, but then again he also has to understand the USTA’s point of view. On Friday, the 20th seed said this in his post interview press conference: “We have a lot of Americans here. [...]


