Is This Open The Great Maria Comeback

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s no surprise many are picking Maria Sharapova to win the whole thing. After all, the 2006 US Champion has a wide open field and nemesis Serena Williams is sidelined with a bad foot. So today when she dropped the first set to Jamilla Groth, 4-6, you had to wonder if [...]

The Roger Federer Video: Real of Fake?

Is it real or fake? That was the buzz at the US Open today. Roger Federer’s trick shot video has taken the world by storm and even the Maestro took notice. “I couldn’t believe the amount of hits I got,” Federer said during the Open’s media day. “I’m happy, then, that so many people have [...]

Kim Clijsters Throws Out First Ball at Citi Field

US Open Women’s Champion Kim Clijsters threw out the first ball at Citi Field tonight. She said she first became interested in baseball after meeting her husband Brian Lynch back in 2006. And today was something she said she thoroughly enjoyed. The following photos are courtesy of Mets team photographer Marc Levine.

Sportimes Outlast Buzz

US Open Champion Kim Clijsters won her singles match, defeating fellow former No. 1 Martina Hingis, and teamed with Abigail Spears to win women’s doubles, pacing the New York Sportimes to a 22-17 World TeamTennis victory over the New York Buzz Monday at Sportime on Randall’s Island. The host Sportimes (8-4) moved 1 1/2 gamea [...]

Witten Tiebreak, Spears Victories Help Sportimes Crown Kastles

Jesse Witten won a super-tiebreak over Bobby Reynolds to give the host New York Sportimes a 21-20 victory over the Washington Kastles in the World TeamTennis opener for both squads at Sportime on Randall’s Island on Monday. Reynolds had won a tiebreak over Witten, 7-4, to extend the match to overtime. Abigail Spears won a [...]

Czink Wins Bell Challenge

The Bell Challenge has a new champion as Melinda Czink took the tournament for the first time on Sunday, as she beat Lucie Safarova, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Although Safarova took the first set, the Hungarian hung tough and then broke the Russian in the fourth game of the second set to tie the match. She [...]

Wozniacki Has Bright Future Ahead

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s not easy losing the US Open after a tremendous run, but Caroline Wozniacki has nothing to be embarrassed about. “There was nothing I could do anymore,” she said. “I lost the last point and I lost the match. She just played better than me. I really did my best. I [...]

Federer Hangs Tough Over Soderling

For two sets, it wasn’t a contest. Roger Federer was making quick work of Robin Soderling, looking like a lock for a grand slam record 22nd straight semifinal. Perhaps it came too easy because his U.S. Open quarterfinal match against the No.12 seeded Soderling completely changed, suddenly becoming a whole lot more interesting with the [...]

Oudin’s Not Going Away

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Don’t worry about Melanie Oudin. Her Open may be over, after her straight sets, 2-6, 2-6, loss to Caroline Wozniacki, but her career is just beginning. We saw a star being born in Flushing Meadows. A determined girl, who knows she has a lot to learn in her career and her [...]