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 then [...]

A Five-Set Classic Goes To Del Potro

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – There’s a new U.S. Open men’s champion. His name is Juan Martin Del Potro, who overcame a one set deficit against the game’s best, coming back to dethrone five-time winner Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 before an electrified Ashe Stadium in Flushing.
The first Argentine to win the [...]

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 tried [...]

Nadal Shows Only Love for Gonzo

It was the tennis equivalent of No Mas. A day and a half following the rain, Rafael Nadal finished off Fernando Gonzalez in the continuation of their men’s quarterfinal.
The charismatic 23 year-old from Mallorca took back his No.2 ranking, barely breaking a sweat in a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-0 win advancing to a second [...]

Del Potro Ends Cilic’s Run

In his first grand slam quarterfinal, Marin Cilic gave it his best but ultimately it was the higher ranked Juan Martin Del Potro who proved too much. The 20 year-old sixth seeded Argentine continued to ride the wave, rallying from a set and break down to dispatch the No.16 Croat 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 at [...]

Nole Through to Semis

It was a battle but in the end, Novak Djokovic got through to the semis in four sets by eliminating 10th seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (2), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 over on Ashe Stadium this afternoon.
Known by the nickname Nole, the No.4 seeded Serb struggled at times with his forehand spraying more than half his [...]

Can Anyone Beat Serena?

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – With all the talk of Melanie Oudin, Kim Clijsters, and even Caroline Wozniacki, no one is talking about the big stumbling block at the bottom of the draw.
Yet, No. 2 seed Serena Williams just keeps winning, not even dropping a set this tournament with a 6-4, 6-3, win in the Quarterfinals [...]

Now Murray Has To Answer Questions

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – And now Andy Murray will have a few months to ask himself, what went wrong.
His straight set defeat to Marin Cilic, 5-7, 2-6, 2-6 was such a dismantling, you have to wonder what was wrong.
Was it his wrist? Well no.
“I had a problem with it for a week or so,” he [...]

Cilic stuns Murray

There won’t be a repeat of last year’s men’s final. That’s because Marin Cilic took out Andy Murray in grand style stunning the No.2 seed in straights, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 at Ashe Stadium.
While it’s a surprising result, the 20 year-old Cilic was expected to have a breakout year. On one of the biggest stages, the [...]

A Star Is Born!

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – She looks like Reese Witherspoon, has the enthusiasm of your kid in a candy story, has the personality of the girl next door.
Yup, Melanie Oudin is a star in the making.
And after her fourth round victory, she is the shining light of the 2009 US Open.
But if you ask her, fame [...]

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