Zvonareva Goes To Finals After Darkening Sunshine
September 10, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It was fitting the clouds started to cover the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center after Vera Zvonareva whisked Caroline Wozniacki out of the tournament, because Sunshine set. The Russian’s 6-4 6-3 win over the No. 1 seed raised a few eyebrows – especially the CBS executives who wanted to see [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
What A Wonderful Two Weeks of the Year
August 31, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – These two weeks may be the most fun for a reporter and most work. It’s a virtual plethora of sports with so many things are going on at once, it’s extremely difficult to keep up with everything. But that’s what makes the US Open so great. While Wimbledon may be the [...]
Sunshine Facts About Wozniacki’s Win
August 29, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
New Haven, CT-USA August 22-28, 2010 $600,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Saturday, August 28, 2010 Singles – Final (1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (8/WC) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 63 36 63 Doubles – Final (1) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) d. Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy (USA/USA) 75 60 Final Facts – Wozniacki wins her fourth title of the year – the most of [...]
Clijsters Confident As The Open Approaches
August 29, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – New York Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey had a gem of a game Friday night, throwing eight scoreless innings, but none of the pitches he threw were a good looking as the first one of the game. You see, US Open defending champion Kim Clijsters toed the rubber to throw out the [...]
US Open Mens Preview
August 28, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
(August 28, 2010) In the shadow of Arthur Ashe Stadium, paradise came to the parking lot of the US Open. Clad in a white warm-up, Roger Federer popped out of the back seat of a Mercedes and walked to the red brick building to pick up his US Open player credential at about 2:30 on [...]
The French Brings Chnages
May 25, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
Ah, spring in Paris and yes that means the French Open is underway at Roland Garros. The second major of the season may be the toughest of the four majors to win. The clay courts at Roland Garros make it tough for many of the top players, as they are used to the hard courts [...]
Oz Just The Beginning For Roger
January 31, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
Last year, some wondered what happened to Roger Federer, especially after he dropped the Australian Open to Rafael Nadal. This year, though, there’s no doubt the master is on track. “It’s not something I’ve ever put in my mind that this is something I want to achieve,” Federer said after defeating Andy Murray in straight [...]
Monfils, Peer and Montanes Win in Metz, Tashkent and Bucharest Respectively
September 28, 2009 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
Bordentown, NJ, September 28, 2009 – This weekend proved to be another successful one for the Prince Tour Team as it dominated three of the events on the ATP and WTA calendar. Gael Monfils, Shahar Peer and Albert Montanes, all took home titles on Sunday, winning in Metz, France; Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Bucharest, Romania respectively. [...]


