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Breaking News: Andy Roddick to retire after 2012 US Open
American former world no.1 Andy Roddick has has just announced at the press conference in New York that he is planning to retire from tennis after the 2012 US Open. He will be facing Australian Bernard Tomic in the third round of the tournament. Roddick, who turned 30 today, is [...] -
Berdych to play Querrey in third round of 2012 US Open
6th seeded Tomas Berdych and the no.27 seed Sam Querrey both advanced into the third round of the 2012 US Open, where they will face each other. The Czech Berdych overcame Jurgen Zopp of Estonia in straight sets 6-1 6-4 6-2 after hitting 25 winners, 13 aces and breaking his [...] -
Cilic and Lopez win five setters at US Open
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Feliciano Lopez needed five sets to move into the third round of 2012 US Open. They will face Kei Nishikori and Andy Murray next. Twelfth seed Croat Cilic got off to a good start against 123th-ranked German Daniel Brands as he was leading 2-0 in [...] -
Raonic advances into the 3rd round of US Open
Milos Raonic delivered an accomplished performance to defeat Frenchman Paul Henri-Mathieu in straight sets, 7-5 6-4 7-6(4). After hitting fifteen double faults in the last match, the improvements were clear to see. He only hit five compared with thirty aces, including many at key moments of the match. As to [...] -
Tsonga Shocked, Fish Survives Scare at US Open 2012
In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, the fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated in four sets by Slovakia’s Martin Klizan by a score of 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3. Much more known for his clay exploits, this was his best hard court win to date. It was clear [...] -
Tsonga Out of 2012 US Open, Klizan beats him in four sets
Slovak Martin Klizan caused the biggest upset of this year’s US Open so far after he defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3 to make it to the third round. Fifth seeded Tsonga had a slow start into the match, but managed to find his rhythm [...] -
Radwanska overcomes scare at US Open, Kirilenko eases into 3rd round
Agnieszka Radwanska’s produces an outstanding comeback in second round of US Open, while Maria Kirilenko sees off Greta Arn in two rather easy sets. 33-years old Hungarian Arn was playing her first ever second round match at the US Open. Fourteenth seed Kirilenko proved to be too high a hurdle [...] -
Almagro Prevails in 5-Set Battle, Nishikori through in Straight Sets
11th seed Nicolas Almagro was forced to grit it out in a 5-set match against 106th ranked Philipp Petzschner today as the threat of an upset loomed. The match started out routinely enough, with Almagro nabbing the only break of the first set to take it at 6-3. From there, [...] -
Ivanovic and Cibulkova Win in Straight Sets, Enter US Open 3rd Round
12th seed Ana Ivanovic made light work of her opponent Sofia Arvidsson, advancing to the 3rd round with a 6-2 6-2 victory. The 24 year old is coming into the tournament with a 25-15 record for the season. Once ranked no. 1 four years ago, Ivanovic has struggled at times [...] -
2012 US Open Day 4: Five Matches To Watch
Here are my five to watch on Day 4 as the majority of second round gets underway. Venus Williams (USA) vs [8] Angelique Kerber (GER) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H Angelique Kerber 2-1) This is definitely the standout match of the day as last year’s semi finalist takes on the two [...] -
Robson forces 4 time Grand Slam Champion Clijsters into retirement
There was great happiness and lots of sadness on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday, when the up and coming British eighteen year old, Laura Robson, took out one of her idols, Kim Clijsters in straight sets 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5) to make it to the third round of the 2012 [...] -
Defending champion Stosur advances into 3rd round at US Open
Sam Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, took on the Romanian Edina Gallovits-Hall in her second round match at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. She took out the Romanian without any problems, prevailing 6-3 6-0 in exactly sixty minutes. After taking out Petra Martic 6-1 6-1 in the first round, Stosur [...] -
US Open 2012 Match Predictions – Day 4
Red Hot Favourites Roger Federer is the reddest of red hot favourites as he takes on the German, Bjorn Phau, who is ranked at number 83. Put simply, Federer does not lose these matches. The last player from outside the top 30 to beat him at a Grand Slam was [...]
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