Archive for category: US Open Special
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Match Predictions at the 2012 US Open: Day 3
Red Hot Favourites Despite a stuttering first round performance, few people would expect Andy Murray to fail to progress comfortably against Ivan Dodig. While they have never faced each other before, it seems unlikely that the Croatian will have anything to trouble the third seed, who has not lost to [...] -
2012 US Open Day 3: Five Matches To Watch
Wednesday sees the final set of first round matches played and the start of the second round, here are my top five picks for matches to watch. Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs [9] John Isner (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H Xavier Malisse 2-1) After a strong few weeks in Toronto and Winston [...] -
2012 US Open Day 2: Five Matches To Watch
Five To Watch: [WC] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs Venus Williams (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H Venus Williams 3-0) After being beset by injuries the last year, it has been tough for Mattek-Sands as she has been trying to regain the form that once saw her a top 40 player. Handed a wildcard [...] -
Why Djokovic Will Win the 2012 US Open
Unlike 2011, when Novak Djokovic dominated the men’s game and entered the US Open as a solid favorite, parity among the Big 4 makes 2012’s last major tournament more intriguing. This season they have evenly divided the three Grand Slam events and the Olympics. Sadly, ultimate warrior Rafael Nadal, [...] -
2012 US Open Day 1: Five Matches To Watch
The first day of a grand slam is always one to savour, with plenty of matches scattered across the fourteen courts in action on Monday. I have picked out five top matches which I think are worth keeping an eye on at Flushing Meadows. Petra Martic (CRO) vs [7] Samantha [...] -
Great matches of the US Open part four – Djokovic vs Federer
The series continues with a look at last year’s classic semi-final match between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer (Semi-final, 2011) 6–7 (7-9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 Last year’s US Open saw Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic meet at the tournament for a record fifth straight [...] -
Their First Grand Slam Main Draw
The U.S. Open qualifications finished on Friday and five players have, by winning, entered the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career. Incidentally, all the young players I have portrayed after the first round are among the qualifiers, with the predictable exception of Mitchell [...] -
Surprises And Heartbreaks – Second Round of the US Open 2012 Qualifications
They were 128 on Tuesday. This Friday, only 32 remain, fighting for 16 main draw spots at the last Grand Slam event of the season. There haven’t been too many surprises in the first round. However, the second round of the U.S. Open qualifications brought us some, and also many [...] -
The Surprise Champion at the 2012 US Open
Amazingly, seven different women have hoisted the singles champion trophy at the last seven Grand Slam events. To refresh your memory, the septet includes Kim Clijsters, Li Na, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. Even more amazingly, six of the seven—plus dangerous heavy [...] -
US Open 2012 Men’s Draw Preview And Analysis
As the fourth and final grand slam of 2012 begins, Rafael Nadal’s continuing absence from the tour has left Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the last men standing in the battle for end-of –year number one. The two are currently neck-and-neck: in 2012 Djokovic has 8710 points to Federer’s [...] -
US Open 2012 Men’s Draw
US Open New York, NY, USA August 27-September 9, 2012 Surface: Hard Main Draw: 128 $24,054,000 First Round (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. Donald Young (USA) 6-2 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (q)Maxime Authom (BEL) 6-2 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) Albert Ramos (ESP) d. (WC)Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 [...]
