Archive for category: US Open
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Murray Comes from Behind to Secure Spot in Semifinals
In search of his first grand slam, Andy Murray was in trouble early against his opponent 12th seed Marin Cilic. A slow start quickly turned into something more serious as Cilic quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead. Looking sluggish, Murray lost the set 6-3 while hitting 11 unforced errors to [...] -
Murray one step closer to his first Grand Slam title, beats Cilic at Flushing Meadows
Andy Murray defeated Marin Cilic in their quarterfinal encounter at Flushing Meadows as he came back from a set and 5-1 down to eventually prevail 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-2 6-0. Cilic took the Brit’s serve at the beginning of the match, but Murray managed to restore the break in the [...] -
Victory for Del Potro at the U.S. Open brings the curtain down on Roddick’s illustrious career
American favourite Andy Roddick saw his distinguished Tennis career come to an end after being defeated in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Roddick looked on course to extend his run at Flushing Meadow after taking the first set against Argentinean Juan Martin Del Potro, but was eventually beaten [...] -
Djokovic through after Wawrinka retirement at the 2012 US Open
Novak Djokovic‘s fourth round match with Stanislas Wawrinka was cut short after the Swiss retired in the third set with an as of yet unnamed injury. Djokovic led 6-4 6-1 3-1 when Wawrinka decided to call it a day and will face either Andy Roddick or Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarter [...] -
Paes/Stepanek and Granollers/Lopez enter 2012 US Open semis
Granollers/Lopez and Stepanek/Paes pairs eased into 2012 US Open men’s doubles semis in straight sets. Sixth seeds Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez of Spain eliminated Austrian-Brazilian combination Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. A late break in the first set and an early one in the set two were enough to [...] -
Tipsarevic eliminates Kohlschreiber, plays Ferrer in the US Open QFs
Janko Tipsarevic eliminated Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets and will be playing fourth seed David Ferrer in his second consecutive US Open quarterfinal. In a rescheduled fourth round match eight seed Tipsarevic needed five minutes to finish what he had started yesterday, that is, he kept one break advantage and [...] -
The Bryan Brothers advance into US Open 2012 doubles semis
The Bryan Brothers enter 2012 US Open doubles semifinals, Qureshi and Rojer also through. The final result would suggest that Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer remained largely untroubled by young American brothers Ryan and Christian Harrison. The Harrisons, however, had a double break ball at 2-2 in the opener, but in [...] -
Roddick vs Del Potro Live Commentary @ US Open 2012
Live Commentary will commence here as soon as the match starts.. Former world no.1 and 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick takes on 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in a match that could potentially be the last for A-Rod (should he lose). Roddick announced last week [...] -
Murray vs Cilic Live Commentary @ US Open 2012
Live commentary of the match between Andy Murray and Marin Cilic will commence here as soon as the players start warming up. This will be the 8th encounter between the two players, with Murray leading the head to head 6-1. They last met at this year’s Wimbledon, where the [...] -
Ferrer into the Quarterfinals on a Rainy Tuesday at Flushing Meadows
Rain disrupted play on Tuesday, allowing for just one men’s single match to complete. 4th seed David Ferrer was up against the 13th seed Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman was looking to move past the 4th round here in New York for the first time in his career. The 26 year [...] -
Matches suspended at US Open, play to resume tomorrow
Tonight’s session at Flushing Meadows was postponed until tomorrow due to steady rain over New York. In the only two matches that could be finished today, Spaniard Ferrer defeated Frenchman Gasquet in straight sets 7-5 7-6 (2) 6-4 and in the women’s draw, top seed Victoria Azaranka overcame defending champion [...] -
Rain Delay at US Open: Latest update and scores from New York
After a couple of hours of rain delay, play should resume shortly in New York… The weather forecast wasn’t looking so good for today at the Flushing Meadows, with the matches at Arthur Ashe and Luis Armstrong stadiums being interrupted due to rain. Tuesday’s Matches: Victoria Azarenka def. Sam [...] -
Murray breezes past Raonic to reach US Open quarter-finals
Milos Raonic’s name inspires much excitement and anticipation in the tennis world. He has the huge serve, a ferocious forehand and has shown dogged determination in his short career so far. Luminaries such as John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova have tipped him for the big time, and the 21-year old [...]
