Archive for category: US Open
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Gasquet through to second round, Haas out of 2012 US Open
Richard Gasquet paves his way into the second round of the 2012 US Open, whereas Tommy Haas stumbles against Ernests Gulbis. Elsewhere, Steve Johnson eliminated compatriot Rajeev Ram. Thirteenth seed French Gasquet had a slow start, but has recovered after the first set of his first round match against Spaniard [...] -
Isner overcomes Malisse in 1st round of 2012 US Open, Baker also through
As the top ranked American in the men’s draw, 9th seed John Isner has a lot of pressure riding on his shoulders as he enters the U.S. Open. He was challenged in his 1st round match by Belgian veteran Xavier Malisse who forced the 27 year old Isner to a [...] -
Ferrer eases into second round at US Open, Tipsarevic’s great escape
Seeded players Janko Tipsarevic and David Ferrer advanced into the second round of 2012 US Open. Brian Baker and Grega Zemlja also book a second round ticket, Viktor Troicki gets eliminated by Cedrik Marcel Stebe. Eight-seeded Serb Tipsarevic did not make his life easy against 129th-ranked French Guillaume Rufin. First [...] -
Dolgopolov beats unlucky Levine, Tomic also advances at US Open
Alexandr Dolgopolov was a step away from a fast 2012 US Open exit, but managed to advance to the second round after prevailing in five sets. Bernard Tomic turned around his first round match, too. Unseeded American Jesse Levine was on the verge of surprising fourteenth-seeded Ukrainian Dolgopolov, who pulled [...] -
Djokovic wins opening match at US Open 2012 with ease
Defending champion Novak Djokovic demolished Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of the 2012 US Open, allowing him only two games on the way to a 6-1 6-0 6-1 victory. Lorenzi had a dream start into the match as he broke Djokovic’s serve in the opening game of the [...] -
Monaco loses in a five set thriller, Wawrinka through at the US Open
Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez staged an amazing comeback against the no.10 seed Argentine Juan Monaco as he fought back from two sets down to eventually prevail with a 3-6 1-6 6-4 7-6 (6) 7-6 (3) scoreline. The match looked done and dusted as Monaco broke his opponent’s serve five times alltogether to [...] -
Roddick, Querrey cruise to the second round of the US Open
The 2003 champion Andy Roddick moved comfortably to the second round of the 2012 US Open after defeating the 21-years old countryman Rhyne Williams in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-4. Williams, who came through the qualifying rounds to the main draw, didn’t stand a chance against the former world no.1. [...] -
Tsonga Opens 2012 US Open Bid with a Win over Beck
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga opened his 2012 U.S. Open bid with a straight-set victory over Slovakia’s Karol Beck. Now in his 5th run at the tournament, the 5th seed is hoping to improve upon his 2011 QF results – his best to date. With a lot of the ATP’s top players [...] -
Berdych downs Goffin at US Open, Raonic survives a scare against Giraldo
Tomas Berdych ground out a hard fought win over Belgium’s David Goffin, saving 16 of 18 break points and serving 17 aces on his way to a straight sets victory, 7-5 6-3 6-3. In an incredibly frustrating first set for Goffin, he missed eight break point chances in his first [...] -
Almagro defeats Stepanek, Andujar also advances at 2012 US Open
Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced to the second round of the US Open as he overcame Czech veteran Radek Stepanek in four sets 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4. One break for the Spaniard in the seventh game of the first set was enough for him to win the set 6-3 [...] -
US Open 2012: Cilic defeats Matosevic in a marathon match
Croatian player Marin Cilic had to dig deep on his way to defeating Australian player Marinko Matosevic in an epic 5 setter. Cilic managed to come back from a two sets down and prevail in 3 hours and 57 minutes, winning 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2. In the first [...] -
Lopez beats Haase and moves into second round of 2012 US Open
Spaniard Feliciano Lopez eased into the second round of the 2012 US Open with a 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over Dutch player Robin Haase in 1 hour and 48 minutes. An early break in the match was enough for Lopez to secure him the first set, that saw quite a [...] -
Simon books place in 2nd round of US Open after win over Russell
Frenchman Gilles Simon booked his placed in the second round of the 2012 US Open after overcoming American player Michael Russell in an epic match, which lasted for 4 hours and 26 minutes, 7-6 (4) 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-1. Russell had an early good start into the match, breaking Simon’s [...]
