Sara Errani enters her first US Open quarterfinal after seeing off better ranked Angelique Kerber in two attractive sets – 7-6 (5) 6-3. Sixth-seeded German hope Angie Kerber paid a price for conceding 38 unforced errors in little less than two hours of her fourth round 2012 US Open match [...]
Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia (now Serbia). She was the top ranked girls under 18 player in the world by the time she was 13 years old. In 1990 at the age of 16, she became the youngest female player ever to win the French Open. She became a [...]
No.1 seed Roger Federer made it to the 2012 US Open quarterfinals without having to hit a single ball today. He was meant to square off against 25th seeded Mardy Fish, but the American withdrew from the match due to health reasons. “I regret that I have to withdraw from [...]
The past few years have been tumultuous for Ana Ivanovic, but she is finally back in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam. On Monday, she beat the gifted but unpredictable Tsvetana Pironkova with a 6-0 6-4 scoreline, breaking her opponent seven times and clocking an impressive 28 winners. The 2008 [...]
Serena Williams put on a clinic today in Arthur Ashe Stadium, defeating Andrea Hlavackova 6-0, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals. The 2011 US Open runner-up has yet to drop a set in the tournament and absolutely dominated her opponent tonight. Hlavackova simply did not have enough to compete with the [...]
6th seed Tomas Berdych and 11th seed Nicolas Almagro were no strangers to playing each other when they stepped onto Louis Armstrong Stadium today to compete for a place in the quarterfinals. The pair have already played 4 times this year, including in the 4th round of the Australian Open. [...]
In the first week of the U.S. Open, many names have made highlights for some reason or other. It is impossible to talk about the first week without thinking and mentioning Andy Roddick’s retirement, obviously, as he has marked tennis in his own unique way for a little over a [...]
Phillipp Kohlschreiber is the last player to enter the best of 16 at 2012 US Open. He overcame home crowd favorite John Isner in a five-set tennis drama. Despite hitting 22 aces and 62 winners, last year’s US Open quarter-finalist Isner stumbled in the third round. Nineteenth seed German Kohlschreiber [...]
Third seeded Maria Sharapova advanced into the quarterfinals of the 2012 US Open with a three sets victory over Nadia Petrova, prevailing 6-1 4-6 6-4. Sharapova had strolled into the fourth round of the US Open, losing a mere seven games in three matches. She had shown no ill-effects of [...]
In a contest featuring one of the tour’s quirkiest players, Marion Bartoli, and one of the game’s most unpredictable competitors, Petra Kvitova, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the scoreline should be so erratic. Bartoli eventually managed to upset the 2011 Wimbledon champion Kvitova, defeating her 1-6 6-2 [...]
Laura Robson’s fairytale run at the US Open came to an end on Sunday after playing defending US Open champion and 7th seed Samantha Stosur. The 18 year old lefty was in search of her 3rd straight upset and first ever quarterfinal berth in a grand slam tournament after defeating [...]
Top seed Victoria Azarenka stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time in her career on Sunday, comfortably dispatching surprise package Anna Tatishvili in the fourth round with a straight sets 6-2 6-2 victory. The Australian Open champion has been in stunning from so far in [...]
The biggest news of the day is undoubtedly Andy Roddick’s announcement that he will be retiring from tennis at the conclusion of the US Open. A great servant to American tennis over the past decade, he will be missed on the tour. In a hastily arranged press conference, he kept [...]
Stanislas Wawrinka came through his third round encounter with Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov with surprising comfort, taking just under two hours to earn a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win. He will face defending champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the quarter finals. Dolgopolov never looked comfortable throughout and dropped his serve in [...]
