World no.1 Roger Federer made light work of the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he crushed him in the third round of the 2012 US Open, winning 6-3 6-4 6-4 after 2 hours and 2 minutes of play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Five time champion Federer broke [...]
The head-to-head matchup between Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez was decidedly in the Scot’s favor before heading into today’s match, with Murray enjoying a 6-0 advantage. It was nearly a year ago to the day that these two last met, in the 3rd round of the 2011 US Open. At [...]
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Nicolas Almagro advance into the last sixteen at 2012 US Open after beating Nishikori and Sock in four-setters. Twelfth seeded Cilic has improved on his last US Open result as he proceeded into the fourth round after defeating seventeenth-seeded Japanese Kei Nishikori. The 23-years old [...]
2nd seed Agnieszka Radwanska survived the oppressive summer heat to defeat former world no. 1 Jelena Jankovic and reach the 4th round of the US Open. Despite winning in straight sets, this year’s Wimbledon runner up remarked that she had “survived” the match. In reference to the weather she said, [...]
The first weekend of the tournament sees the Men’s third round matches begin and the Women’s third rounders continue. Here are my top five picks for the day. [4] Serena Williams (USA) vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H 1-1) Ekaterina Makarova rose to prominence in Melbourne this year [...]
Favorites Alexandr Dolgopolov, John Isner, and Stanislas Wawrinka have dropped an occasional set, but survived second round of 2012 US Open. Former World No. 8 Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis was matched-up against fourteenth seed Ukrainian Dolgopolov on Court 17. The encounter was marked by high level of inconsistency as we could [...]
Former world no.1 Andy Roddick defeats Australian younster Bernard Tomic to book his place in the third round of the 2012 US Open. Roddick, who announced that he is going to retire from professional tennis after this tournament, prevailed in straight sets 6-3 6-4 .. The American struck in the [...]
Juan Martin Del Potro saw off crowd favourite Ryan Harrison in an enthralling four set encounter to book a third round encounter with fellow Argentinean Leonardo Mayer. Del Potro hit 4 aces and 29 winners on his way to a 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-2 victory. Harrison started poorly and gave [...]
Novak Djokovic took just 99 minutes to win his second round encounter against the Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2 6-1 6-2. Djokovic was a constant menace on his opponents serve although the 6/16 break points won stat leaves a bit to be desired. The first set went quick as Djokovic [...]
David Ferrer progressed into third round at Flushing Meadows without losing a set. Domestic player Steve Johnson came back after being a set down. Fourth-seeded Spaniard Ferrer has yet to lose a set at this year’s US Open. Dutch Igor Sijsling was no match for the Spaniard who was in [...]
Petra Kvitova confirms her good form in third round of 2012 US Open as she dismisses Pauline Parmentier in straight sets. Her next challenger will be Marion Bartoli. Fifth seed Czech Kvitova has been invincible for the last few weeks and has extended her unbeaten run with a third round [...]
Marion Bartoli of France has matched her best results at the US Open by reaching the 4th round. The 11th seed defeated Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets earlier today. Known for her double-handed forehands, Bartoli had a banner year in 2011, reaching the SFs of Roland Garros and the QFs [...]
The teenage sensation who ended Kim Clijster’s singles career continued her run by defeating the 9th seed and former French Open champion Li Na in 3 sets. Laura Robson of the UK had never made it past the 2nd round in a grand slam tournament until two days ago and [...]
