2012 US Open men’s doubles title stays at home as the Bryan brothers prevailed over Paes/Stepanek in today’s final. The Bryans are now in possession of four Flushing Meadows trophies and 12 Grand Slam titles alltogether, equalling John Newcombe and Tony Roche’s record as a team. Another smooth victory for [...]
If you want to watch the 2012 US Open semifinal between Djokovic Ferrer then you can check out our live blog: Djokovic vs Ferrer 2012 US Open Live After the first quarter-final of the day, between David Ferrer and Janko Tipsarevic, offered the best match of the tournament, the expectations [...]
Tonight’s quarter-final match between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych was, without a doubt, the blockbuster match everyone was looking for, and it sure delivered, as well as bringing everyone one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. At the start of the match, it was to wonder which player hadn’t [...]
For the second match in a row, a rain delay gave Maria Sharapova the chance to sort out her mind, sort out her game and overcome a tricky and determined opponent. Just as her fortunes changed after the one-hour delay against Nadia Petrova in the fourth round, when she was [...]
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 [...]
Weather permitting, World n° 1 Roger Federer and World n° 7 Tomas Berdych will clash for the 16th time this evening, on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the last of a full day of round-of-16 matches to complete and quarter-finals to start in the men’s draw. As theirs is the second men’s [...]
Victoria Azarenka had never lost to Sam Stosur in their six previous meetings; in fact, she had never even lost a set to the Australian. Stosur’s famed “kicker” second serve does not scare the world number one, nor does her bombastic forehand and attacking style of play. But it was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the beginning of the day, everyone was salivating over the perspective of an encounter between the number one player in the world, Roger Federer, and a player who is known for giving him trouble during matches, Mardy Fish. However, shortly after the start of the day, the news came [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
