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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro is one step closer to repeating history after defeating countryman Leonardo Mayer in straight sets. The Argentine, who turns 24 in a few weeks, has been mounting a successful comeback to the top of the men’s game following a serious wrist injury. [...]
6th seeded Tomas Berdych ended American Sam Querrey’s run at the Flushing Meadows as he defeated him 6-7 (6) 6-4 6-3 6-2 in 3 hours and 16 minutes. With both players holding their serves with confidence at the start of the match, the first set was to be decided in [...]
Victoria Azarenka is the number one seed at this year’s US Open. The point merits repeating, because few pundits place her as the absolute favourite for the title. That would be the mighty Serna Williams, who many think is unstoppable in her quest for a 15th Grand Slam title.However, we [...]
Angelique Kerber’s remarkable 2012 continued as she made the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday, dispatching Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-1 6-2 in just 56 minutes. While Govortsova did herself no favours by committing 29 unforced errors, Kerber deserves credit for playing steadily and consistently. She won 6 of [...]
The fourth round of the women’s tournament begins and the men continue to battle in third round encounters. These are my top five picks for today. [19] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [9] John Isner (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H John Isner 3-0) No.1 American John Isner finally gets scheduled for the [...]
Sara Errani charged into the fourth round of the US Open with a crushing 6-1 6-1 defeat of Olga Puchkova on Saturday. The Italian was just too steady for her Russian opponent, making only 7 unforced errors during her 59-minute victory. The result means that Errani, ranked 10th in the [...]
Five time champion and top seed at the 2012 US Open Roger Federer advanced to the third round with ease as he outclassed German Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-3 6-2 in exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes. Federer, who came into this year’s tournament on top form having beaten Djokovic in [...]
