Post Tagged with: "2012 US Open"
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Cilic and Lopez win five setters at US Open
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Feliciano Lopez needed five sets to move into the third round of 2012 US Open. They will face Kei Nishikori and Andy Murray next. Twelfth seed Croat Cilic got off to a good start against 123th-ranked German Daniel Brands as he was leading 2-0 in [...] -
Raonic advances into the 3rd round of US Open
Milos Raonic delivered an accomplished performance to defeat Frenchman Paul Henri-Mathieu in straight sets, 7-5 6-4 7-6(4). After hitting fifteen double faults in the last match, the improvements were clear to see. He only hit five compared with thirty aces, including many at key moments of the match. As to [...] -
Tsonga Shocked, Fish Survives Scare at US Open 2012
In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, the fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated in four sets by Slovakia’s Martin Klizan by a score of 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3. Much more known for his clay exploits, this was his best hard court win to date. It was clear [...] -
Tsonga Out of 2012 US Open, Klizan beats him in four sets
Slovak Martin Klizan caused the biggest upset of this year’s US Open so far after he defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3 to make it to the third round. Fifth seeded Tsonga had a slow start into the match, but managed to find his rhythm [...] -
Radwanska overcomes scare at US Open, Kirilenko eases into 3rd round
Agnieszka Radwanska’s produces an outstanding comeback in second round of US Open, while Maria Kirilenko sees off Greta Arn in two rather easy sets. 33-years old Hungarian Arn was playing her first ever second round match at the US Open. Fourteenth seed Kirilenko proved to be too high a hurdle [...] -
Almagro Prevails in 5-Set Battle, Nishikori through in Straight Sets
11th seed Nicolas Almagro was forced to grit it out in a 5-set match against 106th ranked Philipp Petzschner today as the threat of an upset loomed. The match started out routinely enough, with Almagro nabbing the only break of the first set to take it at 6-3. From there, [...] -
Ivanovic and Cibulkova Win in Straight Sets, Enter US Open 3rd Round
12th seed Ana Ivanovic made light work of her opponent Sofia Arvidsson, advancing to the 3rd round with a 6-2 6-2 victory. The 24 year old is coming into the tournament with a 25-15 record for the season. Once ranked no. 1 four years ago, Ivanovic has struggled at times [...] -
World No.1 Azarenka Flies Under the Radar in New York
If you think defending women’s singles champion Sam Stosur is flying under the radar at this year’s U.S. Open, she’s in good company with the world No.1 and top seed Victoria Azarenka who seeks her first ever title in New York. Despite having her best season ever that includes winning [...] -
Robson forces 4 time Grand Slam Champion Clijsters into retirement
There was great happiness and lots of sadness on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday, when the up and coming British eighteen year old, Laura Robson, took out one of her idols, Kim Clijsters in straight sets 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5) to make it to the third round of the 2012 [...] -
Defending champion Stosur advances into 3rd round at US Open
Sam Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, took on the Romanian Edina Gallovits-Hall in her second round match at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. She took out the Romanian without any problems, prevailing 6-3 6-0 in exactly sixty minutes. After taking out Petra Martic 6-1 6-1 in the first round, Stosur [...] -
US Open 2012 Match Predictions – Day 4
Red Hot Favourites Roger Federer is the reddest of red hot favourites as he takes on the German, Bjorn Phau, who is ranked at number 83. Put simply, Federer does not lose these matches. The last player from outside the top 30 to beat him at a Grand Slam was [...] -
US Open Day 3: Murray eases past Dodig, NCAA stars shine
Andy Murray moved through to the third round of the US Open with little fuss, hitting thirty winners on his way to a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory over Ivan Dodig of Croatia. The encounter lasted just 111 minutes, adding to the criticism of the scheduling non-contests on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...] -
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 [...]
