Tag - US open
It was a classic case of so-near-yet-so-far as Leander Paes and his American teammate Meghann Shaugnessy faltered in the final hurdle and finished just one step away from the mixed doubles crown in the US Open.
Playing in the Arthur Ashe stadium,...
Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer chalked out facile straight-set wins to sail into the semifinals of the US Open, joining Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko in the last four stage of the Grand Slam tournament.
Third seed Djokovic outplayed 17th...
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Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Roger Federer, Nikolay Davydenko, Carlos Moya, Juan Ignacio Chela, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze, US Open, Sports
"She played unbelievable. She fought well. She deserved to win." - her opponent Serbian Jelena Jankovic.
Recently chosen as one of People's Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, Venus Ebone Starr Williams, a 5 time grand...
Top-seed Federer is going great guns as he produced a phenomenal display to see off a fired-up Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 6-2 in a dazzling US Open quarter-final.
The American playing in front of his home crowd showed some astonishing forehand shots but...
Third seed Novak Djokovic survived a four-set thriller as the Serbian huffed and puffed his way to the quarterfinal of the US Open with a hard-earned 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 victory against a spirited Juan Monaco.
Relieved after taming Monaco,...
Long-ago playmates produced an entertaining and lengthy U.S. Open match that was awesome and will be remembered for quite a long.
When it ended, Djokovic waved his hands to admire the fans standing ovations, which held them captivated for four and a...
Tim Henman Grand Slam career ended with a disappointment. Playing in his last Grand slam tournament, he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 2-6 7-5 6-4 at the US Open. After losing the first set in the tiebreak, Henman fight back in the second....
Former world number one Martina Hingis relied on her bag of tricks while Svetlana Kuznetsova came up with a power-packed performance as both the former champions breezed into the third round of the US Open tennis tournament.
Hingis was all finesse as...
Murray appears to inherit Britain's legacy from the soon retiring Tim Henman. Making a comeback at Rogers Cup three months after sustaining the wrist injury, the Scottish failed to pose an impressive show and dropped to World Number 19. However, on the...
Maria Sharapova has struggled this year in Grand Slams because of injuries and poor form but looks like she is determined to defend US Open title, which she won last year. Sharapova, wearing her much-publicized new red dress, was in ominous form as...
Nick Dougherty's two-under 68 was enough to fetch him the lead while world number one Tiger Woods was tied fifth after a round of one-over 71 after the opening round in the US Open.
In the challenging Oakmont golf course, Dougherty sunk four birdies...
Tiger Woods remains head and shoulder above his peers but if swing coach Butch Harmon is to be believed, Phil Mickelson will overtake Woods in a couple of years.
Harmon, who has been Woods' swing coach at some point of time, said his new client...
When Roger Federer tamed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in straight sets in the French Open, he not only booked his quarterfinal berth but also equalled John McEnroe's 11 straight-set Grand Slam victories in a row.
Federer has dominated men's tennis...
Fans drive sports! In a sport where both genders compete in the same tournament, alongside - their equal footing gets must.
Wimbledon (premier tennis tournament) agreeing to prizemoney parity has proven it true. Wimbledon has succumbed to years of...
Every tour is a different ball game - Maria Sharapova had defeated Justin Henin-Hardenne in the finals of US Open to win her second WTA title, but in the season finale at Madrid the Belgian wanted it her way and the Russian was forced to give-in....
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Maria Sharapova, Justin Henin-Hardenne, US Open, Madrid, women's tennis, Amelie Mauresmo, Kim Clijsters, Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, No. 1, Russia, Belgium, Sports
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