Bammer beats Bartoli to reach quarter finals

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Austrian Sybille Bammer reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time when she beat 12th seed Marion Bartoli 7-6 0-6 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday. With the match clocking at three hours three minutes, it equalled the longest women's match at the U.S. Open on record. Frenchwoman Bartoli, who had beaten Lindsay Davenport to reach the fourth round, struggled with the humid... [read full story]