Tennis

Tennis-Open-Underdog Federer continues title defence

reuters.com     43 mins ago   110 related          

NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Roger Federer, revelling in the unusual role of being the underdog, will continue his bid for a fifth successive U.S. Open title on Friday when he plays little-known Brazilian Thiago Alves...                    

Ana Ivanovic suffers shock exit to French qualifer at US Open Rafael Nadal progresses

telegraph.co.uk     1 hr ago   97 related          

World No 1 Rafael Nadal wasted no time booking his place in the third round, steamrolling Ryler DeHeart while women's top seed Ana Ivanovic became the biggest casualty of the US Open. By Vicki Hodges and agencies Game...                    

US Open Tennis: Destructive serve takes shine off Andy Roddick's victory against Fabrice Santoro

guardian.co.uk     8 hrs ago   14 related          

Andy Roddick must feel frozen in time when it comes to the US Open. In the eyes of American tennis fans Roddick is the same 21-year-old who won his first and only grand slam title in front of a delirious Flushing Meadows...                    

Nadal class too much for DeHeart

bbc.co.uk     5 hrs ago   13 related          

Nadal fought back from a break down in a more competitive third set Rafael Nadal rarely needed to get out of second gear as he thrashed American qualifier Ryler DeHeart in the night session at the US Open in New York. And...                    

Mauresmo taking it step by step

reuters.com     6 hrs ago   4 related          

Simon Cambers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than two years after she last held the number one ranking, Amelie Mauresmo continued her encouraging return to form at the U.S. Open on Thursday. The two-time grand-slam champion...                    

Venus strolls into third round

reuters.com     11 hrs ago   9 related          

By Claudia Parsons NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venus Williams said she was due another U.S. Open victory after a crushing 6-0 6-3 win over Paraguayan Rossana De Los Rios in the second round on Thursday. Williams, champion in...                    

Neil Harman's US Open verdict: Andy Murray handled a tricky opponent well

timesonline.co.uk     8 hrs ago   6 related          

Neil Harman, Times Tennis Correspondent, analyses all the action from day four of the US Open. He talks to Ben Smith Were you surprised by how hard Andy Murray was made to work for his victory today? Michael Llodra is a...                    

Andy Murray reprieved after war of attrition

timesonline.co.uk     8 hrs ago   6 related          

If Andy Murray does what he thinks he may do and makes the last weekend of the US Open, he may pause to reflect on a French gift received in the second round last night. To say that Michael Llodra choked away the tie-break...                    

Murray able to weather storm force of Llodra

independent.co.uk     8 hrs ago   5 related          

It was not the smooth passage he would have liked, but Andy Murray eventually negotiated a successful course through his second match at the US Open here last night. The 21-year-old Scot overcame an alarming dip in form...                    

Nadal overpowers qualifier in second round

reuters.com     3 hrs ago   4 related          

By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - World number one Rafael Nadal overpowered American qualifier Ryler DeHeart 6-1 6-2 6-4 on Thursday to reach the third round of the U.S. Open. Top-seeded Nadal, who was pushed...                    

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