Archive for August, 2010

USO: Order of Play for Wednesday Sept 1, 2010

Wednesday’s order of play at the US Open will feature Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Sam Querrey, and John Isner.
For …

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USO: Day 2 Results: Djokovic, Fish, Ferrer, and Blake Advance

US Openâ??New York
First-Round Results:
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic d. Viktor Troicki 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; Arnaud Clement d. No. 16 seed Marcos Baghdatis

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USO Blog: A Tad Too Much

US Openâ??New York
With record temperatures soaring through the grounds of the National Tennis Center on Tuesday, an interesting question was posed during ESPN’s daytime coverage: “Should the heat rule apply to ATP World Tour, the way …

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Sampras: Nostalgia and the Open

Americans love a prizefight, even when the sport isnâ??t boxing.
Tennis is one of those rare experiences that can offer that one-on-one contest of physicality, skill, strategy and endurance, and all without the combatants having to get punched in the face. Watch …

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US Open 2010 Issue 2: 31 August

by: Tom Cochrane
Play is underway in the 2010 US Open and, while the majority of the womenâ??s seeds in action on Day 1 progressed comfortably to the second round, it was a different story for several …

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Thoughts from Day 1

When you think of tennis Grand Slams, you think of Wimbledon then you think of the US Open. This event is nothing like any other sporting event, tennis or otherwise. The first thing …

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US Open 2010 Tennis: Schedule of Play | Order of Play

The US Open 2010 Tennis tournament takes place at Flushing Meadows, New York from August 30 to September 12, 2010. The world’s best male and female players are at the Big Apple …

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US Open 2010 Tennis: Latest Scores | Latest Results

The US Open 2010 Tennis tournament is the highly anticipated hardcourt Grand Slam tournament that takes place at Flushing Meadows, New York from August 30 to September 12, 2010. The world’s greatest …

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US Open Tennis 2010: Television | TV Schedule

Here is the television | TV Schedule of the 2010 US Open Tennis Championships that’s being held at Flushing Meadows, New York from August 30 to September 12, 2010
Sunday, 29 August, 2010
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Federer Jovial in Post-Match U.S. Open Press Conference

If you have the time I’d recommend checking out Roger Federer’s post match press conference from Day 1 at the U.S. Open. You can read the transcript or as I prefer, watch the video. Federer was clearly …

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Federer 'Tweener' Amazes New York

Here is the video of Roger Federer’s amazing ‘Tweener’ against Brian Dabul last night at the U.S. Open. Federer used this and other beauty shots to defeat the Argentine 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in his …

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U.S. Open Day 1 Recap

By Mike McIntyre No major surprises on day one at the U.S. Open but a few of the top players did unexpectedly get pushed to the limit in the sweltering late August heat in New York. Despite my mounting frustrations… …

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USO: Roger Federer First Round Press Conference

Q. Is this year’s shot better than last year’s between-the-legs one?
ROGER FEDERER: What do you think?
Q. This one.
ROGER FEDERER: You think this one was better? I don’t know. I would have to compare. Obviously the importance of last year’s was …

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Federer Wins, Roddick Sloughs Through Mono at US Open; Tennis-X Notes

CBS commentator Mary Carillo, still not a big fan of the WTA’s on-court coaching where the [almost always] male coach comes on court to save the woman player who can’t problem-solve for herself: “I can’t stand it. It makes us …

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Oudin Beats Pressure; Clijsters Opens Campaign at US Open

Oudin will next face No. 29 seed Alona Bondarenko, who defeated Vera Dushevina 6-0, 5-7, 6-4. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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tomorrow: TSF on twitter

We spent our day at the U.S. Open today to take in all of the first-round action. Alas, we don’t have computer access on site, so everything’s going up on Twitter — from favorite outfits so far (Alona B. in …

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Clijsters Becomes Prime Witness Over Serena’s Foot at U.S. Open.

Serena Williams may not be playing at the U.S. Open, but sheâ??s dominating conversation on the opening day. Defending womenâ??s champion Kim Clijsters, who struggled a bit in her first round match against …

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USO: First-Round Results

US Openâ??New York
First-round results:
No. 5 seed Robin Soderling d. Andreas Haider-Maurer 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(2), 5-7, 6-4; No. 6 seed Nikolay Davydenko d. Michael

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USO Blog: Play At Your Own Risk

US Openâ??New York
Tennis players get four chances each season to show the world, their colleagues, and their fans what they’re capable of. Although the rest of the year can’t be taken for granted, player’s resumes will …

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Roddick Reaches Round 2

“I feel 80 percent better than I did five, six weeks ago, that’s for sure,” Twenty-eight year old Andy Roddick said after his straight victory over France’s Stephane Robert. “It’s going the right way. …

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