Federer beats Soderling to reach semis (AP)

Dealing well with whipping winds and a familiar opponent, 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer served his way to a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory over fifth-seeded Robin Soderling to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. “I’ve been practicing my serve a whole lot, for my whole career. If I can’t serve in the wind, I’ve got [...]

India-Pakistan doubles team makes final (AP)

The best measure of what India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline. The doubles team reached the U.S. Open final Wednesday, winning a match that brought the United Nations ambassadors from their long-at-odds countries to Flushing Meadows to sit in the [...]

Venus defeats Schiavone to reach semis (AP)

Venus Williams is one victory away from reaching the U.S. Open final for the first time since 2002. The No. 3-seeded Williams overcame nine double-faults and beat reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals Tuesday night. The 30-year-old Williams owns seven Grand Slam titles, including the 2000 and 2001 U.S.
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Zvonareva reaches semifinals at US Open (AP)

No. 7 Vera Zvonareva has moved a win away from her second Grand Slam final of 2010, defeating Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 7-5 at the U.S. Open. Zvonareva won the quarterfinal match by getting balls back and watching her 31st-seeded opponent self-destruct. Kanepi, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon this year, made 60 unforced errors in windy Arthur [...]

Top seed Wozniacki advances to semis (AP)

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki stretched her winning streak to 13 matches by beating 45th-ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-2, 7-5 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday. Wozniacki, the 2009 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, will face No. 7 Vera Zvonareva in Friday’s semifinals. Playing her usual steady game, retrieving balls and forcing her opponent to hit shot [...]

Nadal, Venus move on at US Open (AP)

Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit. On a Friday night that felt like bonus tennis at the U.S. Open, Williams and Nadal performed like players on a mission — maybe trying to outhustle a hurricane that never showed, or maybe, in Williams’ case, trying to finish in time to catch the [...]

Isner, Querrey advance, Harrison loses (AP)

“Let’s go, Ryan!” Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap. “Let’s go, Ryan!” Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap. On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in the U.S. Open, No. 18 John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the adjacent Grandstand in support of another American man, Ryan Harrison, a qualifier [...]

4th-seeded Murray wins in straight sets (AP)

Britain’s Andy Murray has defeated Jamaica’s Dustin Brown 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 to move into the third round of the U.S. Open. The fourth-seeded Murray is seeking to make his second U.S. Open final in three years. He won this year’s U.S. Open Series title, which means he could earn up to an extra $1 million [...]

Clijsters wins before Earl hits US Open (AP)

Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open. The forecast from the tournament’s meteorologist Friday called for intermittent showers, and officials planned to try to get in the full schedule of matches. The rain delay lasted 25 minutes.
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Earl briefly suspends play at US Open (AP)

Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open. Matches resumed Friday afternoon after a 25-minute delay. The forecast from the tournament’s meteorologist called for intermittent showers. Officials planned to try to get in the full schedule of matches.
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