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Wozniacki, Federer Book Their Places for US Open Semi-final

Top-seeded women’s player, Caroline Wozniacki kept her appointment in the semi-finals of the US Open as she sent Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia packing, 6-2, 7-5. Wozniacki will now play Vera Zvonareva in the semi-final of the tournament, who beat No. 32 seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, 6-3, 7-5. As has been the case in the [...]

Clijsters to take on Williams in US Open Semi-final

Kim Clijsters huffed and puffed to an error-ridden quarter-final win over Australian Samantha Stosur to book a place in the semi-final of the US Open. Clijsters won the quarter-final 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 and will now play Venus Williams in the semis on Friday. Clijsters, who has won the US Open twice before this, took the [...]

Federer to Clash with Soderling in Quarter-final of US Open

Federer to clash with Soderling in quarter-final of US Open

Second seeded Roger Federer booked his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open as he took out Jurgen Melzer (13) on Monday. Federer continued his spree of not having dropped a set in the tournament, by winning 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 against his hapless opponent from Austria. This will be Federer’s 25th consecutive quarter-final berth [...]

Clijsters Wins 18th Successive Match, to Play Stosur in US Open Quarter-finals

Federer to clash with Soderling in quarter-final of US Open

Kim Clijsters reached the quarter-finals of the US Open by beating Ana Ivanovic rather easily in a fourth round match, 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday. This win means that Clijsters has now won 18 successive games at the US Open, including a tournament win in 2009 and 2005. She hadn’t participated in the tournament from 2006 [...]

Soderling on Course to Play Federer, Sharapova to Meet Top-seeded Wozniacki

Federer to clash with Soderling in quarter-final of US Open

Swede Robin Soderling wasted no time in disposing of Thiemo de Bakker in the third round of the US Open 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. In a game that was marred by some really strong winds, Soderling raced off to a 3-0 lead in the first set and there was no looking [...]

Federer, Soderling Advance to Third Round of US Open

Federer, Soderling advance to third round of US Open

Roger Federer needed only 101 minutes to dispose off the 104-ranked Andreas Beck in the second round of the US Open tennis tournament. Federer lost his serve only once in the entire match and won 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the third round of the competition. Federer’s first serve percentage was marginally lower than [...]

Andy Roddick Dumped Out of US Open, Murray Advances

Federer, Soderling advance to third round of US Open

The American hopes took a beating on the third day at the US Open when Andy Roddick was stunned by Janko Tipsarevic in a four-setter. The game was marred by a foot-fault call against Roddick, in a similar manner to the previous year when Serena Williams had lost her cool and a pay-cheque after swearing [...]

Nadal, Djokovic, Sharapova Win Tough First Round Matches

Nadal, Djokovic, Sharapova win tough first round matches

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal began his campaign on Tuesday in the US Open with a straight-set win over Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili. Nadal was stretched to two tie-breakers in the first and the second sets, but won the third rather easily, to clinch the game, 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. The match lasted 177 minutes and Nadal [...]

Williams and Federer Advance to Second Round of US Open

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Venus Williams and Roger Federer had an easy first round in the US Open 2010 as they breezed past their oppositions in easy time to make it to the second round. American player Williams brushed aside Roberta Vinci in straight sets at the Arthur Ashe stadium. Williams won 6-4, 6-1 against her 27-year old opponent [...]

UFC 118 Results Edgar, Couture Win

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Frankie Edgar retained his title at the UFC 118 by beating BJ Penn in the August 28 battle in Boston, while Randy Couture lived up to expectations by mauling James Toney in another fight. Edgar won the lightweight title by overpowering Penn in a one-sided battle. This was very unlike the close match-up that he [...]



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