Belgium’s Kim Clijsters won her second straight US Open women’s title on Saturday after crushing seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in the most lopsided triumph in 34 years.
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters won her second straight US Open women’s title on Saturday after crushing seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in the most lopsided triumph in 34 years.
NEW YORK - An emotional and exhausted Novak Djokovic said he had closed his eyes and hoped for the best before rescuing two match points in his epic US Open semi-final win over Roger Federer on Saturday.
(India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Qureshi put up a spirited fight but failed to stop the top seeded Americans from winning their third US Open tennis doubles title, 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
Kim Clijsters advanced to her fourth US Open final after winning a titanic centre court battle against Venus Williams. A third title is now within her reach.
NEW YORK - Venus Williams fell short of a happy ending to her storybook run at the US Open after her vaunted serve deserted her in the semi-finals against defending champion Kim Clijsters on Friday.
Top seed Rafael Nadal, seeking his first US Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, advanced to the last four by defeating Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco.
Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the US Open semi-finals for the second time with a 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.
NEW YORK - When Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won grand slam singles titles in 2004, the women’s tour was awash with talk that a long period of Russian dominance was in store.
NEW YORK - A weary Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland was disappointed to fall short of his first grand slam semi-final appearance on Thursday but took comfort by his string of success at the US Open.
NEW YORK - American Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez is confident that Venus and Serena Williams will represent their country in this year’s final in San Diego.