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.
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.
NEW YORK - A rivalry spanning almost a decade will be rekindled on Friday when Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters square off for a place in the US Open final.
Top seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the US Open semi-finals by defeating eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, stretching his Grand Slam win streak to 19 matches.
Whether it’s starting a family or starting a business, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams have figured out how to make life about more than hitting a fuzzy green ball.
The men’s tennis tour is in talks to implement a two-week extension to its off-season in time for the 2012 season, the head of the men’s ATP tour said on Wednesday.
Long before the first ball was struck at this year’s US Open, most tennis fans were pretty sure a Spanish left-hander would reach the men’s semi-finals.