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US Open Day 10 Preview
Quality over quantity is the idea in the second week of slams, which is why we have only four matches on tap for Wednesday's Day 10 action at the 2010 US Open. I think the two women's matches could be quite lopsided, but the men could put on a pretty good show. Kaia Kanepi (EST)[31] v. Vera...
Five Matches to Watch on Day 6 of the US Open
1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[4] v. Kaia Kanepi (EST)[31] -- The song remains the same for Jankovic. She's been playing terribly all month, so anyone can beat her. Simona Halep and Mirjana Lucic each took a set off the #4 seed, and they're both ranked 60+ below Kanepi. But Kanepi's closing skills are...
Djokovic Beats Monfils in Paris, Wins Fifth Title of 2009
A final that started out as a total clunker finished as one of the best of the year in Paris, with Novak Djokovic starting hot and then surviving several icy patches to defeat Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3). Two of the game's most braggadocious played some incredibly flashy tennis throughout, but...
Monfils Wins the Alien Baby
Gael Monfils secured the most bizarre trophy in tennis Sunday, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-2 in the finals of the Open de Moselle in Metz. The victory of the #1 seed over the #2 seed ended a streak of six straight losses in finals for Monfils. Monfils' second career title earns...
US Open Day 9: Murray Muffs Up, Serena Serves Into Semis
The other Andy was sent home Tuesday in the only major shake up on a day that featured tennis of varying degrees of quality. A highly anticipated semifinal on the women's side was realized, while several intriguing possibilities for later round matches on the men's side were erased. A rundown of...
US Open Day 9 Predictions
Six matches for Tuesday, as the stakes get higher and higher for not only the players but also for my predicting reputation... Women's Bottom Half Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta ITA (10) vs. Serena Williams USA (2) -- Pennetta manages to give Serena's sister Venus a lot of trouble when they play,...
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