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US Open Women's Semifinals Preview
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[1] v Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[7] -- Through the first five matches she's played at this US Open, the top seed has fit Caroline Wozniacki quite well (definitely better than that dress). She's played confident, consistent tennis, and except for some mild frustration in the wind...
US Open Day 3 Schedule & Open Thread
Hello and welcome to Day 3 of the 2010 US Open. Round 1 action wraps up on the men's side, and winners begin to collide on the women's side of things. Here are the singles matches scheduled for Wednesday's Day 3 action. Non-show court matches can be found after the jump. Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00...
Kim Clijsters Routs Venus Williams in Miami Final Dud
For the first six rounds of this tournament, Venus Williams was the clear favorite. The ten match win streak she came to Miami with grew to fifteen by the final, only once put in any real jeopardy along the way. She was moving well, serving well, and hitting the ball cleanly off both sides. For...
A Love Letter to Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova delivered what is, in my mind, the most impressive performance of the year so far Monday night, upsetting US Open champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The match appeared completely out of Kleybanova's reach several...
US Open Day 14: Mama Knocks Out Second US Open Title
Women's Singles Final: Kim Clijsters BEL def. Caroline Wozniacki DEN (9) 7-5, 6-3 -- The player who won the U.S. Open wasn't even playing professional tennis as of July. That's pretty crazy. In her first grand slam in two years (and only her third tournament of any kind), unranked, unseeded wild...
Shout Knocks Serena Out
Suffice it to say that after the last point contested in her US Open semifinal vs. Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams was anything but serene. Serving to stay in a match in which she was being outplayed, Serena Williams was a woman battling. It was a battle against Kim Clijsters, an unseeded player in...
US Open Day 13: Serena's Foot (and Mouth) Fault Ends Match
One of the most bizarre days of tennis I can remember. I'll have more on the ending of Serena-Clijsters a bit later, but for now a more tennis-focused recap of the day's matches: Women's Semifinals: Kim Clijsters BEL def. Serena Williams USA (2) 6-4, 7-5 -- For as much as the ending of this match...
US Open Day 12 Women's Semifinals Predictions
Even though there is potentially a lot of tennis left for Nadal and Gonzalez to play, I'll hold to my original prediction of Nadal in three in that one. For the two big matches that are set to begin on Friday, the two women's semifinals, here's what I see happening: Women's Semifinals: Kim...
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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