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US Open Day 8: Men Follow Script, Women Still Unpredictable
The men's draw remained true to form and without any major surprises Monday, while the shambles that is the top half of the women's draw remained as stable as a a toothpick sculpture in a wind tunnel. Here are some thoughts from each of Monday's eight fourth round singles matches, starting with the...
From Russia, Without Quarterfinalists
One of the stories that hasn't been getting any coverage in mainstream media is how poor a tournament the 2009 US Open was for Russian tennis. With Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova falling in the fourth round Monday, the 2009 US Open became the first grand slam without a Russian...
Sharapova Sharp in Pounding of Petrova
For all the talk about how the WTA rankings don't work because of who is currently ranked #1, there's not nearly enough discussion about how they don't work because of who is ranked #62. Maria Sharapova absolutely trounced world #10 Nadia Petrova on Wednesday in the second round of Stanford, by the...
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