Posts Tagged "US Open"

Sloane Stephens is a breath of fresh air

By , 26 Jan 2013
 

Fighting like a tiger, Sloane Stephens belied her age and inexperience on the big stage and took the Australian Open women’s second semi-final right up to her opponent, the world number one ranked player and reigning champion, Victoria Azarenka.

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Tennis titans in a tantalising race for rankings

By , 15 Sep 2012
 

The race for the year-end number one ranking is shaping up as one of the closest in many years. Roger Federer is currently holding on to top position despite losing in the quarter finals of the US Open.

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Murray fangs to title thanks to two great Scots

By , 14 Sep 2012
 

Wasn’t it fantastic to get an all-too-rare glimpse of Andy Murray’s teeth after he dispensed of his Grand virginity this week?

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Serena Williams up there with the greats

By , 12 Sep 2012
 

Love or hate her, no one can possibly question the greatness of Serena Williams.

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Andy Murray should be recognised as a Scot, not a Brit

By , 12 Sep 2012
 

When will the tennis world recognise Andy Murray as Scottish instead of British?

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Stosur’s US Open title defence is over

By , 5 Sep 2012
 

Samantha Stosur’s gallant US Open title defence is over after the Australian suffered a heartbreaking three-set loss to world No.1 Victoria Azarenka in a high-octane quarter-final at Flushing Meadows.

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Indifferent Tomic risks further alienation

By , 5 Sep 2012
 

What’s going on with Bernard Tomic? According to John McEnroe, he tanked at the US Open. And nearly everyone else believed it.

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US Open: The door is open for Andy Murray

By , 5 Sep 2012
 

If Andy Murray is ever going to lift a grand slam trophy in his career, the time will not get any better than the 2012 US Open.

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Free passage for Federer at US Open

By , 4 Sep 2012
 

World No.1 Roger Federer advanced to his 34th consecutive grand slam quarter-final without touching a racquet on Monday when American Mardy Fish withdrew from their US Open match for health reasons.

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Rafter blasts Tomic for disgraceful US Open showing

By , 4 Sep 2012
 

Pat Rafter, Australia’s Davis Cup captain and a career-long gentleman of international tennis, has ripped into Bernard Tomic after his abysmal performance against Andy Roddick at the US Open.

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Hewitt’s US Open over after loss to Ferrer

By , 3 Sep 2012
 

Big-hearted Lleyton Hewitt is out of the US Open after losing a brutal third-round encounter with world No.5 David Ferrer.

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Give Tomic benefit of the doubt: Hewitt

By , 3 Sep 2012
 

Lleyton Hewitt believes critics should give Bernard Tomic the benefit of the doubt before accusing him of not trying.

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Where there’s a will, there’s a Hewitt way

By , 2 Sep 2012
 

It took the 31-year-old war-torn warrior Lleyton Hewitt to fly the national flag this weekend as both Bernard Tomic and the Australian cricketers fell in a lifeless heap.

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Hewitt still the five-set king of tennis

By , 2 Sep 2012
 

Tennis warrior Lleyton Hewitt has enhanced his status as the official five-set king after staging yet another Houdini act to score an heroic second-round victory at the US Open.

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Stosur into last 16 of the US Open

By , 1 Sep 2012
 

Defending champion Samantha Stosur has served up a treat to reach the last 16 of the US Open with a straight-sets disposal of American Varvara Lepchenko.

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Stosur revels in US Open title defence

By , 29 Aug 2012
 

Samantha Stosur is back in the house and feeling right at home as the US Open titleholder.

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Stosur set for US Open title defence

By , 28 Aug 2012
 

Samantha Stosur launches her US Open title defence in the first match on centre court at Flushing Meadows on Monday (Tuesday am AEST).

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Will US Open determine 2012 World Number One?

By , 14 Jul 2012
 

Roger Federer’s elevation back to world number one, on the back of his seventh Wimbledon crown this week, is just one of the many shake ups that recent results have caused to the ATP tour rankings.

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Why Hewitt deserves more respect

By , 22 Jun 2012
 

Many people like to call him a spoilt brat. Some prefer the ‘bad sport’ line, but others think he is extremely arrogant. Meet Lleyton Hewitt, who for all the wrong reasons is one of Australia’s most hated sportspeople.

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Stosur crushed by weight of expectation

By , 23 Feb 2012
 

Sam Stosur stepped rather than stormed her way into her first WTA final of the year in Qatar last weekend.

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