Williams sisters disappointed to meet in the US Open quarterfinals
Serena Williams beat Severine Bremond 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open and set up a quarterfinal clash with sister Venus. Although happy to advance, the sisters are disappointed that they...
Venus Williams eases past Agnieszka Radwanska at the US Open
Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals of the US Open for the ninth time as she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets 6-1 6-3.
The seventh-seeded Williams quickly won the first set, and staved off a...
Flavia Pennetta beats Amelie Mauresmo to reach US Open quarterfinals
Number 16 seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy eased through to a matchup with Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Amelie Mauresmo in the fourth round of the US Open.
Former...
Exhausted Dinara Safina moves into US Open quarterfinals, saved by her coach
Because of exhaustion Dinara Safina had almost given up her fourth-round match up with German qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld before it even started but her coach gave her much needed support and the Russian sixth...
Patty Schnyder, Elena Dementieva reach US Open quarterfinals
Swiss 15th seed Patty Schnyder and Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva joined Jelena Jankovic and Sybille Bammer in the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Schnyder advanced with a 4-6 6-3 6-3 win over Slovenian Katarina...
Sybille Bammer beats Marion Bartoli, reaches US Open quarterfinals
Austrian Sybille Bammer became the second player to move into the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open with a 7-6 0-6 6-4 victory over No.12 seed Marion Bartoli of France.
Seed No.29 Bammer reached her...
Jelena Jankovic beats Caroline Wozniacki, reaches US Open quarterfinals
Second seed Jelena Jankovic became the first WTA player to advance into the US Open quarterfinals. The Serb defeated Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the fourth round.
Jankovic surrendered the first set...
Dinara Safina almost lost to Timea Bacsinszky in US Open third round
Swiss teenager Timea Bacsinszky almost stunned sixth seed Dinara Safina in straight sets, but the Russian recovered in the last moment and continued her successful run on the Tour (since May, in-form Safina has...
Ashley Harkleroad misses the US Open because of pregnancy
Ashley Harkleroad, most famous for being the first tennis player to pose for Playboy, is not playing the US Open because of pregnancy.
The 23-year-old Harkleroad had an emergency surgery in March when she had...
Venus Williams comfortably into fourth round at US Open
Seventh seed Venus Williams moved into the fourth round of the US Open with an imposing 6-2 6-1 victory over No.27 seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion, served three aces...
