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From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/455113-us-open-2010-mens-quarterfinal-preview
US Open—New York
Faster serves, record temperatures, and no American men left in the American Slam—that’s what the first week and a half of the US Open has provided.
We’ve seen our fair share of five-set matches, emerging youngsters, and crowd disappointing retirements. But within all of the [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/455246-transgender-tennis-player-wins-yet-another-us-open-due-to-lack-of-competition
Michael-Michelle Johnson found itself holding yet another U.S. Open championship cup above its head yesterday in Flushing Meadows. Johnson, who may be the most dominant athlete of any sport in history, claimed a 234th straight inter-gender tennis title, making even Roger Federer’s accomplishments look tame.
While the men’s and [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454975-2010-us-open-can-robin-soderling-break-the-cycle
Something funny has happened to Robin Soderling over the past year and a half: He has become reliable.
His serve got more consistent, he started hammering those forehands more authoritatively, and he began believing that he could beat the best. Furthermore, he believed he could do it at the game’s [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454994-us-open-tennis-2010-tv-schedule-roger-federer-and-caroline-wozniacki-headline
11 AM on ESPN 2 Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals: (7) Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Jie Zheng (CHN) vs. (15) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 
The women’s doubles semifinal gives USA fans a chance to root for two of the few Americans left in the tournament. Always entertaining, doubles [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454964-caroline-wozniacki-10-reasons-shes-the-savior-of-womens-tennis
Today, Caroline Wozniacki will try to advance to the semifinals of the U.S. Open for the second-straight year against Dominicka Cibulkova.
Wozniacki has dominated the field so far and has skyrocketed up the rankings on tour after last year’s appearance in the U.S. Open Final.
The Dane is one of the [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454857-the-funny-things-they-said-at-the-us-open-2010
Our beloved tennis players are eminently quotable. They can rise to the occasion and serve up wonderful sound bytes (some terrific, some terrible) when accosted at their press conferences and when grilled at interviews.
A sampling from the articulate geniuses.
What they said, what they really  meant and what they [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454891-us-open-tennis-2010-schedule-five-key-storylines-to-watch-wednesday
The top storyline of the 2010 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament so far will be the match today between Roger Federer and Robin Soderling. Yet there are so many stories, including some that are anticipated over the next few days.
For all those who love this game, the 2010 U.S. Open [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454857-the-funny-things-they-said-at-the-us-open-2010
Our beloved tennis players are eminently quotable. They can rise to the occasion and serve up wonderful sound bytes (some terrific, some terrible) when accosted at their press conferences and when grilled at interviews.
A sampling from the articulate geniuses.
What they said, what they really  meant and what they [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Fernando Verdasco has rallied from two sets down for a 5-7, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The eighth-seeded Verdasco trailed 4-2 in the fifth set and 4-1 in the fifth-set tiebreaker Tuesday before winning a match that [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Mark 2010 down as a low point for U.S. men’s tennis. The last of 15 American men left in the U.S. Open, 20th-seeded Sam Querrey, lost in the fourth round Tuesday, edged by No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6 (9), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 after nearly 4 1/2 [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Venus Williams is two victories away from her first U.S. Open title since 2001 after overcoming nine double-faults and a total of 33 unforced errors to beat reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals Tuesday. “I want to be in the final, because then obviously [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Clijsters’ was anything but easy. Struggling with her serve, shaky off both arms and bothered by the wind, defending champion Kim Clijsters barely got past French Open runner-up Sam Stosur of Australia 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals Tuesday night. “After the match, I was like, ‘How did I win [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454233-kim-clijsters-us-open-and-most-boring-tennis-stars-of-the-last-decade
Kim Clijsters advances at the U.S. Open to face Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals, and we’re all having some trouble getting excited for this match.
Even though Clijsters is ranked amongst the top players in women’s tennis, her style of play and personality can literally lull us to sleep.
So grab [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454615-us-open-tennis-power-ranking-the-20-sexiest-past-champs
There are plenty of beautiful women on the WTA tour.
The problem is that about 99 percent of them haven’t won the U.S. Open, so compiling this list was a bit of a challenge.
Even though I chose from past singles, doubles, and even mixed doubles champions, it was sort of [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Twelfth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday. The 2006 U.S. Open semifinalist faced just three break points, but Robredo converted his only one in the third to win the set. Robredo was the lowest-ranked [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets to put two Swiss men in a Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in the Open era — and keep the Americans out of the U.S. Open quarters for the second straight year. After waiting out that nearly 4 1/2-hour match, [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/453857-2010-us-open-tennis-breaking-down-roger-federer-and-rafael-nadal
There is a lot to rejoice about today. Roger Federer is still on track to meet Rafael Nadal after his straight three set win over the No. 12 seed Jurgen Melzer. The match showcased a number of significant aspects of Federer’s game, none bigger than his hands.
The games played [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer beat 13th-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday night to reach the quarterfinals at a 26th consecutive Grand Slam tournament and set up an intriguing rematch with Robin Soderling. No. 5 Soderling of Sweden is the man who ended Federer’s streak [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Grit was not going to be enough to get Maria Sharapova through this one. Not with nine double-faults, including three in a row. Not with a total of 36 unforced errors. And certainly not with No. 1-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark across the net Monday in the fourth round of [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Mikhail Youzhny briefly slowed Spain’s march through the U.S. Open bracket. The 12th-seeded Russian beat Tommy Robredo, the lowest-ranked man left in the draw, 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals. The 41st-ranked Robredo was one of a record six Spanish men to reach the fourth [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
David Nalbandian has been picked to lead Argentina’s undermanned Davis Cup team against France in the semifinals later this month. Captain Modesto Tito Vazquez on Tuesday said Nalbandian will be joined by Juan Monaco, Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos for the matches on Sept. 17-19. All four are ranked outside [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/453857-2010-us-open-tennis-breaking-down-roger-federer-and-rafael-nadal
There is a lot to rejoice about today. Roger Federer is still on track to meet Rafael Nadal after his straight three set win over the No. 12 seed Jurgen Melzer. The match showcased a number of significant aspects of Federer’s game, none bigger than his hands.
The games played [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/453958-caroline-wozniacki-no-2-in-world-but-is-she-no-1-hottie-on-tour
With her straight set victory over Maria Sharapova, No. 2 player in the world Carolina Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Not only is Wozniacki’s play a thing of beauty, but so is the player herself. With that in mind, I’ll answer the question—is Caroline Wozniacki the [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/453724-us-open-tennis-2010-schedule-key-storylines-to-watch-tuesday
The list of players in both the men’s and women’s draws is thinning rapidly, with the most intriguing matchups ahead. As the men’s side plays half of its fourth-round matches and women start their quarterfinals, Tuesday features both the top male player and the women’s defending champion in action.
Among [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/453262-with-andy-murray-out-the-way-to-the-crown-is-wide-open-for-rafael-nadal
Rafael Nadal looks prone to get to his first US Open final. When the draw got out, the general opinion was that Rafael Nadal had the easiest path to the semi’s – that is, of the top dogs. 
With the two most, nay, let’s say three most dangerous guys of [...]