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Serena Says No to Retirement any time soon, moves into Third Round of US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – While Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters retire, Serena Williams is driven even more to continue playing. Fourth seed Williams defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-2, 6-4, coming back from being down a break in the second … [Read more...]

Andy Roddick’s Retirement News Conference

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsDlQNk0guQ&feature=share&list=UUXbboag48Qlr78zzz6SkzkQ ANDY RODDICK:  Thank you all for coming.  I'll make this short and sweet.  I've decided that this is going to be my last tournament. TIM CURRY:  … [Read more...]

Andy Roddick Announces Retirement after US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Andy Roddick held a news conference at the US Open Thursday evening to announce that he is retiring from playing tennis after the US Open. "I have decided that this is going to be my last tournament," Roddick said. "I don't … [Read more...]

Fish Rallies from Two Sets Down to Win at US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – For only the second time in Mardy Fish’s career he has rallied from a two-set deficit to win a match. The American seeded 23 did that on Thursday in a second round and defeated  Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 4-6, 6-7 (4), … [Read more...]

Klizan Upsets Tsonga to move into Third Round of US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – In the upset of the US Open tournament to date, fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France fell to Slovakia's Martin Kilzan 6‑4, 1‑6, 6‑1, 6‑3 in the second round. “I was coming to the match to play a very solid … [Read more...]

Ivanovic and Jankovic Gain Third Round at US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Serbians Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic each had straight set wins to advance to the third round of the US Open on Thursday. The 12th seeded Ivanovic hit 39 winners past Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson in her 6-2, 6-2 … [Read more...]

Notes and Quotes from Day 3 of the 2012 US Open

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  Q.  Her weapon seemed to be the slice backhand.  What did you do to counter that?VICTORIA AZARENKA:  I practiced yesterday.  (Laughter.) I practiced yesterday for that.  She has a really, you know, deep slice and it's a little bit … [Read more...]

Evening Session Demolitions for Sharapova and Murray

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  FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - The men’s and  women’s third seeds proved to be deadly against their opponents during  the Wednesday evening session at the US Open. Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova made quick work of their opponents. Sharapova … [Read more...]

Clijsters’ Career ends with Upset Loss to Robson at US Open

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Kim Clijsters has played her last singles match.  The Belgian saying that she would call it a career after this tournament, fell in the second round of the US Open 7-6 (4), 7-6(5) to British 18-year-old Laura … [Read more...]