| US Open Diary Day 10 |
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Day 10 diary from the US Open.
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| Federer Handles Wind & Soderling |
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Roger Federer mastered the wind and Robin Soderling at Flushing Meadows Wednesday night to set up a semi-final showdown with World No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Chasing a seventh consecutive appearance in the US Open final, Federer will look for a fourth win in the past four Opens against Djokovic, whom he defeated in straight sets in the same round one year ago.
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| Djokovic Into Fourth Straight Semi-final |
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Novak Djokovic charged into his fourth consecutive semi-final at the US Open after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-6(2), 6-1, 6-2 at Flushing Meadows Wednesday. Djokovic, who was runner-up to Roger Federer in 2007, fought off 11 of the 13 break points he faced, while breaking Monfils seven times.
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| Bryans Advance To Final |
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Top seeds and two-time champions Bob and Mike Bryan advanced to the US Open doubles final with a 6-1, 6-4 win Wednesday over Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo, extending their winning streak to 13 matches. The Bryans, champions in 2005 And 2008, were not broken in the match, dropping jus t seven points on serve.
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| ATP And FedEx Announce New Global Sponsorship |
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The ATP and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) have signed a three-year agreement that brings FedEx on board as a new global Platinum Sponsor and Official Carrier of the ATP World Tour. The sponsorship will launch at the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November and extend through 2013.
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| Verdasco Makes Fantastic Finish; Nadal Races Past Lopez |
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World No. 8 Fernando Verdasco rallied from two sets down for just the second time at a Grand Slam tournament to prevail over 10th-seeded David Ferrer 5-7, 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) in a fourth-round Spanish classic Tuesday night at the US Open.
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| US Open Diary Day 9 |
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A-list celebrities continue to flock to Flushing Meadows to take in the action at the US Open. Sam Querrey and Stanislas Wawrinka battle it out, while Fernando Verdasco delivers a shot to remember.
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| Wawrinka Ends American Hopes |
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Swiss No. 25 seed Stanislas Wawrinka ended American hopes at the US Open on Tuesday as he battled past No. 20 seed Sam Querrey 7-6(9), 6-7(5), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in very blustery conditions at Flushing Meadows to reach the quarter-finals.
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| Youzhny Holds Off Robredo Challenge |
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World No. 14 Mikhail Youzhny reached the US Open quarter-finals for the second time Tuesday as he held off Tommy Robredo’s challenge to defeat the Spaniard 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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| Schwank-Zeballos Continue Giant-killing Run |
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Unseeded Argentine duo Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos continued their dream run at the US Open by defeating fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach 6-3, 7-6(3) Tuesday to reach the semi-finals in New York.
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| Federer Produces Lethal Combination |
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They say it's better to be lucky than good. Roger Federer was both last night as he defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the seventh consecutive year.
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| Bryan Brothers Reach US Open Quarter-finals |
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Fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time after defeating Portuguese-Spanish pairing Frederico Gil and Daniel Gimeno-Traver Monday in New York.
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| Soderling Rallies To Reach Quarters |
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World No. 5 Robin Soderling overcame a slow start to book his place in the US Open quarter-finals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spanish No. 21 seed Albert Montanes on Monday in New York.
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| Djokovic To Duel Monfils For SF Berth |
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No. 17 seed Gael Monfils reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time Monday at the expense of his friend and fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet, whom he defeated 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 on the Louis Armstrong Stadium. It was the first all-French contest in the fourth round of the US Open in the Open Era.
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| US Open Diary Day 8 |
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Spaniard Tommy Robredo remains alive in both the singles and doubles at the US Open. Robredo and countryman Marcel Granollers Monday advanced to the doubles quarter-finals and on Tuesday Robredo will play Mikhail Youzhny for a place in the singles quarter-finals.
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