Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history Thursday, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Two-time champion Venus Williams and Olympic silver medalist Dinara Safina were easy second-round winners Thursday at the U.S. Open.
Former champion and last year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva were a pair of second-round winners Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
Andy Roddick, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the major players in action today in U.S. Open tennis. Roddick takes on Fabrice Santoro, Dementieva faces Pauline Parmentier and Jankovic goes against Sofia Arvidsson.
World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic survived her first-round match Tuesday at the U.S. Open.
Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament.
David Ferrer of Spain was among the early winners on the first day of play at the 2008 U.S. Open.
Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain and last year's runner-up Mardy Fish were quarterfinal winners Thursday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Forest Hills, NY (Sports Network) - Czech Lucie Safarova had no problem defeating China's Peng Shuai in the final at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
For the second time in two years, American Mardy Fish will play in the final at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Czech Lucie Safarova and Chinese Shuai Peng will square off in Saturday's final at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Top seeds Anna Chakvetadze and Daniela Hantuchova along with former world No. 1 Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo were all second-round winners Wednesday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Forest Hills, NY (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier and second-seeded Marina Erakovic of New Zealand were first-round upset victims Wednesday at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
World No. 1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia learned the paths they'll have to take en route to the finals, as the 2008 U.S. Open draws were announced on Thursday.
The Williams sisters would meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, a bit earlier than their matchup in the final of the last Grand Slam, Wimbledon.
Executive chairman and president of the ATP Etienne de Villiers announced on Thursday that he will not renew his contract at the end of this 2008 season.
Fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev, second- seeded Croat Ivo Karlovic and eighth-seeded American Mardy Fish were second- round winners Tuesday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
The fourth and final tennis major of 2008 will get underway next week, as reigning four-time champion Roger Federer will be on hand to defend his title at the U.S. Open. For the women, on the other hand, there will definitely be a new champ, as Justine Henin will not return for a defense after retiring from the sport earlier this year.
Former champion Lleyton Hewitt will skip the U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery.
Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from next week's U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery. Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, said in a statement published on his Web site Wednesday he is frustrated at not being able to play but had exhausted every possibility besides surgery
