US Open

16 June 2008 -- World number one golfer Tiger Woods has won his third U.S. Open title, surviving a long playoff with fellow American Rocco Mediate on the challenging Torrey Pines course near San Diego, California.

Both men tied after regulation play on Sunday at one under-par 283. That set up an 18-hole playoff on Monday. Woods built a three-shot lead early before Mediate slowly caught up and was able to grab a one-shot advantage heading into the final hole. But Mediate was not able to seal the win and Woods, still battling to recover from knee surgery, regained a shot with a birdie (one under par on a hole).    » read more »

09 September 2007 -- World number one women's tennis player Justine Henin of Belgium has crushed Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the U.S. Open championship in New York.

The top-seeded Justine Henin earned her second U.S. Open title and seventh grand-slam crown with a 6-1, 6-3 victory late Saturday over the fourth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova - the 2004 champion.

The Belgian now has a 15-2 record all time against the Russian.

Justine Henin became the first woman to win the U.S. title without losing a set since American Serena Williams in 2002.    » read more »

04 September 2007 -- Argentine tennis player Juan Ignacio Chela and Spanish veteran Carlos Moya have reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Juan Ignacio Chela needed three hours and 41 minutes and five sets to defeat Stanilas Warwrinka of Switzerland, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4. The Argentine will next face the winner of all-Spanish encounter between second seed Rafael Nadal and 15th seed David Ferrer.    » read more »

Sixth-Seeded American James Blake Ousted

03 September 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- Former U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick of the United States has reached the quarterfinal round in the men's draw of this year's tournament in New York.

The fifth-seeded Andy Roddick, the men's winner in 2003, advanced past number nine Tomas Berdych Monday when his Czech opponent retired while trailing, 7-6, 2-0.    » read more »

Second Seed Rafael Nadal Advances at US Open
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03 September 2007 (VOA Sports) -- Men's second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain has reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Nadal posted 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory Sunday against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

The Spaniard will next play 15th-seeded compatriot David Ferrer, who was stretched to five sets before advancing past David Nalbandian of Argentina, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5.    » read more »

02 September 2007 (VOA Sports) -- Defending U.S. Open tennis champion and second seed Maria Sharapova of Russia has become the first big upset of this year's tournament in New York.

Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska shocked Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

Another seeded Russian also fell in third-round play Saturday when unseeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary downed number seven Nadia Petrova (6-4, 6-4).

Other seeded women ousted Saturday include two Swiss players: number 11 Patty Schnyder and number 16 Martina Hingis.    » read more »

ARMONK, NY, 28 Aug 2007 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) will bring millions of tennis fans worldwide closer to their favorite tennis stars at the 127th annual US Open. The new my USOpen.org and SlamTracker let spectators follow their favorite players as the live action unfolds anytime, anywhere.    » read more »

29 August 2007 -- World No. 1 women's tennis player Justin Henin of Belgium has reached the third round of the U.S. Open in New York. Henin got stronger as her match went on, defeating Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-4, 6-0.

American Venus Williams, a two-time winner of this Grand Slam event, won in straight sets over Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru, 6-4, 6-2. Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic defeated Aravane Rezai of France, 6-3, 6-1, and could face Williams in the fourth round.    » read more »

27 August 2007 -- Top seeds Roger Federer of Switzerland and Justine Henin of Belgium have won their opening round matches at the U.S. Open in New York, the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.

Roger Federer is seeking to become the first man in the Open era to win four straight titles in the U.S championship and first since Bill Tilden in 1923. Roger Federer faced only two break points Monday in beating American Scoville Jenkins, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Despite serving seven double-faults, the world number one Justine Henin rolled over German qualifier Julia Goerges, 6-0, 6-3.    » read more »

20 August 2007 -- The number-one tennis players in the world have been named the top seeds for the U.S. Open, which begins next Monday in New York.

Three-time defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland is seeded first for the fourth consecutive year. Justine Henin, who won the U.S. Open in 2003 and was the runner-up to Russian Maria Sharapova last year, tops the women's seedings.

Sharapova is seeded second in the women's field, followed by Serbian Jelena Jankovic, Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova - the 2004 U.S. Open champion - and Serbian Ana Ivanovic.    » read more »

Bud Collins Will Debut on SportsCenter from US Open

August 7 , 2007 -- Renowned newspaper and television tennis journalist Bud Collins has joined ESPN and will appear on ESPN2’s extensive coverage of Grand Slam events – the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon – beginning in 2008. He also will report for SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio from the US Open starting this year and throughout the year as tennis news dictates.    » read more »