Showing posts with label US Open. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Open. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1

Sania Mirza undergone Knee surgery to avoid injuries


                                                                                         
New Delhi, Novmber 29: A knee surgery cut short to the tennis player Sania Mirza's 2011 season after the US Open but the Indian ace says she cannot afford to be selective about the events she competes in to avoid injuries.
  Sania's knee surgery is took place recently even she is practicing. Monday was her sixth day on the tennis courts, although she is not stretching herself much, restricting the hitting sessions to 40-45 minutes. Sania saya that she is very much interest to came back to the court she also said she is fit. Sania cutted number of competition in the last session due to injury. Sania says "I have to improve my rank for that I have to deal with injuries

Thursday, September 8

Federer demolishes Tsonga to reach US Open semifinals





        Five-time champion Roger Federer demolished Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the US Open semifinals and gain revenge for his landmark Wimbledon loss to the Frenchman. Third seed Federer will tackle top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic for a place in the final after overcoming a 90-minute rain interruption and curtailing the powerful but wayward shot-making of Tsonga. It will be the fourth successive US Open semifinal meeting between Federer and Djokovic and first since the Swiss ended the Serb's 43-match winning run at the French Open in June.

Wednesday, September 7

Men's US Open matches postponed due to rain

  

        The men's matches at the US Open have been postponed because of rain.Tournament officials were still hoping to get in four women's quarterfinals on Wednesday.After all matches were postponed on Tuesday, the year's final Grand Slam got in just 15 minutes of tennis on Wednesday before wet weather hit again. Three men's fourth-round matches originally scheduled for Tuesday started Wednesday afternoon following a 90-minute rain delay, but play was suspended after 15 minutes.


Saturday, September 3

Pennetta sends Sharapova crashing out of US Open, Andy Murray,Rafael Nadal, reaches third round at U.S. Open

Tennis:-


          Maria Sharapova is out of the U.S. Open, upset in the third round by Flavia Pennetta.The 2006 champion lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to the 26{+t}{+h}-seeded Italian on Friday. Sharapova had been 12-0 in three-set matches this year, including her first-round win.Sharapova made 12 double-faults, including two in the last game. She did not look sharp over a 2 hour, 29-minute match that featured plenty of nervous tennis. Sharapova made 60 unforced errors.  
  • Pennetta sends Sharapova crashing out of US Open 
  • Andy Murray lives dangerously for US Open