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Five to watch on Day 8: Wozniacki-Sharapova
NEW YORK - Here are five things to watch in Day 8 action at the 2010 U.S. Open. 1) Sharapova looks to slow down No. 1 Wozniacki No. 1 seed and last year's U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki is on a mission to capture her first Grand Slam title, but No. 14 seed Maria Sharapova will be standing in her way in what could easily be the match of the day. Wozniacki has been absolutely dominating her
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Querrey carries U.S. hopes into fourth round
American Sam Querrey has equaled his best showing at a Grand Slam tournament by beating 14th-seeded Nicolas Almagro to reach the fourth round at the U.S. Open. The 20th-seeded Querrey won 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday. He has made the fourth round at two straight majors. Querrey lost there at Wimbledon to Andy Murray, a possible next opponent. He also advanced to the fourth round of the 2008 U.S. Open.
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Venus battles into U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK - Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Just as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer. On a day when No. 2 Kim Clijsters cruised to her fourth-round win at the U.S. Open, third-seeded Williams never looked quite comfortable in her 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over 16th-seeded Peer on the second straight windy day in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams got
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Sharapova blows away Capra at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Maria Sharapova knows the story all too well: An unknown American kid shows up at the U.S. Open, upsets a seeded player, gains some buzz and belief, then gets a shot at Sharapova in the third round. In 2009, that kid was Melanie Oudin, who beat Sharapova en route to the quarterfinals. In 2010, that kid was Beatrice Capra and, well, let's just say that Sharapova fared a little
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Five to watch on Day 6: Capra vs. Sharapova
NEW YORK - Here are five things to watch in Day 6 action at the 2010 U.S. Open. 1) Capra looks to become the next Cinderella Maria Sharapova made an unexpected exit in the third round of last year's U.S. Open, falling in an upset against 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin in three sets. Now in 2010 she'll have to avoid getting knocked out by a similarly surprising American teen if she wants to
Notebook: Serena doesn't think Roddick crossed line
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams heard about Andy Roddick's foot fault from the other night. Guess whose side she's on. "I think a foot fault counts only after you hit the ball, so I don't know. It's always kind of shaky to call it," Williams told ESPN while on hand to watch her sister, Venus, play at the U.S. Open on Friday night. Serena is not playing, saying she's still recovering from July
Schiavone hits between-legs shot like Federer's
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Federer isn't the only one who can hit a back-to-the-net, between-the-legs shot. Francesca Schiavone turned the trick at the U.S. Open, too. During a 6-1, 7-5 victory over 29th-seeded Alona Bondarenko in the third round at Flushing Meadows on Friday, French Open champion Schiavone produced a near-replica of the shot Federer hit against Novak Djokovic in the 2009 semifinals
U.S. Open Show Court Schedules
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, vs. Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia Not before 1 p.m. Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, vs. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan Andreas Beck, Germany, vs. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland Night Session (play begins at 7 p.m.) Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, vs. Maria Sharapova (14), Russia Philipp Petzschner, Germany, vs. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia Louis Armstrong Stadium Pablo Cuevas,
Five to watch on Day 4: Stars at night
NEW YORK - Here are five things to watch on Day 4 at the 2010 U.S. Open. 1) Stars under the lights While Novak Djokovic started to make his presence felt in the tennis world in 2006, his breakthrough year was in 2007, when he made it to the semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon and the final at the U.S. Open. It was also that year that he became a crowd favorite, delighting the fans at
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Venus moves on, Azarenka scares the crowd
NEW YORK - Victoria Azarenka collapsed and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, an accident that resulted from a concussion she endured after falling and hitting her head while warming up for her U.S. Open match. The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1, 31 minutes into her match on another steamy day at Flushing Meadows, when she stopped running and crumpled
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Clijsters overcomes stumble to advance
NEW YORK - Defending champion Kim Clijsters struggled to find her footing on a windy day before recovering in time to win her 15th straight match at the U.S. Open. The second-seeded Belgian beat Hungary's Greta Arn 6-0, 7-5 in the first round Monday. She fell behind 4-0 in the second set, and the 104th-ranked Arn had a chance to serve out the set at 5-4. But Clijsters got the break, then did it
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Austin Rivers?
6'3, 175, shooting guard, Rivals.com number one HS prospect for 2011. He just crossed-over and picked John Wall's pocket. Anyone want the Pistons to tank the next two years to get this guy?
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Selig statue mistake
MILWAUKEE (TD) – Reports are coming in that the Milwaukee Brewers did not, in fact, install a statue of former owner Bud Selig in front of Miller Park today.“A simple mistake,” current team owner Mark Attanasio told confused reporters following up on the AP story. “Bud just happened to be standing in front of the park and was mistaken for a lifeless, brassy statue.”
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Sports world loses gem in former Pistons p.r. director Matt Dobek Read more: http://
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Chat with Ben Gordon
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Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon will stop by as NBA training camps are just a few weeks away.
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