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American teen Duval upsets Stosur

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Duval of the USA pulled the biggest upset of the US Open so far by defeating 2011 US Open champion, Samantha Stosur of Australia 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the 2013 US Open. After dropping the first set 5-7, Duval was able to overcome her young age and inexperience for

Serena Williams wins fourth U.S. Open crown

Serena Williams of the U.S.A. kept the U.S. Open trophy on home-turf for the fourth time in her career on Sunday with a hard-fought win over World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Final score: 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Williams, who is ranked No. 4, won the match at 2 hours and 18 minutes, the longest

Ivanovic survives over Stephens at US Open

  Former World No. 1, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, ended the hopes of American teen, Sloan Stephens, in a hard fought match on Saturday night in round three of the 2012 US Open Tennis Tournament at Flushing Meadows. Stephens pulled out a tiebreaker in the first set against Ivanovic, who hadn’t been challenged for a

Sharapova ousted by Pennetta at US Open

No. 3 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia, went down in defeat today to No. 25 ranked Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in round 3 of the U.S. Open. Maria's serve was part of the problem that led to her early exit, committing a dozen double-faults. That really came as no surprise, as Maria's

McHale upsets Bartoli at US Open

Teenager Christina McHale of the USA pulled a huge upset over No. 8 seed, Marion Bartoli of France with a straight-sets victory 7-6(2), 6-2 in round 2 of the 2011 US Open. Nineteen-year-old Christina hit 20 winners, with 28 unforced errors and converted on 5 of 16 break-point opportunities. Marian hit 21 winners with 38

Venus Williams withdraws from the U.S. Open

Two-time champion Venus Williams of the USA has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to an illness. Williams was scheduled to play 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki in the 2nd round. In a statement afterward, she said: "I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my

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