Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva from Russia pulled a huge upset by defeating No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. With the win, Vera has reached her second successive Grand Slam final, the last at Wimbledon where she lost to Serena Williams. While everyone has been keeping an eye on Caroline,
When Nadal raised the Wimbledon trophy for a second time, he knew that there was only one achievement he needed: win the US Open. He won the Australian Open once. He won Wimbledon twice. He's won the French 5 times. Twice, he's reached the US Open semifinals. Historically, Nadal's clay court victories has meant that
The US Open seems to be Novak Djokovic's best tournament. He's reached the semis for the third time in a row, and for the fourth time, he'll face Roger Federer. Novak struggled a bit with Gael Monfils in one set, but then he buckled down in the second set while Monfils gave in. The third
No. 7 seed Vera Zvonareva will face No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki in one of the semifinals of the 2010 U.S. Open. This is Zvonareva's first time in the semifinals, having never made it past the 4th round in seven tries, while Wozniacki was a finalist here last year on her third try. Zvonareva defeated
No. 2 seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters will face No. 3 seed Venus Williams in one semifinal at the 2010 U.S. Open. Both Clijsters and Williams have two U.S. Open titles to their name. Clijsters has won the last two times she played here, in 2005 and then again after coming out of retirement
These are the kinds of matches that separate the men from the boys, or at least the champions from the ones that aren't. Stan Wawrinka hadn't had such a great year, but after his four set win over Andy Murray, he had to feel good about his chances against Sam Querrey. Meanwhile, Querrey had beaten
Federer used to be one emotional guy. He'd cry. He'd yell. He used to smash racquets. But these days, Federer has become positively Swedish, or at least Borgian, in his emotions. He calmly plays one point after the next. True, when he hits a good shot, he's still prone to a brief emotional outburst, but
In the 2 hours I was out of my place, Djokovic made short work of Mardy Fish. Many had hoped, with his weight loss, that he would be able to give Djokovic a challenge. Fish had been having a career half year. However, Djokovic is often underrated as a talent. If he had been in
After missing a first serve should you go right back to the same spot with your second serve or mix it up? Ian talks about three things to keep in mind when making this decision. The second question is all about seeking for approval from a coach, what is a good balance so that you’re
Once you get to Labor Day, you move from the obligatory early round matches to the business end of a Slam. Those that want to seriously make a run need to get to Labor Day, when the fourth round begins. Let's begin with a quick recap of what happened so far. Among those coming in
