Venus Williams of the USA cruised easily through her 3rd round match against Mandy Minella on Friday at the 2010 U.S. Open. It was the 12th time in 12 trips that Venus reached the 4th round at Flushing Meadows. The No. 3 seeded Williams easily eliminated the 185th-ranked qualifier of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1. She won
No. 5 seed, Samantha Stosur and No. 12 seed, Elena Dementieva both advanced with straight-sets wins and will meet in the 4th round of the 2010 U.S. Open. Stosur of Australia breezed through quite easily over No. 37 ranked Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-3. Stosur came close to losing her 1st round match against
Ryan Harrison is only 18 years old and may become one of the top Americans. It's tough for American tennis at the very top. Querrey and Isner are in the top 20, but the question is whether either player can play top 10 tennis. Querrey probably has the better upside because he moves better, but
Novak Djokovic was probably thrilled playing an evening match. His breathing issues are well-known and they may have cost him at least getting a little deeper in the first two Slams of the year. Indeed, even his match against fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, went 5 sets, and although he recovered to win the match, it's
What's happened to Marin Cilic? Last year, he reached the quarterfinals of the US Open and took a set off Juan Martin del Potro. Some felt, if he hadn't given into nerves, he might have toppled the Argentine giant (though, the Croat, is just as tall as del Potro). He took one more step forward,
The defending champion, Kim Clijsters, continues her quest for a 3rd U.S. Open title after defeating Sally Peers 6-2, 6-1 in round 2 of the 2010 U.S. Open. Clijsters of Belgium made 15 unforced errors in the first set before steadying herself to take the win over the No. 201 ranked Peers of Australia in
Maria Sharapova made quick work of her 2nd round match against Iveta Benesova, winning easily 6-1, 6-2. Sharapova, the 14th seed, didn't face a single break point in her demolition of 68th ranked Benesova of the Czech Republic. Benesova contributed 26 unforced errors to add to her own demise. Sharapova broke down Benesova's defense with
Perhaps a new American sensation is spreading her wings as Beatrice Capra upset No. 18 seed Aravane Rezai in the 2010 U.S. Open tournament today. Playing in her Grand Slam debut as a wild-card entry, Capra is the youngest player left in the women's field and the lowest-ranked, at 371. It took three sets, but
No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki, served up a double bagel to Kai-Lung Chang in U.S. Open action today. Wozniacki has lost only two games through the first two rounds. So far she has proven she deserves the No. 1 seeding. Wozniacki is considered by many to be the favorite in the women's draw this year,
This is why form sometimes doesn't matter heading into the US Open. If you were to look at the list of players that were playing well heading into the US Open, that list would be: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, and David Nalbandian. You could even argue that Roddick was starting to
