US Open Tennis
Serena and Jankovic Will Fight For US Open Title
Submitted by Zach Blaney on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 02:35
Serena Williams of the US and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic will face each other in Saturday night's final at the 2008 U.S. Open.
Williams, the fourth-seeded two-time champion, reached her fourth U.S. Open final by defeating sixth-seeded Russian Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2 in Friday's second semifinal at Ashe Stadium.
The second-seeded Jankovic ousted fifth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and entered her first-ever major final after going 0-4 in her previous Grand Slam semis.
It’s Going To Be Williams Versus Williams Tomorrow!
Submitted by Zach Blaney on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 09:33
It’s going to be Williams versus Williams tomorrow at US Open. Yes, 28-year-old Venus Williams will play against 26-year-old Serena Williams in quarterfinals at US Open Tennis.
Venus booked her berth in the quarterfinals defeating the World No. 9 Polish tennis player in straight 6-1, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. After she was through, her younger sister Serena, secured her spot, defeating World No. 65 French player in 6-2, 6-2 straight sets at the same court.
One Of The Biggest Upsets In The History Of US Open Tennis!
Submitted by Zach Blaney on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 09:36
In what turned out to be a shocker of a game, French qualifier Julie Coin, ranked 188th in the world ousted world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic from the 2008 U.S. Open on Thursday. The 25-year-old Coin, beat Ivanovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in second-round action at the 2008 U.S. Open which took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva Emerge As Second Round Winners
Submitted by Zach Blaney on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 09:17
Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, former champion and last year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva emerged as winners of the third round on Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
The second-seeded Jankovic beat Swede Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in 2 hours, 45 minutes.
Jankovic, who held the No. 1 ranking for one week just two weeks ago, seemed to be sailing smoothly on Day 3, up a set and serving for the match at 5-4 in the second, till she was confronted by Arvidsson.
