US Open Tennis

Serena and Jankovic Will Fight For US Open Title

Serena and Jankovic Will Fight For US Open TitleSerena 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!

It’s Going To Be Williams Versus Williams Tomorrow! 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!

One Of The Biggest Upsets In The History Of US Open Tennis!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

Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva Emerge As Second Round Winners 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.

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