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Bryan twins upset by Bhupathi/Paes, doubles finals set
Third-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India rallied to upset top-seeded twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7, Saturday evening in a men’s doubles semifinal at the Western and Southern Open to move into today’s final against No. 4 seed...
Posted: 8/20/2011 8:28 PM in Serve the Word
Murray tops Fish, meets Djokovic in finals
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic will face No. 4 Andy Murray in the Western & Southern Open men’s finals here Sunday (12:30 p.m.) in Mason. Murray beat No. 7 seed Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the first semifinal today. Djokovic advanced over No. 8 seed Tomas Berdcyh...
Posted: 8/20/2011 5:15 PM in Serve the Word
Saturday’s schedule
1 p.m. (4) Andy Murray vs. (7) Mardy Fish 2:30 p.m.-ish (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (8) Tomas Berdych 7 p.m. (2) Vera Zvonareva vs. (4/WC) Maria Sharapova 8:30 p.m.-ish (9) Andrea Petkovic vs. (13) Jelena Jankovic
Posted: 8/20/2011 2:25 AM in Serve the Word
Dog or kid?
It’s been another monumental year for the best doubles team in history, Bob and Mike Bryan. The top-ranked duo has added six more titles to improve its all-time tour record to 73. Last week, they won their tour-record 700th match. But the biggest news...
Posted: 8/19/2011 11:25 PM in Serve the Word
Djokovic survives, advances
Gael Monfils played a great match tonight but World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rallied in a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win. The Serbian advances the to Saturday’s semifinals, where he plays Tomas Berdych at 2:30 p.m. Mardy Fish and Andy Murray play at 1 p.m. in the other...
Posted: 8/19/2011 11:22 PM in Serve the Word
Berdych withdraws from doubles
Tomas Berdych has withdrawn from doubles because of a right shoulder injury. The withdrawal advances Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes into the semifinals. Berdych faces Novak Djokovic in a singles semifinal tomorrow.
Posted: 8/19/2011 6:08 PM in Serve the Word
Peng withdraws, women’s final four set
Peng Shuai has withdrawn from the W&S with a left hip injury, vaulting 2009 W&S champ Jelena Jankovic into the semifinals. Said Peng: “At first I was excited to have advanced to the quarterfinals here. Yesterday in my match yesterday, I played really...
Posted: 8/19/2011 5:59 PM in Serve the Word
Berdych downs Federer
Eighth seeded Tomas Berdych has ended Roger Federer’s bid for a fifth Western & Southern Open title. In a quarterfinal match Friday on Center Court, Berdych defeated Federer 6-2, 7-6 (3). The world No. 9 has now won three of his past four matches against...
Posted: 8/19/2011 5:15 PM in Serve the Word
Fish gets long-awaited big win
Despite compiling enough hardware to fill his mantle, Mardy Fish has been waiting all summer for his big win. It finally came Friday afternoon, when he beat World No. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Center Court of the Western & Southern...
Posted: 8/19/2011 3:58 PM in Serve the Word
Zvonareva clinches spot in semis
Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva dispatched Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 7-6 (6) to advance to Saturday’s semifinals, where she plays fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova. Zvonareva is a former W&S champion; Sharapova was a 2010 finalist. Sharapova leads their series...
Posted: 8/19/2011 3:43 PM in Serve the Word
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