Serena roars back to keep Grand Slam bid alive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams flirted with grand slam danger once again but kept her calendar-year Grand Slam bid on track by beating a battling, 101st-ranked Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3-6 7-5 6-0 at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Federer express aims to keep rolling at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Roger Federer express will look to gather further pace in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday as the world number two continues his bid for a sixth U.S. Open title and an 18th grand slam crown.
Djokovic and Cilic through to U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion Marin Cilic took different routes into the fourth round of the U.S. Open as the upsets and searing heat at Flushing Meadows both eased off on Friday.
Day back in contention, Spieth struggles
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Jason Day kept his spectacular run of form going as he moved into contention for the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, ending the opening round three shots behind surprise leader Brendon de Jonge.
Djokovic straight through again, with effort
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic notched another straight sets win but was given more of a workout in a 6-3 7-5 7-5 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi in reaching the fourth round on a hot, humid Friday at the U.S. Open.
Cilic survives scare, keeps Open defense on track
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marin Cilic kept his U.S. Open title defense on track but not without a scare as the ninth seed needed over four hours to put away Mikhail Kukushkin and reach the fourth round with a 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1 win on Friday.
Venus ousts Bencic, heads toward possible Serena clash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Venus Williams struck a blow for the older set and stayed on course for a quarter-finals collision with Grand Slam-seeking sister Serena Williams by beating Swiss teen Belinda Bencic on Friday at the U.S. Open.
Owners to revisit Goodell’s role in discipline process: report
(Reuters) – National Football League team owners are planning to re-evaluate Commissioner Roger Goodell’s role in player discipline after his “Deflategate” ruling was overturned by a federal judge, according to a report on Friday.
Fourth seed Wozniacki falls to Cetkovska
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki became the highest seed to fall in the upset-filled women’s draw at the U.S. Open when Czech Petra Cetkovska stunned the Dane 6-4 5-7 7-6(1) at Flushing Meadows on Thursday.
Gonzalez, Rockies power past fading Giants
(The Sports Xchange) – Carlos Gonzalez continued his home run barrage and Chris Rusin threw a complete game Thursday night as the Colorado Rockies pounded the fading San Francisco Giants 11-3.
