Blake happy to avoid bowing out on historic anniversary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – James Blake just about achieved his wish of avoiding defeat on the 50th anniversary of the Great March On Washington when his career-ending loss at the U.S. Open concluded past midnight at Flushing Meadows on Thursday.
Stephens at ease on the big stage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the anointed leader of the next generation of American tennis players, Sloane Stephens is getting used to being in the spotlight.
Night owl Murray opens defense with dominant win
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andy Murray was not happy about having to wait until Wednesday night to open defense of his U.S. Open title but the Briton was quite pleased with the result after delivering a masterly thrashing of Michael Llodra.
Venus vows to come back after defeat to China’s Li
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walking out the door, Venus Williams vowed to be back.
Kuroda shows cracks as Yankees playoff push crumbles
TORONTO (Reuters) – Hiroki Kuroda started the season as a rock in the New York Yankees rotation but the righthander showed a few more cracks on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out a 7-2 win to defuse the Bronx Bombers’ post-season push.
Former champion Del Potro passes tight first test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former champion Juan Martin del Potro outslugged a gritty Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a contentious four-set match to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Li gets chance at revenge against Robson
NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s Li Na has waited a year for another crack at Britain’s Laura Robson and got her wish on Wednesday as their second-round victories set up a third round U.S. Open showdown.
NASCAR’s Labonte breaks ribs in bike accident
(Reuters) – Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will miss Sunday’s race in Atlanta after breaking three ribs in a bicycle accident near his home in Trinity, North Carolina on Wednesday.
Rain plays havoc with schedule at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams’s center court clash was among dozens of matches canceled on Wednesday after rain washed out most of the day’s play at the U.S. Open, forcing tournament organizers to drastically revise the schedule.
Johnson happy to be back on Tour after best man duties
(Reuters) – With his best man duties now out of the way, Zach Johnson is delighted to be back in PGA Tour action for this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship after missing the first event of the lucrative FedExCup playoffs.
