US OPEN: WELCOME BACK
For every tennis player a grand slam is a chance for glory, a chance for history, and sometimes a chance for redemption. In only one way can a player’s thoughts and beliefs be realized, by winning. And that’s exactly what Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Rafeal Nadal of Spain achieved today on Arthur Ashe Stadium [...]
US OPEN: THE HEART OF A CHAMPION
For Taylor Dent life couldn’t have been better until a little over two years ago, pain in his lower back changed his life and the way he used to live it. Dent, a native southern Californian, spent over two years off of the ATP tour. He went through three back surgeries knowing that playing tennis [...]
US OPEN: RODDICK ROLLS, UPSET CITY FOR WOMEN, PHOTOS!
This day at the 2009 US Open started with two major upsets. First, 17 year old Melanie Oudin of the United States bested the fourth seeded Russian Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and second, fifth seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia lost 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) to Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia in a 2-hour, 40-minute [...]
