http://www.mail.com/subjects/19914-us-open-tennis-championship.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/19914-us-open-tennis-championship.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match in Belgium. Clijsters retired after the U.S. Open but organized a match to thank her fans, 13,000 of whom turned up at Antwerp Sports Palace, including Crown Prince Phillipe and Princess Mathilde. In the lightheart... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html 2012-12-12T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1730764-serena-williams-named-wtas-player-year.html LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams has been named the WTA's Player of the Year after winning major titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and claiming gold at the London Olympics. Williams, who has won 15 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals, was 48-2 over the final seven months of the season. It is the fourth time Williams has won the award,... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1730764-serena-williams-named-wtas-player-year.html 2012-11-29T10:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1684742-top-ranked-djokovic-holds-murray-atp-finals.html LONDON (AP) — In what is shaping up to be the new top rivalry in tennis, Novak Djokovic held off Andy Murray on Wednesday at the ATP finals. The top-ranked Serb got the big break when he needed it late in the third set and beat Murray 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the O2 Arena. "Another great match. Another great performance from both of us," said Djokovic, who has kn... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1684742-top-ranked-djokovic-holds-murray-atp-finals.html 2012-11-07T21:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1656318-williams-beats-no-1-azarenka-wta-championships.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Serena Williams extended her dominance over the top-ranked player in the world on Thursday, defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Championships. Williams improved to 11-1 overall against Azarenka, winning the last nine matches. Williams beat Azarenka in the semifinals of Wimbledon and at the London Olympics. "Maybe I'm doing the ... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1656318-williams-beats-no-1-azarenka-wta-championships.html 2012-10-25T18:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1650602-serena-williams-opens-wta-championships-with-win.html ISTANBUL (AP) — With the year-end top ranking out of reach, Serena Williams will settle for the title at the WTA Championships. In her first match since winning the U.S. Open in September, Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday to start round-robin play in the season-ending event featuring the top eight players in the world. ... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1650602-serena-williams-opens-wta-championships-with-win.html 2012-10-23T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1628500-murray-beats-federer-to-reach-shanghai-final.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Two-time defending champion Andy Murray beat an erratic-serving Roger Federer in a rainy semifinal Saturday, setting up a U.S. Open final rematch against Novak Djokovic at the Shanghai Masters. Djokovic reached his 10th final of the year by defeating fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 in the earlier semifinal. Djokovic is looking for his... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1628500-murray-beats-federer-to-reach-shanghai-final.html 2012-10-13T14:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1628250-murray-to-meet-djokovic-shanghai-masters-final.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Two-time defending champion Andy Murray beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, setting up a rematch of the U.S. Open final against Novak Djokovic. Djokovic reached his 10th final of the season when he beat fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 in the first semi. Murray broke Federer in the fifth game of the first s... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1628250-murray-to-meet-djokovic-shanghai-masters-final.html 2012-10-13T13:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1586448-nadal-when-hell-return-knee-injury.html LONDON (AP) — Rafael Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury, and the 11-time Grand Slam champion isn't sure if he'll play the Australian Open in January. "All that is in my mind is to keep working hard to come back," Nadal said in interviews with European newspapers Tuesday. "I cannot think about the future because it's not like if... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1586448-nadal-when-hell-return-knee-injury.html 2012-09-25T18:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1566198-andy-murray-receives-rousing-welcome-hometown.html DUNBLANE, Scotland (AP) — Thousands of people lined the streets in gloomy Scottish weather Sunday to give Andy Murray a rousing welcome to his hometown of Dunblane as he celebrated his Olympic and U.S. Open victories. Britain's first men's Grand Slam winner in 76 years arrived on an open-top bus before walking slowly through the town's streets, signing au... Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1566198-andy-murray-receives-rousing-welcome-hometown.html 2012-09-16T14:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1563540-spain-sweeps-us-singles-2-0-davis-cup-lead.html GIJON, Spain (AP) — Even without facing Rafael Nadal, the United States is on the brink of elimination by the clay-court masters from Spain. Sam Querrey and John Isner lost their opening singles matches Friday, giving the defending champions a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup semifinals. David Ferrer put the hosts ahead in the best-of-five series with a 4-6, 6-2... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1563540-spain-sweeps-us-singles-2-0-davis-cup-lead.html 2012-09-14T18:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1556164-us-open-champ-murray-hopes-its-1.html NEW YORK (AP) — If it's true, as they say, that the toughest Grand Slam title to win is your first, then Andy Murray was right to feel relief, above all, when he finally got No. 1 out of the way at the U.S. Open. "I certainly was doubting myself a bit, and thinking about the match and how tough it was going to be, and whether I was going to be able to do ... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1556164-us-open-champ-murray-hopes-its-1.html 2012-09-11T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1554318-murrays-victory-caps-amazing-summer-britain.html LONDON (AP) — After reveling in a rousing Olympic summer of sporting success, Britain awoke Tuesday to another major milestone: Finally, after 76 years of waiting, the country has a male Grand Slam tennis champion. Andy Murray's five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final Monday provided the perfect bookend to a summer in which a British r... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1554318-murrays-victory-caps-amazing-summer-britain.html 2012-09-11T10:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1554224-murray-tops-djokovic-1st-grand-slam-title.html NEW YORK (AP) — Too exhausted to jump up and down or run over to the stands the way some newly crowned champions do, Andy Murray dropped his racket to the court, crouched down gingerly and covered his mouth with his hands. A few minutes later, he took off his shoes, sat in his chair on the sideline, leaned his head back and looked into the dark New York sky. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1554224-murray-tops-djokovic-1st-grand-slam-title.html 2012-09-11T05:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1553790-murray-finally-wins-grand-slam-with-us-open-title.html NEW YORK (AP) — For Andy Murray, and for Britain, this was all rather fitting. Forced into a fifth set, despite winning the first two, against defending champion Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final. A record-tying 4 hours, 54 minutes of leg-burning, stomach-roiling, tales-in-themselves points lasting 10, 20, 30, even 55 — yes, 55! — strokes. ... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1553790-murray-finally-wins-grand-slam-with-us-open-title.html 2012-09-11T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1553032-serena-williams-surviving-thriving-age-30.html NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams belted out "I Will Survive" while celebrating her U.S. Open title with some karaoke. "I thought it was a great story for me to sing that last night," she said Monday. "I really felt the words. I really, really felt those words." Survival is rallying when two points away from losing the final to top-ranked Victoria Azarenka ... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1553032-serena-williams-surviving-thriving-age-30.html 2012-09-10T18:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551990-djokovic-murray-meet-monday-final-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Born only a week apart and brought up as tennis prodigies who later turned into stars, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have been crisscrossing the globe together, growing as familiar with each other as they are with the kid next door. Their next run-in comes Monday, with nothing less than the U.S. Open title at stake. OK, so it's not Rafael... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551990-djokovic-murray-meet-monday-final-us-open.html 2012-09-10T05:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551950-williams-caps-great-summer-with-win-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months. —Williams jumping up and down on the tennis court with a mile-wide smile across her face. —Williams picking up a big-time prize — this time, the U.S. Open trophy, which will look good somewhere near the gold m... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551950-williams-caps-great-summer-with-win-us-open.html 2012-09-10T05:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551460-serena-williams-to-win-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Given all of the setbacks Serena Williams shrugged aside over the years — on tennis courts and, more daunting, away from them — she probably shouldn't have been worried when she stood two points from losing the U.S. Open final. And yet, she explained afterward, "I really was preparing my runner-up speech." No need for that. When the going ... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551460-serena-williams-to-win-us-open.html 2012-09-10T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1550868-djokovic-beats-ferrer-3rd-open-final-row.html NEW YORK (AP) — The weather was much better at the U.S. Open on Sunday. So was Novak Djokovic. Under a cloudless blue sky, in only a hint of wind, defending champion Djokovic got his game into high gear and reached his third consecutive final at Flushing Meadows by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a match suspended a day e... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1550868-djokovic-beats-ferrer-3rd-open-final-row.html 2012-09-09T21:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551400-ap-photos-scenes-final-days-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — After a weather-challenged week, the U.S. Open wraps up Monday when defending champion Novak Djokovic and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray meet in the men's final. Djokovic leads the head-to-head series against Murray 8-6 but lost their most recent matchup in the semifinals of the London Games. For the fifth straight year, rain forced the... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551400-ap-photos-scenes-final-days-us-open.html 2012-09-09T21:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1550850-soldier-who-lost-leg-works-us-open-semifinal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McIntosh, the ballperson who lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine in Afghanistan, was working the men's semifinal Sunday between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer at the U.S. Open. The 23-year-old McIntosh is an Army specialist. He was walking with his platoon through a river valley near Kandahar in December 2010 when he stepped ... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1550850-soldier-who-lost-leg-works-us-open-semifinal.html 2012-09-09T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551070-errani-vinci-win-us-open-womens-doubles-title.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci both got to celebrate this time. Four days after facing off in a U.S. Open singles quarterfinal, when Errani didn't even crack a smile after clinching victory, they were dancing on court Sunday over their doubles title. The second-seeded Italians beat Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-2 for their sec... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551070-errani-vinci-win-us-open-womens-doubles-title.html 2012-09-09T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1548490-us-open-mens-final-moved-to-monday.html NEW YORK (AP) — With a potentially dangerous storm bearing down on the U.S. Open, play was suspended in the first set of defending champion Novak Djokovic's semifinal Saturday, making this the fifth consecutive year the tournament will fail to finish on time because of the weather. Djokovic was trailing fourth-seeded David Ferrer 5-2 after about a half-ho... Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1548490-us-open-mens-final-moved-to-monday.html 2012-09-08T20:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1545804-azarenka-surprises-sharapova-3-williams.html NEW YORK (AP) — Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka. Coming all the way back from a set and a break down, the top-seeded Azarenka prevailed in a stirring third, beating four-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach her first U.S. Open fina... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1545804-azarenka-surprises-sharapova-3-williams.html 2012-09-07T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547954-serena-williams-easily-reaches-us-open-final.html NEW YORK (AP) — The latest woman to absorb a lopsided loss against Serena Williams thinks the 14-time Grand Slam champion should take on a new challenge. "Given that men are always quick to say women are a lot worse ... I'd love to see her play in a (lower-level) men's tournament and see how they deal with her. It's easy to talk. On the court, it would be... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547954-serena-williams-easily-reaches-us-open-final.html 2012-09-07T22:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547034-bryan-brothers-win-us-open-set-grand-slam-record.html NEW YORK (AP) — At age 34, the Bryan brothers posed with the trophy with Bob's infant daughter and chatted about Mike's upcoming wedding. They've now set the Open-era Grand Slam title record, but the pair doesn't plan to stop adding to that total anytime soon. The American twins won the U.S. Open men's doubles final in straight sets Friday for a 12th Gran... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547034-bryan-brothers-win-us-open-set-grand-slam-record.html 2012-09-07T17:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1542984-djokovic-del-potro-to-reach-open-semis.html NEW YORK (AP) — Locked in a taut, thrill-a-minute second set, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro headed to a tiebreaker and produced a 20-stroke masterpiece of a point befitting a pair of past U.S. Open champions. More than a dozen shots in, defending champion Djokovic drew del Potro forward with a drop shot, then tossed up a lob. Del Potro, the 200... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1542984-djokovic-del-potro-to-reach-open-semis.html 2012-09-07T02:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1540254-roddicks-career-ends-with-open-loss-to-del-potro.html NEW YORK (AP) — More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S. Open audience, Andy Roddick exited the locker room one last time. Accompanied by his wife and other family members, a black baseball cap tugged low over his eyes, Roddick slung a racket bag off h... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1540254-roddicks-career-ends-with-open-loss-to-del-potro.html 2012-09-06T03:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1542628-federer-loses-to-berdych-us-open-quarterfinals.html NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer's famous forehand was off-target, and it didn't help matters that his opponent, Tomas Berdych, wasn't missing much. Eventually it became clear even to Federer that he was going to lose Wednesday night — that for the first time since 2003, he was he not going to participate in the U.S. Open semifinals. "So many moments, I thou... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1542628-federer-loses-to-berdych-us-open-quarterfinals.html 2012-09-06T02:39:00Z