| Murray My Pick to Beat Federer Today in US Open Final |
| her wait for the error or attack the short ball. At the Open, Andreev had Fed on the ropes with his heavy groundies, and even the little-known qualifier Thiago Alves was giving Fed a hard time from the backcourt.
Earlier this summer we saw Gilles Simon and Robby Ginepri get the better of Fed when trading groundstrokes. ... |
2008-09-08
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| Federer Faces Russian Challenge in Andreev Today at US Open |
| okes, especially his forehand, and make the rallies long and longer. And as we saw against Fed’s earlier opponents, baseliners Maximo Gonzalez and Thiago Alves, the Swiss has been error-prone off the ground.
Federer and Andreev played just once before with Federer winning in the 2004 Gstaad final in four sets, so i... |
2008-09-02
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| Roddick Recovers Against Gulbis at US Open; Nadal, Del Potro Playing Today |
| ;s been playing into form.
A guy still not looking like he should is Roger Federer, who I thought didn’t play that well yesterday in a win over Thiago Alves. Federer got through but he’ll need to play better to beat Radek Stepanek tomorrow, and I think he will. Again, his draw sets up nicely.
Later today R... |
2008-08-30
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| Davenport Done, Roddick Comes Back at US Open |
| Impressive in Comeback at US Open
World No. 2 Roger Federer advanced in a very un-Federer-like performance Friday at the US Open, defeating Brazil's Thiago Alves 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in a match lacking the Swiss' usual crisp movement and ball striking, and including a generous 46 unforced errors.
"He did well to scra... |
2008-08-30
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| Coin-Operated Exit for World No. 1 Ivanovic at US Open |
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"I wasn't playing well today," Nishikori said. "But he retired, and I was just lucky."
Highlights Friday at the US Open are (2) Roger Federer vs. Thiago Alves, (3) Novak Djokovic vs. Robert Kendrick, (8) Andy Roddick vs. Ernests Gulbis, (11) Fernando Gonzalez vs. Bobby Reynolds, (15) Tommy Robredo vs. Marat Safin, (3... |
2008-08-29
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| Lindsay Davenport Hammers Away at Quebec Field |
| p seeds, Meilen Tu and Vera Zvonareva, were unceremoniously bundled out of the competition in the quarterfinals by the South American pairing of Maria Fernanda Alves and Betina Jozami, 63 46 103. The only other match to take to the court was the final first round clash, which saw the No.3 seeds, Stéphanie Dubois and Renata ... |
2007-11-02
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| Hingis, Safina to meet in Gold Coast Final |
| GOLD COAST, Australia - In completely different fashion, Martina Hingis and Dinara Safina both reached the final of the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts on Friday, setting up a championship clash between the Tier III event's two highest seeds.
The top-seeded Hingis was the first to move through, winning when u... |
2007-01-05
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| Moodie Upsets Monfils to Set Nadal Showdown |
| s is his second straight year in the third round at Flushing Meadows, and he faces Mikhail Youzhny next.
Fernando Verdasco of Spain, seeded 22nd, beat Thiago Alves of Brazil 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-1 and will face No. 9 seed Andy Roddick in the third round. Roddick has a 4-2 career edge over the big-hitting Spaniard, including two... |
2006-08-31
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