By Tennis Guru on Jul 22, 2010 in Featured, US Open | 0 Comments
August brings the start of the North American hard court season, when players finalise their preparations for the US Open that starts at the end of the month. With a post-Wimbledon rest behind them, the tennis betting pundits and the elite male players themselves know these events are competitive and a crucial part of the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 15, 2009 in US Open, tennis results | 0 Comments
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US Open 2009 winners
Event
Champions
Prize Money ($)
Men’s Singles
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
$1.6 million
Women’s Singles
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
$1.6 million
Men’s Doubles
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND)
$420,000
Women’s Doubles
Venus Williams USA) / Serena Williams (USA)
$420,000
Mixed Doubles
Travis Parrott (USA) / Carly Gullickson (USA)
$150,000
Boys’ Singles
Bernard Tomic (AUS)
-
Girls’ Singles
Heather Watson (GBR)
-
Boys’ Doubles
Cheng Peng Hsieh (TPE) / Marton [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 15, 2009 in Featured, Juan Martin del Potro, Roger Federer, Tennis News, US Open | 0 Comments
Roger Federer couldn’t stop the inevitable. After saving two match points in the final game of the fifth, the Swiss world number one faltered once more and eventually handed this year’s US Open men’s singles title to Argentine sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Federer is the five-time defending champion of this hardcourt Slam tournament [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 14, 2009 in Featured, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, US Open | 0 Comments
Two weeks ago, Kim Clijsters was unranked. This changed this week following her heroic win at the US Open on Sunday, officially cementing the former world number one as the player to beat the second time around.
The Belgian is now ranked 19th in the world following her impressive finishes in her three tournaments. Earlier this [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 14, 2009 in Featured, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, US Open | 0 Comments
The decision to give tennis another shot paid off for Belgian Kim Clijsters.
In only her third tournament since her comeback, the former world number one created history as the first unseeded woman to win the US Open singles title. She’s also the first mom to win a Slam title since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
Clijsters defeated [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 14, 2009 in Serena Williams, Tennis News, US Open | 1 Comment
World number two Serena Williams has been fined $10,500 by the US Open organizers for her outbursts during her semifinal match against Kim Clijsters. The $10,000 fine was set for her tirade towards a line judge while the $500 fine was set for racquet abuse.
The story is certainly far from over as officials are mulling [...]
By Tennis Guru on Sep 14, 2009 in US Open, watch online tennis | 1 Comment
Roger Federer advanced to his 21st career Grand Slam final after he defeated fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6 7-5 7-5. The world number one produced some of his best shots which Djokovic could not find answers for. In order for the Swiss player to hoist his record 16th Slam trophy, he will need [...]
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