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Monday, September 12, 2011

serena Williams Fined $2,000 After Outburst During U.S. Open Tennis Loss

Serena Williams was fined $2,000 for verbally abusing the chair umpire during her loss to Samantha Stosur in the U.S. Open women’s final.

The U.S. Tennis Association announced the fine in a statement, less than two hours before Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were scheduled to play the men’s final of the Grand Slam tournament at the National Tennis Center in New York.

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Serena Williams

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Andy Roddick won the title at the 2003 US Open

Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick born August 30, 1982 is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish. Known for his powerful serve, Roddick held the world record for the fastest serve at 155 mph between 2004 and 2011 until it was beaten by Ivo Karlović at 156 mph in March 2011.
He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals, which currently makes him the last North American male player to win a grand slam singles event. Roddick has reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon three times and the US Open once), losing to Roger Federer each time.
He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swim wear model and actress.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Breakthrough
o 2.2 World No. 1
o 2.3 New coach
o 2.4 Series of injuries
o 2.5 Split with coach
o 2.6 Success in Asia
o 2.7 Return to form in 2009
o 2.8 2010
o 2.9 2011
* 3 Nicknames and on-court behavior
* 4 Equipment
* 5 Playing style
* 6 Media appearances
* 7 Awards and records
* 8 Personal life
* 9 Records and achievements
* 10 Major finals
o 10.1 Grand Slam finals
+ 10.1.1 Singles: 5 (1–4)
o 10.2 Masters Series finals
+ 10.2.1 Singles: 9 (5–4)
* 11 Career statistics
* 12 See also
* 13 References
* 14 Further reading
* 15 External links
Personal life
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Blanche Roddick. Roddick's father was a businessman and his mother was a school teacher. She now directs the Andy Roddick Foundation. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John (All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996–98) and head tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma), who were both promising tennis players at a young age.
Roddick lived in Austin, Texas, from age 4 until he was 11, and then moved to Boca Raton, Florida, in the interest of his brother's tennis career, attending Boca Prep International School, and graduating from the Class of 2000. Roddick played varsity basketball in high school alongside his future Davis Cup teammate Mardy Fish, who trained and lived with Roddick in 1999. During that time period, he sometimes trained with Venus and Serena Williams; he later moved back to Austin.
It was while Roddick was flipping through a previous swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated that Roddick first noticed Brooklyn Decker, to whom he is now married. The two had been dating since 2007, and on March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website that he and Decker had become engaged. The couple were married in Austin on April 17, 2009.

Andy Roddick

Andy Murray in U.S. Open semis

rafael Nadal to renew rivalry vs. Andy Murray in U.S. Open semis

Nadal, who has yet to drop a set heading into Saturday's semifinal against world No. 4 Andy Murray, unleashed 35 winners, 20 more than his 21st seeded foe, the last American man standing at Flushing Meadows. Nadal and Murray will be meeting for a 17th time at the ATP level.

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Rafael Nadal continues his bid to defend his U.S. Open crown Friday by sweeping former champion Andy Roddick in three sets in their quarterfinal bout.
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The second-seeded former No. 1 Nadal dominated the match from the start against the big-serving Roddick, who was apparently exhausted, to book a semifinal spot with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 victory.

Nadal, who has yet to drop a set heading into Saturday's semifinal against world No. 4 Andy Murray, unleashed 35 winners, 20 more than his 21st seeded foe, the last American man standing at Flushing Meadows.

The former No. 1 Roddick, who captured his lone major title at the 2003 edition of the U.S. Open, was coming off a grueling four-set triumph over No. 5 David Ferrer Thursday.

Nadal, who completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 U.S. Open, will be appearing in his 17th career Grand Slam semifinal Saturday.

The reigning U.S. and French Open champ Nadal, who is seeking his 11th Grand Slam title, will face British star Murray for a 17th time at the ATP level.

The super Spaniard holds a 5-2 all-time edge against Murray in Grand Slam play, but Murray posted an upset over Nadal in the 2008 semifinals here in Flushing.

Murray, seeded fourth this year, advanced after outlasting the towering 28th- seeded American John Isner 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).

The three-time Grand Slam finalist Murray will be making his eighth career Grand Slam semifinal appearance, which includes all four majors this year. Murray was this year’s Australian Open runner-up to Novak Djokovic.

Saturday’s other semifinal pits high-flying current No. 1 Djokovic against third-seeded former top-ranked Swiss Roger Federer, who is seeking a record sixth U.S. Open title.

Djokovic is riding on an incredible 62-2 record this year, including Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the Aussie Open. One of the two setbacks by the Serbian superstar was courtesy of Federer in the semifinals at Roland Garros.

Meanwhile, American teenagers Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock captured the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship Friday.

Oudin, 19, and Sock, 18, who needed a wild card to enter the tournament, stunned the eighth-seeded Argentine duo of Gisela Dulko and Eduardo Schwank in a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 10-8.

Andy Murray

Rafael Nadal-news nadal, Murray set for semifinals

NEW YORK — Defending champion Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Andy Roddick right from the start in their U.S. Open quarterfinal.

Whipping passing shots from all angles and returning superbly, the No. 2-seeded Nadal beat No. 21 Roddick 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the fourth consecutive year.

Nadal compiled a stunning 22-0 edge in forehand winners and broke Roddick’s powerful serve six times.

“It was quick. Obviously, it was a combination of things that probably weren’t going to work out today,” said Roddick, who had trouble pushing off on his fatigued legs and was massaged by a trainer during a medical timeout in the third set. “It was evident pretty early that he was in full control.”

Nadal took the first four games against the 2003 U.S. Open champion thanks to two breaks in the opening 18 minutes, then took 16 of the last 17 points to close the second set.

“The beginning of the match was really important,” Nadal said. “Andy had a really tough match yesterday. Probably, he was tired. Sorry for him.”

Seeking his 11th Grand Slam title, Nadal has yet to drop a set heading into today’s semifinal against No. 4 Andy Murray, who beat No. 28 John Isner 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) earlier Friday.

Rafael Nadal

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

tommy haas German and recently naturalized

Tommy Haas born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of world no.2 on 13 May 2002.
Contents
* 1 Playing equipment
* 2 Early life
* 3 Professional career
o 3.1 1996–2000
o 3.2 2001–2004
o 3.3 2006
o 3.4 2007
o 3.5 2008
o 3.6 2009
o 3.7 Resurgence
o 3.8 2010 and 2011
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Finals
o 5.1 Olympic finals
+ 5.1.1 Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
o 5.2 Masters Series finals
+ 5.2.1 Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
* 6 Career finals
o 6.1 Singles: 21 (12–9)
o 6.2 Doubles: 1 (1–0)
* 7 Singles performance timeline
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Playing equipment
His equipment include Solfire, Lacoste and Nike for his clothes and shoes, respectively. He switched to using Head racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
Early life
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Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy.

tommy haas

Svetlana Kuznetsova Championships but has never

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova About this sound Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Кузнецо́ва (help·info)); born June 27, 1985 is a Russian professional tennis player and as of August 29, 2011 ranked No. 17 in the WTA singles and and No. 92 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles finals, winning once. She has qualified five times for the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships but has never qualified for the semifinals.
Her first Grand Slam title came at the 2004 US Open, making her the third Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title, after Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova who won at the 2004 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon tournaments respectively. Kuznetzova's second Grand Slam title was the 2009 French Open, defeating Serena Williams in the quarterfinal, Samantha Stosur in the semifinal, and compatriot Dinara Safina in the final in straight sets. At the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open singles tournament she was the runner-up, both times to Belgian player Justine Henin. As a result, Kuznetsova obtained her new WTA ranking of No. 2, her best to that date. Kuznetsova has won a total of 13 WTA and 1 ITF singles titles and 14 WTA doubles titles to date and US$15,792,587 in prize money, making her the second top Russian earner on court and number 11 of all female tennis players to date and No. 5 of active players, after only Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova respectively.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2000: ITF Junior Career
o 2.2 2001–2002
o 2.3 2003
o 2.4 2004
o 2.5 2005
o 2.6 2006
o 2.7 2007
o 2.8 2008
o 2.9 2009
o 2.10 2010
o 2.11 2011
* 3 Fed Cup participation
* 4 Off-Court
o 4.1 Coaches
o 4.2 Appearances in video games
o 4.3 Playing style
* 5 Career statistics
o 5.1 Grand Slam finals
+ 5.1.1 Singles
+ 5.1.2 Doubles
* 6 Awards and nominations
* 7 Records
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links