At the U.S. Open, which begins Monday, Rafael Nadal, the young, ferocious-hitting Spaniard, is heavily favored to win the men's title. But Roger Federer isn't going away without a fight.
In a sign of the stakes involved, the fiercely independent Mr.
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CASEY Dellacqua has been given few favours in the women's draw for US Open after being slated to meet world No.1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round.
World No.44 Dellacqua, who will go into next week's grand slam as Australia's top ranked player following
Could sparks fly in Flushing like they did at Wimbledon for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal?
This year's U.S. Open will not feature an all-Williams championship match, but the sisters could face off in the quarterfinals - and Rafael Nadal and Roger
Shaky ground: Roger Federer is suffering a crisis of confidence going into the US Open
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The billionaire tennis enthusiast was in the audience at New York City's
Madison Square Garden in March for Roger Federer's exhibition match
The 21-year-old is seeded sixth for the tournament and he will be confident of progressing against an opponent ranked 102th in the world.
It will be the first time the pair have met and the draw has been kind to the Scot whose biggest rival in his
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- New world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will open next week's U.S. Open against a qualifier but may have to face fourth-ranked David Ferrer before reaching the finals.
NEW YORK -- The Williams sisters could meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
The Open held its draw ceremony Thursday. Struggling four-time defending champion Roger Federer could face No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
New No. 1 Rafael
London - Embattled ATP supremo Etienne de Villiers will not renew his contract and is set to leave his position at the end of the year, the men's sanctioning body confirmed on Thursday.
"ET," as the former Euro Disney executive preferred to be called,
Roger Federer has blamed his recent decline in form on Bush singer Gavin Rossdale, in an astonishing interview with Swiss newspaper Cheese & Cuckoo Clocks daily.
Federer, who has lost the number one spot to Nadal, stated that Rossdale was 'a parasite'