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Top Seed Federer Suffers Earliest US Open Exit Since 2003
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...
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Liguori: Did Andy Roddick’s Decision To Retire Stir Roger Federer?
By Ann Liguori » More Columns On the same day that Andy Roddick said goodbye — admitting earlier in the tournament on his 30th birthday that it’s difficult for him to continue to push himself 100...
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Kallet: Will The Grand Slam Torch Finally Be Passed To A New Man At The US Open?
By Brad Kallet, CBSNewYork.com Staff » More Columns And then there were four. The semifinals of the 2012 US Open are upon us, and the final quartet of men in the field is a rather intriguing one....
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Andy Murray Into US Open Final
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Dealing with 20 mph winds that blew a changeover chair onto the US Open court on one point and yanked his hat off during another, Andy Murray navigated his way into his fifth...
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Djokovic, Murray Set To Battle For US Open Crown
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/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...
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U.S. Open To Increase Annual Prize Money To $50 Million By 2017
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – After a year of closed-door meetings with tennis players seeking a greater say in the sport and a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, the U.S. Open is making big changes....
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Roger Federer, Andy Murray: No Problem For Gay Tennis Players
ROME (CBSNewYork/AP) — Roger Federer and Andy Murray believe there would be no problem if a men’s tennis player comes out as gay. The second- and third-ranked players were asked about the possibility...
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Roger Federer Rallies To Beat Gilles Simon In Five Sets At French Open
PARIS (AP) — Chasing a shot, Roger Federer caught his right shoe in the French Open’s red clay, twisting that foot awkwardly and tumbling to the ground. Soon enough, he was in a real rut, in danger of...
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Tiger Tops Forbes’ List Of Highest-Paid Athletes; A-Rod Comes In At No. 18
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Tiger Woods is back on top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes. The star golfer spent 11 straight years at No. 1 on the magazine’s list before falling to third in 2012....
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Nadal Bounced In 1st Round Of Wimbledon; 1st Career Loss In 1st Round Of Major
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — This is one for the history books. For the second straight year, Rafael Nadal is leaving Wimbledon early after a stunning loss to a little-known player ranked in the hundreds....
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Roger Federer Bounced By 116th-Ranked Stakhovsky At Wimbledon
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in...
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Djokovic And Murray Yet To Lose A Set At Wimbledon
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Andy Murray have yet to lose a set, let alone a match, so far at Wimbledon. The way things have been going at the All England Club this...
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Roger Federer Falls To No. 5 In ATP Rankings For 1st Time In A Decade
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — It’s the end of an era. For now, at least. Roger Federer has fallen to No. 5 in the new ATP rankings, the first time in a decade he’s been that low. Federer’s second-round loss...
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US Open Tennis Singles Champs Will Take Home Record $2.6 Million
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Prize money at major tournaments just continues to increase. All singles players at the U.S. Open are getting a big raise this year, from the record $2.6 million each...
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Federer Trying To Re-Energize Game In Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Roger Federer usually feels good when he arrives in Cincinnati for a tournament he has won more times than anyone else. This week, not so much. Federer is trying to reconstruct his...
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10 Things To Know For The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — With the start of the U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament just days away, here is a look at 10 of the top topics at Flushing Meadows: 1. MURRAY’S FIRST DEFENSE: For the...
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Andy Murray Ready To Defend His U.S. Open Title
NEW YORK (AP) — As Andy Murray gets ready to defend his U.S. Open title he talked about the best part of owning a pair of Grand Slam titles. No more of those nagging, oft-repeated queries — the ones he...
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Roger Federer Looking For A Different Ending At U.S. Open
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — With the U.S. Open set to start on Monday, five-time winner Roger Federer hopes to do two things at this tournament; win his sixth title and change a number that sits beside...
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Federer Earns Routine First-Round US Open Victory Over Zemlja
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Roger Federer’s US Open got off to a late start but a routine one. The 17-time major champion beat Grega Zemlja in straight sets Tuesday in a first-round match postponed...
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Serena, Nadal Cruise, 17-Year-Old Duval Falls On Day 4 Of US Open
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Only a few spots separate them in the seedings. Still, the considerable gulf between No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 4 Sara Errani was hard to ignore in their back-to-back...
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