Novak Djokovic managed to hold on and defeat defending champ Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 tonight in a final filled with lengthy, exhausting points to win his first U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011. Djokovic improved to 64-2 with 10 tournament titles, one of the greatest seasons in the [...]

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It was a mammoth of an upset this afternoon as Samantha Stosur shocked Serena Williams in the 2011 U.S. Open final for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur beat Williams 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday. “I think I had one of my best days,” Stosur said. “I’m very fortunate to do it on this stage.” Looking [...]

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The 2011 U.S. Open tennis tournament got under way today, just one day after Hurricane Irene spared New York from its full wrath as it rampaged up the East Coast. Crews worked overnight to clean up debris at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, where the first match started at 1 p.m. EDT. “The [...]

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Novak Djokovic was forced to call it quits in the second set today due to a sore right shoulder, giving Andy Murray of Scotland the championship at the Western & Southern Open in Ohio. Murray led 6-4, 3-0 when Djokovic decided to pack it in. It was one of the few bad moments for the Serb, in [...]

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I Serena Williams has been fined for her irate, profanity-laced rant directed toward a lineswoman in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The Grand Slam committee has fined Williams $175,000, they announced on Monday.  The committee, however, decided not to suspend her from next year’s Open or from any other Grand Slam events. It instead [...]

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