Night in Laver Arena Ends Early, Which Is Rare of Late
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Paul-Henri Mathieu retired midway through the second set of his fourth-round match with No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal because of a left leg injury.
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The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn.
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For some of this yearâs Davis Cup teams, like Israelâs and South Koreaâs, the wait to rejoin the World Group has often seemed interminable. But the Americans cannot quite believe they are being asked to play again so soon.
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MELBOURNE - Without the glare of the cameras, or the roar of an appreciative crowd, Roger Federer shanked forehands and hit some backhands long inside Rod Laver Arena.
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IT WAS typical of the trend of the match that it should finish this way. There was a power threat lurking from early on in a contest that took an age to warm up.
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If there is an 11th hour in soccer, Notre Dame and UCLA reached it Sunday in the NCAA women&#39;s Division I soccer championship match at SAS Soccer Park.
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It was an evening overflowing with firsts. First time ever that the NBA&#39;s Opening Night fell on the same night as a presidential election.
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While there cannot be the slightest doubt that the decision to stage the end-of-season Masters Cup at a modest outdoor arena in Texas for the past two years was a huge mistake, the incandescent play of Switzerland&#39;s Roger Federer has preserved the
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James Blake struggled yesterday but advanced to the final of the ATP Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, defeating Hyung-Taik Lee of South Korea, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.âAlmost never on tour does a match go according to plan,â Blake said. âYou get a little frustrated. But at 27, Iâm better at not letting a little frustration turn into a big frustration.âBlake will face the winner the late semifinal between the unseeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and the wild card Nicolas Kiefer of Germany.
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- The centenary Australian Open will feature the first night men&#39;s final in a Grand Slam event, organizers confirmed at the launch of the 2005 tournament.
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Lindsay Davenport is two victories from a second U.S. Open title and the No. 1 ranking. After waiting out a day of rain, Davenport beat Shinobu Asagoe of Japan 6-1, 6-1 in just 46 minutes Wednesday to reach the Open's semifinals in a match that began with about 100 people in the stands at 9,645-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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Nicolas Massu cracked his racket on a fence. Later, he slammed it off the court and it bounced head-high. After being docked a game in what would be the second-longest match in U.S. Open history, he delayed play 10 minutes while arguing.
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Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered since he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The best player in the majors this year, a chastised Mickelson sat out the morning four-ball matches mostly because U.S. captain Hal Sutton dared not risk giving away any more points.
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NOT only has heavy rain delayed the start of yesterday&#39;s final between Swiss world No 1 Roger Federer (right) and Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt in Texas, it has prompted organisers to trim the title match from a best-of-five sets to a best-of-three format.
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Maria Sharapova zinged shots so sharply against Jelena Jankovic, many fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium left their seats early in hopes of finding a more competitive match. They missed seeing things get kind of interesting at the U.S. Open.
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Andre Agassi has returned to his favourite hunting ground to serve up a traditional late-night feast on the opening day of the US Open.
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The gallery's fevered anticipation was rewarded at 1:30 p.m. yesterday when Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods approached the first tee for the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Never mind that, at the time, neither was leading the tournament.