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16:34 - US Open 2010

Pullman It Must Be Love

USTA: where does the money go?

Twenty American coaches, plus a lot of money invested by the USTA, seem unable to produce a single tennis player. Harold Solomon , former coach of Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Mary Joe Fernandez, Jennifer Capriati and Anna Kournikova, says: "Foreign players are hungry, hungry, hungry. Americans aren't. You ask them to work like foreigners and they call me ...crazy!"  By Charles Bricker

Beatrice Capra

23:14 - US Open 2010

Is Capra going
to be new Oudin?

For the young American speaker, Beatrice Capra, the word had geographical and geneological meaning. She was very unexpectedly taking up space in the third round of the year’s last major tennis championship, the US Open. Wearing a No. 371 ranking, she sent No. 20 Arazane Rezai home to France, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, yesterday. Bud Collins

collins e benneteau

18:10 - Us Open

Benneteau salutes anniversary of Sampras spill

Lose your lunch but win the match. It isn’t easy, and some might say it takes guts, and the ability to stand up when you’d just as soon lie down and take a 10 count. Bud Collins

Ryan Harrison

18:24 - US Open 2010

The coming
and going

You are 11-years-old, and you’re trying to beat your old man on a tennis court. He shellacs you. No mercy. But this is no casual backyard scuffle. It’s for the men’s championship of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Samantha Stosur

09:31 - US Open

Stosur impresses on Day 3

Fifth seed Samantha Stosur cruised into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday after easily accounting for countrywoman Anastasia Rodionova. Sally Peers’ surprise run was ended by defending champion Kim Clijsters. Mark Skendaris

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Opening night - Photo by Anita Ruthling Klaussen

Oudin, US Open Sweetheart

From the sea-breezed grassblades of Rhode Island’s Newport Casino in 1881 to the steaming blue asphalt slabs of Flushing Meadows, the planet’s longest-running tennis show has settled in again for a fortnight’s duels with gut-strung cudgels. Oh, yes, I know that Wimbledon is four years older, but was dark nine years for World Wars I and II Bud Collins

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Djokovic

Seeds do it tough on day two

It was a tough day for the seeds as they faced sizzling conditions out on court at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. World No.1 Rafael Nadal advanced after a close battle while Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Mardy Fish and David Nalbandian all survived five-set scares. Vanessa Skendaris

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Beatrice Capra

Capra makes strong debut

American wildcard Beatrice Capra won her first US Open main-draw match cruising past world No.95 Karolina Sprem of Croatia 6-1, 6-3 on a scorching Tuesday at Flushing Meadows. Vanessa Skendaris

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Alicia Molik

Groth and Molik suffer early exits

Australian Jarmila Groth fell to former champion Maria Sharapova in three sets in the opening round of the US Open on Tuesday while compatriot Alicia Molik bowed out to former teenage prodigy Mirjana Lucic. Vanessa Skendaris

WTA

Caroline Wozniacki

World No. 1 Wozniacki!

Has a nice, melodious sound to it, doesn't it, and it will happen if Sweet Caroline blows through seven matches and wins the U.S. Open this fortnight, beginning Tuesday with a gimme first-rounder against Chelsey Gullikson. Charles Bricker

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Irina Falconi

Flaconi leads the US qualifiers

It was a memorable Saturday for 20-year-old Irina Falconi, the former Georgia Tech All American who easily defeated Canadian Stephanie Dubois in the final round of qualifying to earn her first entry into the U.S. Open main draw. Charles Bircker

Us Open

Ryan Harrison

Harrison qualified for the UsOpen

Feisty 18-year-old Texan Ryan Harrison not only beat the rain this week, but some dangerous cramps and three opponents to qualify on Friday for his first U.S. Open main draw, which begins Monday. Charles Bricker

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Caroline Wozniacki

Carol and Vera: falls and rises

A few prominent falls have occurred in Charleston over the years, one dating back to Feb. 22, 1865 when the Union Army took control of Fort Sumter. James Beck

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TV Tennis
Today Quotes

"It was nice, I mean, except that 99.9 percent of the people were against me."

Sergiy Stakhovsky, on the atmosphere for his match on the Grandstand against Ryan Harrison.

Today...

September the 4th, 1959

Sixteen-year-old Arthur Ashe makes his debut at the U.S. Championships and loses to 21-year-old Rod Laver, 6-2 7-5 6-2, in the first round.

From "On this day in Tennis History" by Randy Walker

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