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| Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 1 results Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 09:09 PM PDT Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Wednesday Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat James Blake (U.S.) 6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Alex Bogomolov Jr (Russia) beat 24-Benoit Paire (France) 7-5 2-6 6-4 5-7 7-6(5) 3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Michael Llodra (France) 6-2 6-4 6-3 Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 7-6(4) 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Juergen Zopp (Estonia) 6-1 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-4 9-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-2 Rajeev Ram (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Venus vows to come back after defeat to China's Li Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:59 PM PDT  By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walking out the door, Venus Williams vowed to be back. The 33-year-old American lost a heartbreaker to China's Zheng Jie 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday before rejecting any possibility of retirement. "Oh wow, I definitely want to come back for the atmosphere," she said. "I'll get there. I just have to keep working on it. I've had a tough set of circumstances to work through, especially this year, last year and the year before. "I've been dealt some cards that aren't easy, but I have to play with them. I'm a fighter. ... Full Story | Top |
| Murray opens title defense with dominant win Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:58 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray opened the defense of his U.S. Open title with a masterly 6-2 6-4 6-3 thrashing of France's Michael Llodra on Arthur Ashe Stadium court on Wednesday. Wimbledon champion Murray had grumbled about being forced to wait until the third day of the championship to play his first round match and the Briton was delayed further after four hours of rain delays had stalled proceedings at Flushing Meadows. Once he took to the court, however, the third-seeded Scot had no desire to hang around as he demolished the 49th ranked Llodra in 98 minutes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:57 PM PDT Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 23-Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat Kristina Mladenovic (France) 7-5 6-4 Zheng Jie (China) beat Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 30-Laura Robson (Britain) beat Caroline Garcia (France) 6-4 7-6(5) 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) 6-0 7-5 18-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 5-Li Na (China) beat Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-2 6-2 32-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Ashleigh Barty (Australia) 6-4 6-0 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Murray opens title defence with dominant win Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:55 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray opened the defence of his U.S. Open title with a masterly 6-2 6-4 6-3 thrashing of France's Michael Llodra on Arthur Ashe Stadium court on Wednesday. Wimbledon champion Murray had grumbled about being forced to wait until the third day of the championship to play his first round match and the Briton was delayed further after four hours of rain delays had stalled proceedings at Flushing Meadows. Once he took to the court, however, the third-seeded Scot had no desire to hang around as he demolished the 49th ranked Llodra in 98 minutes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kuroda shows cracks as Yankees playoff push crumbles Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:51 PM PDT  By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Hiroki Kuroda started the season as a rock in the New York Yankees rotation but the righthander showed a few more cracks on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out a 7-2 win to defuse the Bronx Bombers' post-season push. With New York starting the night 7.5 games behind the American League East-leading Boston Red Sox and four out of a wild card berth, the Yankees looked to their ace to build momentum to carry them into the final month of the season. Kuroda came into the series finale against the slumping Jays with a sparkling 2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Kuroda shows cracks as Yankees playoff push crumbles Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:49 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hiroki Kuroda started the season as a rock in the New York Yankees rotation but the righthander showed a few more cracks on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out a 7-2 win to defuse the Bronx Bombers' post-season push. With New York starting the night 7.5 games behind the American League East-leading Boston Red Sox and four out of a wild card berth, the Yankees looked to their ace to build momentum to carry them into the final month of the season. Kuroda came into the series finale against the slumping Jays with a sparkling 2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:46 PM PDT Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) LA DODGERS 4 Chicago Cubs 0 Texas 12 SEATTLE 4 WASHINGTON 4 Miami 3 PITTSBURGH 7 Milwaukee 1 TORONTO 7 NY Yankees 2 Oakland 14 DETROIT 4 BOSTON 4 Baltimore 3 ATLANTA 3 Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 6 NY METS 2 TAMPA BAY 4 LA Angels 1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 Houston 1 Kansas City 8 MINNESOTA 1 Cincinnati 10 ST. LOUIS 0 COLORADO 5 San Francisco 4 Full Story | Top |
| Former champion Del Potro passes tight first test Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:17 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Juan Martin del Potro outslugged a gritty Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a contentious four-set match to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Argentine Del Potro, who won his only grand slam at Flushing Meadows in 2009, beat the 74th-ranked Spaniard 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(7) on his fourth match point. "Felt good because I won the big battle for the first round," Del Potro said. "He's a very tough opponent. He plays so solid on the baseline. He made a good forehands, backhands. "We play like every time long rallies. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Former champion Del Potro passes tight first test Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:16 PM PDT (Adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Former champion Juan Martin del Potro outslugged a gritty Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a contentious four-set match to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Argentine Del Potro, who won his only grand slam at Flushing Meadows in 2009, beat the 74th-ranked Spaniard 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(7) on his fourth match point. "Felt good because I won the big battle for the first round," Del Potro said. "He's a very tough opponent. He plays so solid on the baseline. He made a good forehands, backhands. ... Full Story | Top |
| Venus eclipsed as rain plays havoc with schedule Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:11 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venus Williams was sent packing from the U.S. Open on Wednesday after her sister Serena's center court clash was among dozens of matches postponed because of rain on a gloomy third day at the last grand slam of the year. Around four hours of play were washed out, forcing tournament officials to drastically revise the schedule so Andy Murray could finally begin his title defense. The foul weather could not save Venus from suffering her third successive second-round defeat at the U.S. National Tennis Center. ... Full Story | Top |
| Li gets chance at revenge against Robson Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:05 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's Li Na has waited a year for another crack at Britain's Laura Robson and got her wish on Wednesday as their second-round victories set up a third round U.S. Open showdown. Robson, 19, eliminated Li in the third round at Flushing Meadows last year. The fifth-seeded Li beat Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium court and Robson, seeded 30th, advanced with a 6-4 7-6 victory over Caroline Garcia of France, winning the second-set tiebreak 7-5. "After last year I think both players improved a lot. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Australian to launch knockout Cup competition next year Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:49 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Australia plans to launch a new knockout soccer competition modelled on England's FA Cup next year involving the top flight A-League teams as well as amateur and semi-professional clubs, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Thursday. The first FFA Cup final will take place in Dec. 2014 providing commercial arrangements can be finalised in time for the competition's launch. "The idea of the FFA Cup has captured the imagination of the football community and there's a huge groundswell of support," FFA chief David Gallop said in a news release. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Venus eclipsed as rain plays havoc with schedule Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:39 PM PDT (Updates with Venus losing, Del Potro winning) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Venus Williams was sent packing from the U.S. Open on Wednesday after her sister Serena's center court clash was among dozens of matches postponed because of rain on a gloomy third day at the last grand slam of the year. Around four hours of play were washed out, forcing tournament officials to drastically revise the schedule so Andy Murray could finally begin his title defence. The foul weather could not save Venus from suffering her third successive second-round defeat at the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open order of play for Thursday Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:24 PM PDT Aug 28 (Reuters) - Order of play on the show courts at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding): Arthur Ashe Stadium (1500 GMT/11 a.m. ET) 4-Sara Errani (Italy) v Flavia Pennetta (Italy) (Not before 1700 GMT/ 1 p.m. ET) 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 7-Roger Federer (Switzerland) v Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) (2300 GMT/ 7 p.m. ET) 6-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v Rogerio Sutra Silva (Brazil) Louis Armstrong Stadium (1500 GMT/ 11 a.m. ... Full Story | Top |
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