Agnieszka Radwanska
Welcome to the Second Week!
Labor Day Match of the Day: Andy Roddick versus Tomas Berdych. Neither player has dropped a set in this tournament and the winner will be rewarded with a quarterfinals match against Roger Federer. Tommy Haas and James Blake have both endured bloody lead-ins and they’ll clash this afternoon.
The women’s bottom draw will get clearer tonight: the upstart Israeli Shahar Peer will take on the upstart Pole Aggie Radwanska.
Maria's Nightmare
It’s a remarkable loss that caps a remarkably discouraging year for Maria Sharapova.
“I’m disappointed for Maria,” said no. 3 ranked Jelena Jankovic, who was stretching before a practice today. “She was a defending champion, so losing in the third round she could never have dreamed about it. It’s a nightmare.” read more »
Aggie's Day in the Spotlight
About 90 minutes after Agnieszka Radwanska became a national story, she was in the player’s dining room telling two adoring young ladies what she had for breakfast.
“Let’s see,” she said, bursting into a smile, braces and all. “I had a bagel. With cream cheese! And I had a piece of a lemon cake and orange juice.”
Her fans said they’d have the same breakfast tomorrow. Radwanska giggled, like the 18 year old she is, and then stood at the chef’s line wanting some lunch. Rafael Nadal moved right next to her in line but he didn’t say a word. read more »
Sharapova is Out
The biggest upset at the Open in years: The defending U.S. Open Champion Maria Sharapova has been eliminated. The unflappable 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska won in three sets, taking the third 6-2. It's the first time Sharapova hasn't made it to the second week at the Open since 2004.
I'll have updates on this unbelievable result shortly.
Back Against the Wall
Learn the name: Agnieszka Radwanska, a 30th ranked Pole who is playing a lot like Maria Sharapova 2004.
She's taken the first set from Maria, 6-4, after breaking her twice.
And those serve stats we were talking about yesterday? It's undone Sharapova so far in the match. She has won only 20 percent of the points off her second serve and she's had 4 double faults. In the first set, she made 19 unforced errors.
We'll update you.
