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Wozniacki is The Real Deal

Caroline Wozniacki is not Dinara Safina. She is not Jelena Jankovic. She has earned her no. 1 seed, and she is going to win a Grand Slam.

For the second straight year, Wozniacki took to the Ashe court in beginning of the second week, and flourished. Last year, it was walloping Melanie Oudin in straight sets--to Read More

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No, Maria Sharapova Did Not Inspire Me

Don't expect Caroline Wozniacki to tell you how she looked up to Maria Sharapova when she was younger, no sir.

After her third round victory on Saturday, Wozniacki was asked when she was younger if she wanted to be like Sharapova--the champion, the spokesperson, the celebrity, the whole deal. Wozniacki chose someone else instead.

"Well, you know, Read More

Federer, Sharapova and Fish Advance to Fourth Round

Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova all advanced in straight sets despite the tough conditions.

And Mardy Fish is beginning to go on a run like he did in 2008. He won in front of a full-house at Armstrong to advance to the fourth round where he takes on the winner of tonight's Blake and Read More

The Unstoppable Melanie Oudin Does It Again

Moments after Melaine Oudin finally put Maria Sharapova away after 2 hours and 58 minutes in another stunning upset, Sharapova strolled toward the women's locker room with her usual confident strut. Sharapova brushed by a handler who was explaining to a perplexed Serena Williams why she was getting an 11 a.m. start time tomorrow morning, Read More

Welcome to the Best Day of the Open

Well, CBS is sitting awfully pretty. Its coverage begins today and the network has what is far and away the best day of matches in the tournament so far. So much to watch:

Roger Federer v. Lleyton Hewitt; Ashe, 11 a.m.:

Now, this really shouldn't be much of a match, but you know, it's two Grand Slam Read More

Nightly Wrap: 20,000 Wait for Two Blowouts

Thanks to two unexpectedly long matches that resulted in two upsets, the schedule at Arthur Ashe got all crazy yesterday! And as a result, James Blake wasn't finished defeating Oliver Rochus until well after 8 p.m., which meant that the night-match ticket holders had to wait nearly two hours to get into Ashe. (To the Read More

Nick Bollettieri on Maria Sharapova’s Shoulder

Over the next two weeks, we're going to be spending time with coaching legend Nick Bollettieri. Today, we asked him about Maria Sharapova, who he's worked with in the past.

Sharapova, the 2006 U.S. Open champion, has been plauged by a shoulder injury that has been affecting her for over two years now. She missed last Read More

Fashion World Flips for Nastia! Gold-Medal Gymnast Liukin Makes the Rounds With Maria Sharapova

On Monday, Sept. 8, Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin arrived at the Gramercy Park Hotel, her parents in tow, for a Vogue/Cole-Haan event honoring the tennis player Maria Sharapova. Ms. Liukin was excited—giddy, almost—but perhaps also a tad intimidated. Dressed in a marbled, off-white bubble dress, Ms. Liukin had attended her first Fashion Week show, Read More

WTA Wants to Root Out Injuries, Indifference

The Women's Tennis Association is clearly troubled by the injuries and disaffection that have plagued the tour in the last few years, and yesterday they announced a plan to do something about it.

In a "roadmap," the WTA announced that the amount of required tournaments will be scaled back from 12 to 10 (in addition to the four Grand Slams), and if Read More