Federer, bitching to the umpire about a late challenge by eventual winner Juan Martin Del Potro: "Don't tell me to be quiet, OK? ... I don't give a **** what he said, OK?" Such grace! [YouTube, AP]
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September 14, 2009
Serena Williams has released an official apology letter for her outburst in the semifinals of the US Open.Read Full story »
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September 15, 2009
"No no no, come on, I wasn't allowed to challenge after two seconds and the guy takes like 10 [seconds]. How can you allow that stuff to happen? Do you have any rules in there? Stop showing me the hand, OK? Don't tell me to be quiet, OK? When I wanna talk I'll talk.....
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September 14, 2009
Serena Williams isn't the only Grand Slam champion using profanity at the U.S. Open: Roger Federer let an expletive fly, too.
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September 15, 2009
US Open: We didn’t expect Roger Federer, the 5-time defending US Open champ, to lose a set to Juan Martin del Potro in yesterday’s final. When they went into a 4th set tiebreak, we thought Federer had it in the bag. Even in the fifth set, down 5-2, we thought Federer could rally to victory. [...]
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September 13, 2009
The U.S. Open is reviewing Serena Williams' tirade at a line judge at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters.
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September 14, 2009
3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
Absolute stunner from the 20-year-old Argentine over Roger Federer just finished up in Queens. Plenty of chatter underway in the Swamp. Drop by with a thought or two.
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September 16, 2009
Television ratings are up from last year for the U.S. Open men's final.
Juan Martin del Potro's five-set upset of five-time defending champ Roger Federer on Monday drew a 2.3 rating and 5 share on CBS. That's up 35 percent from the 1.7/4 for the 2008 final, which was also on a Monday because of rain delays.
Federer needed only three sets to defeat Andy Murray last year.
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September 13, 2009
Roger Federer advanced to his 21st career Grand Slam final after he defeated fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6 7-5 7-5. The world number one produced some of his best shots which Djokovic could not find answers for. In order for the Swiss player to hoist his record 16th Slam trophy, he will need to defeat first-time Slam finalist Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina. Del Potro...
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September 14, 2009
I'm upset that I didn't see the tennis match on Saturday, which was on rain delay so often in Flushing Meadows, NY, that I saw (between sleep and wake) USC true freshman quarterback Matt Barkley and company come from behind and beat Ohio State instead that night on ABC.
Normally, I'd be quick to defend Serena, but—like a male...
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September 15, 2009
Any chance he got, on TV and on the Web, Juan Martin del Potro wanted to watch replays of Roger Federer's last shot sailing out to end the U.S. Open final.
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September 14, 2009
It's well-known that world No. 1 Roger Federer has won 15 major titles in his career. Less known, but just as significant, is that at Wimbledon Federer reached his 20th major final, breaking the previous record held by Ivan Lendl.
In the major finals he's played since 2003, patterns have emerged despite the variety of opponents and playing styles he has faced. Perhaps by studying...
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September 16, 2009
GENOA, Italy (AP) -Top-ranked Roger Federer arrived in Italy on Wednesday to play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup, two days after his loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the U.S. Open final.
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September 13, 2009
The U.S. Open is reviewing Serena Williams' tirade at a line judge at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters.
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September 13, 2009
The U.S. Open is reviewing Serena Williams' tirade at a line judge at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters.
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September 14, 2009
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