| Can struggling Federer defend his honor in NYC?
The fourth and final tennis major of 2008
will get underway next week, as reigning four-time champion Roger Federer will
be on hand to defend his title at the U.S. Open. For the women, on the other
hand, there will definitely be a new champ, as Justine Henin will not return
for a defense after retiring from the sport earlier this year.
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| Nadal, Ivanovic are top seeds for U.S. Open
World No. 1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Ana
Ivanovic of Serbia have been installed as the top seeds at the U.S. Open,
which will commence Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Center.
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| Ginepri, Isner advance; del Potro withdraws in New Haven
Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco doused Dudi
Sela in straight sets under the lights on Monday in the only second-round
match at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
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| Ginepri, Isner reach second round in New Haven
American wild cards Robby Ginepri and John
Isner were among the Day-2 first-round winners at the $708,000 Pilot Pen
Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
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| Isner reaches second round in New Haven
Towering American John Isner was among the
Day-2 first-round winners at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S.
Open tune-up.
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| Schnyder wins Pilot Pen opener
Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder posted an
opening-round win Monday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S.
Open tune-up.
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| Ivanovic returns to No. 1
Just one week after losing her top
ranking to fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic has returned to No. 1.
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| Nadal officially takes over No. 1 ranking
Rafael Nadal officially took over the
No. 1 position in the ATP Rankings Monday, replacing Swiss Roger Federer who
held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
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| Three Frenchmen fall in first-round action in New Haven
Mischa Zverev and Ivo Minar were among four
first-round winners on Sunday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final
U.S. Open tune-up.
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| Govortsova, Pironkova move on to second round in New Haven
Olga Govortsova and Tsvetana Pironkova were
first-round winners on Sunday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final
U.S. Open tune-up.
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