Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic suffered a tough first round defeat by Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 2–6, 6–3, 7–6 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday night.
Monday night at the U.S. Open began with a ceremony honoring four athletes who have made giving back to the public a major part of their lives.
Serena Williams began the defence of her U.S. Open title with a straightforward 6-4 6-1 victory over American Alexa Glatch.
Tennis great Roger Federer and Russian Dinara Safina were officially announced as the top seeds for next week’s U.S. Open, according to the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) on Tuesday.
Roger Federer solidified his status as the favorite to win the U.S. Open by winning the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters title in Cincinnati on Sunday 6–1, 7–5 over fourth seed Novak Djokovic.
orld number one Roger Federer had a scare at the Cincinnati Masters before recovering to beat Spaniard David Ferrer.
Andy Murray survived the Juan Martin Del Potro onslaught and won his first Rogers Cup on Sunday in Montreal 6–7, 7–6, 6–1.
Third seed Venus Williams suffered a surprise defeat by in-form Italian Flavia Pennetta.
The Rogers Cup kicks off in Montreal on Monday. It is the sixth of nine Masters Series tournaments this year and a key warm-up for the U.S. Open, which starts at the end of the month in Flushing, N.Y.
It was not third time’s a charm for the U.S. Davis Cup team against Croatia this past weekend in Porec, Croatia, as the Croats eliminated the Americans in the Davis Cup quarterfinals 3–2. The U.S. has now lost all three times it has faced Croatia in Davis Cup action.