Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of that blundering performance by Andy Roddick on Wednesday night, the U.S. Open reawakened on Thursday with renewed purpose as those players still alive in the touranment got back to the business of playing tennis. I spoke my nickel’s worth earlier today in my weekly column about the aftermath of Roddick’s behavior and even offered a few links to other people’s writing on the subject there. So for those who didn’t... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
The biggest story of Wednesday in New York was undoubtedly the literal collapse of Victoria Azarenka in the first match of the day on the Grandstand Court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Down 5-1 in her match against Gisela Dulko, the #10 seed fell unconscious to the court a few feet behind her baseline in the first set of their second-round match and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Temperatures in excess of a hundred... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It was a day when the brackets started tumbling at Flushing Meadows. With the men’s and women’s singles tournaments joined by the first set of first-round matches in men’s doubles there were even more opportunities to see seeded players falling. There were plenty of tight matches, five-set thrillers, and both upsets and near-upsets at every level. Read More
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