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The independent
| over 1 year ago
There was no shame in losing to the player he now considers the greatest of all time, but in the wake of his four-set defeat to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the US Open here on Saturday night Andy Murray was left to reflect on missed...
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pakistantimes
| over 1 year ago
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and world number four Andy Murray guaranteed a US Open Super Saturday line-up on Friday, completing an all-star, top-four lockout of semi-final places. Second seed Nadal cruised past 2003 champion Andy Roddick, the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| over 1 year ago
Defending champion Rafael Nadal crushed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the US Open here Friday to set up a semifinal clash against World No...Muuray eliminated American John Isner in another quarterfinal. With top seed Novak Djokovic and third...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Topics The second-seeded Spaniard advanced to a last-four clash with fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain, a 7-5 6-4 3-6 7-6 winner against American John Isner. Saturday's other men's semi-final will pit top-seeded world number one Novak Djokovic of...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
| over 1 year ago
There was no way to spin the statistical analysis in Andy Roddick's favor; no way to make it appear as if he had just received anything other than an old-fashioned beatdown from Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Friday. "It was...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 1 year ago
The sounds from Andy Roddick were anguished Friday, groaning, heaving grunts of effort, and then Rafael Nadal would send a screaming passing shot beyond Roddick's reach or a spinning backhand that would dip under Roddick's racquet.
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Get the latest sport scores and coverage on national sports news Sample Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet in one semi-finals, while Rafael Nadal will face Andy Murray in the other match. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic defeated fellow Serb...
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Star Phoenix
| over 1 year ago
That there were two American men among the final eight at the U.S. Open was a victory in itself, given Andy Roddick was seeded No...But neither had enough on Friday to stop the big four of men's tennis from their weekend date with destiny...Andy...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 1 year ago
The Scot, 24, takes on Nadal in the second semi-final not before 1945 BST on Saturday, after Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer meet at 1700 BST. A rescheduled 'Super Saturday' will also see the women's semis take place. Following heavy rain earlier in...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 1 year ago
37 pm Defending champion and second-seeded Rafael Nadal met little resistance from 29-year-old American Andy Roddick on Friday in a U.S...The Spaniard beat Roddick, who won the 2003 Open title, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, eliminating the last U.S. man in the...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Andy Murray celebrates beating John Isner last night Andy Murray has yet to win a Grand Slam title but he keeps giving himself chances to win one of the game's four great prizes. The 24-year-old Scot reached the eighth Grand Slam semi-final of his...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Andy Murray's frustration with organisers has come to a head in New York If the sun had shone all fortnight there would probably have been little talk of change, but the rain that drenched New York for two days this week is still sweeping through the...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
The inclement weather, a high water table at Flushing Meadows and poor scheduling have played havoc over the past fortnight and now means the bottom half of the men's draw will stay behind the top half. As a result, the men's final has already been...
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Miami Herald
| over 1 year ago
Open as a junior, back when, for him, it wasn't yet about money or fame or TV schedules or putting people in the seats. He came out a winner over fifth-seeded David Ferrer, then walked back into the chaos he had left: U.S...Murray, Novak Djokovic,...
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The Star
| over 1 year ago
Open Thursday with a show of power rarely seen in the modern game. Showing no mercy against his unseeded opponent, the Spaniard stormed into the quarter-finals with a ruthless display then led a player revolt that pressured organisers into...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Text Size Federer of Switzerland celebrates beating Tsonga of France to advance to the semifinals at the U.S...World number three Roger Federer set up a semifinal meeting against top seed Novak Djokovic with a straight-sets win over Jo-Wilfried...
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Star Phoenix
| over 1 year ago
Sunny skies greeted the players earlier Thursday, as Djokovic reached the semifinals, while reigning champion Rafael Nadal and former champ Andy Roddick were among those posting fourth-round victories...Because of the backlog of matches brought on by...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
| over 1 year ago
Andy Roddick squinted down at the spot on the court where tiny drops of water had gathered, just beyond the baseline, right about where he would stand to receive serve. Roddick couldn't believe his eyes; not because there was liquid oozing from a...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below The winner of that tie will play in a Monday final after besieged organisers surrendered their desperate attempts to shoehorn the remainder of the tournament, which had seen Tuesday and Wednesday washed out, into four days. The...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
The blistering winners of previous matches were few and far between from the Frenchman and Federer kept him under control with some solid serving and won in one hour and 53 minutes. Federer now faces a rematch of last year's semi-final against...
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The New York Times
| over 1 year ago
Women Nine hours of urgency started shortly after 11 a.m. with four singles matches of significance spread around the grounds...One match featured Andy Roddick and David Ferrer, and it, after a false start Wednesday, moved to Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| over 1 year ago
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below All News Yahoo! At one point, Andy Roddick looked up and saw a fan scaling a chain-link fence behind tiny Court 13, hoping to catch a peek of the 2003 U.S...At another point, a baby's loud cries...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Andy Murray hits a return during yesterday's victory over Donald Young Andy Murray was expecting to have to win four matches in four days to win the US Open but the 24-year-old Scot received good news here last night after his emphatic fourth-round...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 1 year ago
Charles Krupa / AP Andy Roddick beat David Ferrer 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S...Even in Thursday's perfect weather, Andy Roddick ran into trouble completing a rain-delayed victory over David Ferrer at the U.S. Open this time,...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Defending champion Rafael Nadal took out his US Open frustrations on Gilles Muller of Luxembourg on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-1, 6-2 victory. The second seed had trailed 0-3 overnight after just 15 minutes of play had...
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Star Phoenix
| over 1 year ago
Spain's Rafa Nadal and Briton Andy Murray made up for lost time by demolishing their fourth round opponents in straight sets at the U.S. Open on Thursday to remain on course for a blockbuster semi-final showdown. The pair needed around two hours each...
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Channel NewsAsia
| over 1 year ago
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray reached the US Open quarter-finals after two days of frustration on Thursday while Andy Roddick stormed off court in an angry tirade against officials. Second seed Nadal saw off Gilles Muller of...
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The New York Times
| over 1 year ago
Lee/The New York Times David Ferrer, left, and Andy Roddick headed over to Court 13 after abandoning the Armstrong Stadium court. When the sun finally reappeared and tennis resumed Thursday, Donald Young and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg were...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below They played just 15 minutes on Wednesday, with Young holding a 2-1 lead when rain again brought proceedings to a halt. In bright sunshine on Grandstand court, Murray showed no ill-effects from the repeated delays, winning seven...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below Radael Nadal ... hinted that organisers are putting profit before players' safety. Photo: Getty Images Although almost all play was washed out on days nine and 10, tournament organisers remain hopeful that it will finish on...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| over 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal of Spain sits underneath an umbrella during his match against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Play was suspended due to rain. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) AP Workers attempt...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Nadal, most vociferously, didn't want to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium when there was high moisture. "We're part of the show," Nadal said on television. "They know it's still raining and call us onto the court...Must Read Like us on Facebook The...
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BDNews24
| over 1 year ago
New York, Sept 8 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) The US Open was in danger of spilling into a third week after play was suspended for the second day in a row Wednesday due to rain and Rafa Nadal led a player revolt against the "dangerous" conditions. Attempts...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Topics They left open the possibility of playing the four women's quarter-finals in the evening session, but they too were canceled because of persistent drizzle from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, just as the players were about to warm-up on...
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The New York Times
| over 1 year ago
Women In the morning, Andy Murray posted on Twitter his own amateur weatherman report. No rain at all, he wrote, adding that the weather appeared promising. Instead, three men's matches finished all of 10 games, after which, Andy Roddick said, no...
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France24
| over 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during their 2011 US Open Men's singles match in New York City. Nadal claimed players' safety was being put at risk by cash-conscious US Open chiefs trying to rescue the rain-hit event...
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Star Phoenix
| over 1 year ago
The men managed only 15 minutes of play Wednesday at the U.S. Open, the second straight day rain played havoc with the schedule and threatened to postpone the tournament's Sunday finish for the fourth straight year. The women, hastily rescheduled to...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
The men only managed to squeeze in a quarter of a hour of action in fourth round matches on Wednesday before the weather forced them indoors. Tempers frayed over the slippery court surfaces with Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick all venting...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 1 year ago
And that was before a second day of rain wreaked havoc on the schedule, fueling debate about everything from a roof (there isn't one) to fairness for players now facing four consecutive days of play if play resumes Thursday. It wasn't exactly civil...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Murray managed only three games of his last-16 match with Donald Young on Wednesday as the US Open was hit by a second successive day of heavy rain. And the Briton could now have to play four best-of-five-sets matches in four days if he is to win the...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Ground staff attempt to clear the surface at Flushing Meadows after more rain disrupted play yesterday It was probably more in hope than expectation that Andy Murray sent a message on Twitter at 9am yesterday saying there was "no rain at all" at...
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Wellington Dominion
| over 1 year ago
The US Open men's matches scheduled for Thursday (NZT) were abandoned due to persistent rain, in a decision taken after a revolt of top players against being asked to play in "dangerous" conditions. Four men's fourth-round matches, including three...
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ITN
| over 1 year ago
Following wet weather that saw all of the previous day's play cancelled, the three main courts were finally able to start on Wednesday, with organisers keen to get the fourth-round matches involving Nadal, Roddick, Murray and John Isner played...
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KSAZ
| over 1 year ago
Pam Shriver after his match with unseeded Gilles Muller began, only to be halted 15 minutes later with the second seed trailing 0-3. "The players, we're not feeling protected [by] the tournament. "Grand Slams, you win a lot of money and we are part...
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BDNews24
| over 1 year ago
Defending champion Rafa Nadal managed just 16 minutes of play at the US Open on Wednesday before rain interrupted his fourth-round match against Gilles Muller at a misty Flushing Meadows. The Spanish second seed was trailing Luxembourg's Muller 3-0...
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Telegraph India
| over 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray accuse tournament organisers of compromising their safety Rafael Nadal accused the US Open organisers of putting profit before player safety on Wednesday, after they rushed three important men's matches on to the courts...
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Kuwait Times
| over 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal lashed out at US Open organisers yesterday, claiming players' safety was being put at risk in a desperate effort to make up for lost time at the rain-ravaged Grand Slam. Defending champion Nadal, world number four Andy Murray and 2003...
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The Hindu
| over 1 year ago
September 8, 2011 AP Fans watch as workers attempt to dry the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium during a rain delay at the U.S...Top players led by angry, frustrated Rafael Nadal served up a major safety complaint at the U.S. Open on a wet Wednesday, with...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
The match had been postponed on Tuesday and delayed for another 90 minutes on Wednesday before the action finally got under way on the Grandstand court. But moments after Young saved a break point to go 2-1 up, the rain came back. In other matches,...
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Times of Oman
| over 1 year ago
For the world's best players, the next few days shape as test of their patience and a race to beat the weather as much as their power and skill. Tuesday's entire program was canceled before a ball was hit because of showers in New York and the...
