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September 2, 2011
- Luck of the Irish all bad at US Open
- The luck of the Irish was all bad at the US Open as the second representative from the Emerald Isle was forced to retire during his first-round match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
September 1, 2011
- Serena Williams gets easy win in US Open return
- Williams began her bid for a fourth championship at Flushing Meadows and 14th Grand Slam title overall with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over 54th-ranked Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia on Tuesday night.
September 1, 2011
- Nadal has shaky start to his title defense
- Rafael Nadal's first match as defending US Open champion was hardly a tour de force, with the Spaniard lucky to record a victory over the relatively lowly-ranked Andrey Golubev on Tuesday.
September 1, 2011
- Venus Williams pulls out of US Open with illness
- Venus Williams quit the U.S. Open on Wednesday after revealing she was suffering from a chronic illness that threatens her future in the sport.
August 31, 2011
- Error-prone Li suffered early exit at US Open
- The last of the reigning women's grand slam champions was shown the door at the U.S. Open Tuesday when French Open winner Li Na succumbed to unseeded Romanian teenager Simona Halep 6-2 7-5.
August 31, 2011
- Sisters not thinking of retiring
- The Williams sisters have no intentions of quitting anytime soon. If they have their way, they will be around for a lot longer yet, perhaps adding records for longevity to their records on the court.
August 30, 2011
- Federer, Venus roll on, Kvitova out in US Open
- Five-time champion Roger Federer and Venus Williams advanced into second round at the US Open, while newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova suffered first round exit on Monday.
August 30, 2011
- Serena to make return to US Open
- Serena Williams will make her long-awaited return to the Arthur Ashe center court today when she opens her latest US Open campaign against Bojana Jovanovski.
August 30, 2011
- Sharapova survives scare at US Open
- Former champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare before roaring back to beat talented British teenager Heather Watson 3-6 7-5 6-3 at the US Open on Monday.
August 26, 2011
- Draw unveiled for 2011 US Open
- Novak Djokovic faces the daunting prospect of possibly having to beat Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to win the US Open for the first time and end the year as the world number one.
