NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during his men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Day Fifteen of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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The men's final at the 2012 U.S. Open faced No. 2 Novak Djokovic against No. 3 Andy Murray in what promised to be a match for the ages. Djokovic has won multiple Grand Slam championships, while Murray has had that first win elude him more times than he would like to count. After five sets of play, it was Andy Murray who came out victorious at Flushing Meadows.
Murray won the first set 7-6. The two battled back and forth until Murray finally pulled away 12-10 in tiebreakers. Murray then won the second set 7-5 after Djokovic tied it up late at 5-5.
The third set belonged to Djokovic. Clearly upset about letting the first two winnable sets get away form him, Joker, as he is known on the tour, dominated the by winning 6-2 with a strong serve and forehand.
The fourth set also went to Djokovic, 6-3. Djokovic forced the final set in just under 51 minutes behind three aces and 13 winners.
In the fifth decisive set, Murray jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and pushed the set to 5-2 before finally closing Djokovic out, 6-2.
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Andy Murray of Great Britain will square off against the Serbian Novak Djokovic at 4 p.m. ET on Monday in the men's final at the 2012 U.S. Open.
The tournament at Flushing Meadows will conclude at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Murray, the No. 3 seed, defeated Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the semifinals, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7), in a heated match. Djokovic entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed and beat Spaniard David Ferrer, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. en route to his second straight U.S. Open finals appearance.
Murray is coming off a Gold Medal win at the 2012 London Olympics behind a distinct home-court advantage. He figures to have a lot of support in the United States as he is playing the best tennis of his career.
No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal was upset in the quarterfinals by Berdych.
The final match will air live on CBS.
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Serena Williams defeated No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, on Sunday at the 2012 U.S. Open.
Williams was down to her last two points before she rallied to win the final four games of the final set and the match. The win was her fourth at the U.S. Open and her 15th overall Grand Slam title. Williams became the first woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same season since she pulled off the feat in 2002.
Williams has been on a hot streak since a surprising first-round exit at the French Open in May. Williams has won the women's singles at Wimbledon, gold at the 2012 London Olympics and now the singles title at the U.S. Open.
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The 2012 U.S. Open features two important singles matches on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A trip to the final is still on the line on the men's side, after weather delayed the semifinal match between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer in the first set. On the women's side, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams will play for the championship.
Djokovic and Ferrer are scheduled to begin on the main court at 11 a.m. ET. Ferrer led the first set, 5-2, before severe storms in the New York area caused the match to be suspended. The Spaniard will be looking for his first trip to a Grand Slam final. Djokovic is trying to make it two straight U.S. Open Championships.
Williams and Azarenka will follow the men on the main court, with that match scheduled to start no earlier than 4:30 p.m. ET. Williams will be seeking her fourth U.S. Open title and 15th Grand Slam trophy overall. Azarenka won her first Grand Slam earlier this year, at the Australian Open, in her first trip to a major final.
The women's doubles championship will also be handed out on Sunday as Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka will face Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. The two sides begin their match at 1:30 p.m. ET in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The men's semifinal can be seen on ESPN2, while the women's final will be broadcast on CBS. The doubles, and all matches, can be streamed at USOpen.org.
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Andy Murray fought off the elements and Tomas Berdych on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Men's Final at the 2012 U.S. Open. It will be the fifth Grand Slam final appearance of Murray's career. No Brit has won a Grand Slam in the past 76 years.
Murray advanced 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) over Berdych in a match that took three hours and 58 minutes to complete. Berdych committed a whopping 64 unforced errors, to just 20 for Murray.
The 2012 Open is the first major since the 2004 French Open to not have Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal competing in the semifinals. Murray will face the winner of Saturday's second semifinal match between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer.
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Day 13 matches of the 2012 U.S. Open did not begin on time, due to rain and thunder storms passing through the New York area.
The matches were set to commence at 11 a.m., and will now reportedly start around noon, when the skies are expected to clear.
The first match of the day will be between No. 3 Andy Murray and No. 6 Tomas Berdych. This will be followed immediately by the other men's semifinal, in which No. 2 Novak Djokovic will take on No. 4 David Ferrer.
The women's final will feature No. 4 Serena Williams and No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and is scheduled for 7 p.m.
All three matches will be played in Arthur Ashe Stadium and televised live on CBS. For official updates, head over to the U.S. Open's Weather Page.
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Day 14 at the 2012 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. will feature three blockbuster matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The men's semifinals get things started Saturday afternoon as Andy Murray faces Tomas Berdych at 11 a.m. ET. Berdych pulled off the upset against Roger Federer in the quarters and he's also had plenty of success in his career against the favored Murray. The Brit is still searching for his first slam after falling in the Wimbledon final to Federer, but he entered the season's final major coming off some of the best tennis of his career at the All-England club, where he captured Olympic gold.
In the other semifinal will be No. 2 Novak Djokovic, who's looking to repeat as U.S. Open champion. He'll face Spaniard David Ferrer, who exhausted all resources in a five-set win over Janko Tipsarevic in the quarters on Thursday. Djokovic is heavily favored to get back to the finals, but the unheralded Ferrer is certainly capable of pushing him to the limit. Their match will follow the first men's semifinal.
Saturday evening, the women's final between No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams is set for 7 p.m. ET. Both players have dominated at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, setting up a highly-anticpated clash in the finals. Serena has yet to drop a set and she's looking to cap off a strong finish to the summer, which already includes a gold medal and Wimbledon title.
CBS will carry coverage of all three matches, beginning at 11 a.m. with the fist men's semifinal. Live streaming of all three matches is available at U.S. Open Live.
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Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka will meet for the 2012 U.S. Open Championship after both women won their semifinal matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday. Both will be trying to earn their second Grand Slam titles of the year.
Azarenka had to come back to defeat No. 3 Maria Sharapova after falling in the first set. She was able to win the match on Sharapova's serve in the third after breaking her at 5-4. Sharapova played a sloppy match with 42 unforced errors.
Williams had much less of a struggle as she defeated Italy's Sara Errani in straight sets, losing just three games in the match. Williams was dominant on her serve, tallying nine aces and winning 92% of her first-serve points.
Americans Bob and Mike Bryan took home the U.S. Open title in men's doubles on Friday when they defeated Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek in straight sets.
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The 2012 U.S. Open women's singles semifinals, featuring Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova vying for spots in the final, are set to get underway on Friday afternoon.
No. 3 Sharapova takes the court first at Arthur Ashe Stadium against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka. The match is set to begin following the completion of the Men's Doubles Final between the team of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek and Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, which will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
Sharapova defeated Marion Bartoli of France in three sets in the quarters while No. 1 Azarenka, from Belarus, topped Samantha Stosur in three sets in her quarterfinal match.
After Sharapova and Azarenka's match is finished, No. 4 Serena Williams will square off against No. 10 Sara Errani, who defeated fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the quarterfinals, in a match that won't begin before 3:45 p.m. ET on CBS.
Williams handily defeated Ana Ivanovic in straight sets in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-3.
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Thursday at the 2012 U.S. Open saw one of the most thrilling and competitive matches of the tournament as David Ferrer defeated Janko Tipsarevic in a thrilling, four and a half hour, five-set battle.
Ferrer battled from down 3-0 in the fifth set to force the tiebreak. He earned the first mini-break at 5-3, and was able to serve out for the match, winning 6-3. 6-7 (5-7), 2-6, 7-6 (7-4). Ferrer now moves on to the semifinals. He will face the winner of Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro.
Djokovic and Del Potro take the court in a primetime match-up, under the lights, at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night.
The mixed doubles championship was decided on Thursday afternoon as Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares took down Marcin Matkowski and Kveta Peschkee in a super tiebreak. The sides split the first two sets before Makarova and Soares won the super tiebreak, 12-10. The winning combo did not sign up for the tournament until minutes before the deadline.
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As the 2012 U.S. Open nears a dramatic conclusion, Thursday's action is light, as women's singles competition takes the day off, giving way to two key men's quarterfinal matches.
No. 8 seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia will face No. 4 David Ferrer of Spain, and No.7 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina will look to upset No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic to fill the semifinal bracket.
Del Potro will essentially be playing his second match in as many days after downing Andy Roddick Wednesday after their round of 16 match was delayed due to rain.
In addition to men's quarterfinal action, mixed doubles will wrap up with Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski pairing up against Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares in the finals.
Thursday's television coverage can be found on ESPN2 from noon-6pm and 7pm - midnight eastern time.
A full schedule can be found on the U.S. Open's Official Website. There, you can also find live streaming of tournament events all day long.
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As the 2012 U.S. Open nears a dramatic conclusion, Thursday's action is light, as women's singles competition takes the day off, giving way to two key men's quarterfinal matches.
With Andy Murray and XXXX already advancing, No. 8 seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia will face No. 4 David Ferrer of Spain, and No.7 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina will look to upset No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic to fill the semifinal bracket.
Del Potro will essentially be playing his second match in as many days after downing Andy Roddick Wednesday after their round of 16 match was delayed due to rain.
In addition to men's quarterfinal action, mixed doubles will wrap up with Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski pairing up against Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares in the finals.
Thursday's television coverage can be found on ESPN2 from noon-6pm and 7pm - midnight eastern time.
A full schedule can be found on the U.S. Open's Official Website. There, you can also find live streaming of tournament events all day long.
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The professional career of Andy Roddick ended Wednesday, as the American tennis star lost to No. 7-seeded Juan Del Potro, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4, in a Round of 16 at the 2012 U.S. Open. Roddick, who announced earlier in the tournament that this would be his last, exited Arthur Ashe Stadium to a chorus of cheers from the Flushing Meadows, NY crowd.
"For the first time in my career I don't know what to say," said an emotional Roddick, 30, after the match. "Since I was a kid I've been coming to this tournament and I felt lucky just to sit where all of you are today to watch this game, to see champions that have come and gone. I've loved every minute of it."
After waiting through Tuesday's rain delay, Roddick started strong on Wednesday winning the first set 7-6. However, just when it seemed Roddick was destined to pull off an upset, taking Del Porto to another tiebreaker in the second set, the Argentinan found his rhythm and pulled away for the victory.
Roddick's career ends with one major championship crown, the 2003 U.S. Open, and many fantastic memories at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon -- where he made three finals. Roddick achieved his highest world ranking (No. 1) in Nov. of '03.
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Day 10 of the U.S. Open picks up Wednesday with plenty of suspended matches carrying over from Tuesday.
The biggest match slated for Tuesday night was Andy Roddick's Round-of-16 face-off against Juan Martin Del Potro. The match was delayed more than an hour due to the weather, and then both players were taken off the court with Roddick up 1-0 in a tiebreak.
That match is scheduled to resume as the second match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It will follow Maria Sharapova's quarterfinals match against Marion Bartoli, with Sharapova down 4-0 in the first set. Roddick will not start before 12:30 p.m. ET.
Novak Djokovic's match against Stanislas Wawrinka was originally scheduled for the afternoon session, but it still hasn't started after a full day of delays Tuesday. The No. 2 Djokovic is scheduled to play in the second match on Louis Armstrong, starting not before 12:30 p.m. ET.
While the men's action from Tuesday is still wrapping up the Round of 16 on Wednesday, the quarterfinals will also start later in the day with superstars Andy Murray and Roger Federer both in action. Murray will follow Roddick's match on Ashe while Federer will face Tomas Berdych in the second match of the evening session. Serena Williams will lead off the evening session against No. 12 Ana Ivanovic at 7 p.m. ET.
For the day's complete schedule, click here.
ESPN 2 will broadcast all the day's action from Noon to 7 p.m. ET, with Tennis Channel providing concurrent coverage of the doubles matches. ESPN2 will then continue coverage through for the blockbuster evening session featuring Serena and Federer, broadcasting from 7 p.m. ET until 11 p.m. ET.
Live streaming of all matches is available online at the U.S. Open official site.
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Play on Day 9 of the 2012 U.S. Open has been suspended due to the inclement weather, stalling Andy Roddick's Tuesday evening showdown with Juan Martin Del Potro in the first set. Roddick is trying to advance to the quarterfinals and hold off retirement for at least one more day.
Over the course of the day, play had been delayed throughout the afternoon at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center -- -- Novak Djokovic's Round of 16 match was pushed back three hours because of the rainy conditions.and the evening session finally began around 8 p.m. ET.
The highlight of Tuesday's action was Roddick's match with Del Potro, but the start at Arthur Ashe Stadium was delayed an hour. Play finally began shortly after 8 p.m. ET in front of a sparse and late-arriving crowd.
Roddick jumped on top in the first set and looked to be in form against the 2009 winner. But Del Potro battled back to even things up and forced a tiebreak. Del Potro seemed unhappy with the conditions throughout the first set, at one point having the ball boys dry off the baseline with a towel.
Finally, the players were taken off the court with Roddick up a point in the tiebreak. Play will resume tomorrow on Day 10 of the U.S. Open.
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Rain has washed out action at the U.S. Open for the time being, suspending several matches still in play, although the night session - featuring what could be Andy Roddick's final match - is still scheduled for 7 p.m., weather permitting.
Two singles matches were underway when play was stopped. No. 4 David Ferrer was two games away from finishing off No. 13 Richard Gasquet in a fourth-round match, although the match has been a close one: Ferrer won the first two sets 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) after rallying back from being down 4-2 in the second set to take the tiebreak. The third set was at 4-3 with Ferrer leading 30-15 on Gasquet's serve when play was called.
Meanwhile, No. 11 Marion Bartoli was coasting against No. 3 Maria Sharapova, up 4-0 in the first set. Sharapova will surely be glad to break Bartoli's momentum, as the quarterfinal match will be suspended until Wednesday.
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Victoria Azarenka, the women's No. 1 seed, survived her U.S. Open quarterfinal match Tuesday, as she ousted defending champion Sam Stosur in a three-set thriller, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6. The victory advanced Azarenka to the semifinals, where she will meet either third-ranked Maria Sharapova or Marion Bartoli, and guaranteed her the world's No. 1 ranking no matter what happens for the rest of the tournament.
"We played some excellent tennis," said Azrenka after the match. "You could feel the pressure all the time. We made each other run around like crazy."
Statistically, Azrenka dominated in first service points as she won 70-percent (46 of 66) of them, while Stosur converted just 58-percent. The native of Belarus also won six of her possible eight break points, while Stosur was 4-for-11.
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The second week of the 2012 U.S. Open continues on Tuesday in Flushing Meadows, and Day 9 will be highlighted with a blockbuster primetime match between Andy Roddick and Juan Martin Del Potro in the Round of 16.
Roddick is the only American male player remaining, taking the court each time for what could be his last career match. As soon as Roddick wrapped up his fourth-set win over Fabio Fognini on Sunday, the discussion immediately turned to the Tuesday-night showdown against the 2009 U.S. Open winner, Del Potro. The match will be the lone singles match of the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium, scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
The afternoon play on Ashe will feature two of the top three women's players in quarterfinals matches, and defending men's champion Novak Djokovic.
No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will start things off at 11 a.m. ET against tough Aussie Sam Stosur. Azarenka has looked good so far but Stosur will present the biggest challenge to date. No. 3 Maria Sharapova will play the second match of the day on Ashe, facing Marion Bartoli. Finally Djokovic will wrap things up in the afternoon against Stanislas Wawrinka, giving way to the Roddick showdown.
For the day's complete schedule, click here.
ESPN 2 will broadcast the afternoon matches from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. ET, with Tennis Channel providing concurrent coverage of the matches not played at Ashe Stadium. ESPN2 will then also carry the evening session from 7 p.m. ET until 11 p.m. ET.
Live streaming of all matches is available online at the U.S. Open official site.
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The 2012 U.S. Open is nearing the quarterfinals portion of play. Many of the top-seeded players have advanced up until this point, but Monday brought a couple of upsets. Let's take a look at the early action from New York City.
On the men's side, Roger Federer advanced over Mardy Fish, who withdrew due to health conditions. Fish has been dealing with heart issues the last few months and many speculated this was the reason for his withdrawal. No. 6 Tomas Berdych defeated No. 11 Nicolas Almagro in three sets, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 and 6-1. Monday night's biggest draw will feature Andy Murray and Milos Raonic facing off in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
On the women's side of the tournament, Serena Williams continued her dominant run with a win over unranked Andrea Hlavackova. Williams did not lose a single game in either set, winning 6-0 and 6-0. No. 2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska was upset by No. 20 Roberta Vinci in two sets, 6-1 and 6-4. No. 10 seed Sara Errani won over No. 6 Angelique Kerber in two sets as well, 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3.
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American Mardy Fish was forced to pull out of the U.S. Open for "health reasons" on Monday afternoon. Fish's withdrawal means that his opponent, top-ranked Roger Federer, moves on to the quarterfinals. There was no specific reason given for Fish's exit from the tournament other than that it was health-related.
According to a Yahoo! Sports report, Fish had heart problems earleir this year, was hospitalized for an elevated heart rate following an event in Miami and then underwent a procedure to attempt to correct his heart issues.
Federer, who has now reached 38 consecutive quarterfinals in Grand Slam tournaments, will go up against No. 6 Tomas Berdych who advanced with a 7-4, 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 11 Nicolas Almagro on Monday.
The only other completed match was No. 12 Ana Ivanovic easily beating Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-4 this morning.
No. 4 Serena Williams is currently on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, leading Andrea Hlavackova two games to none in the second set after winning the first set 6-0.
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The second week of the U.S. Open begins on Labor Day with a full day of Round of 16 matches for both the men and women.
The morning session begins at 11 a.m. with the continuation of the women's Round of 16. First, 12-seeded Ana Ivanovic takes on Tsvetana Pironkova in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Following that match, fourth-seeded Serena Williams will face Andrea Hlavackova in a matchup that will start no earlier than 1:00 p.m.
Other morning matches on the women's side of the draw include No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska against No. 20 Roberta Vinci and No. 6 Angelique Kerber versus No. 10 Sara Errani, both in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Monday marks the beginning of the Round of 16 for the men, with two of the top three seeds in action. Top-seeded Roger Federer faces American 25-seed Mardy Fish, not starting before 2:30 p.m E.T.. Recent Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray will face No. 15 Milos Raonic under the lights in the second night match on Arthur Ashe.
Also as a part of the 7 p.m. night session in Arthure Ashe Stadium, the Williams sisters play doubles against the fourth-ranked pairing of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.
For the day's complete schedule click here.
Monday's matches can be seen either on TV or via online streaming. CBS and the CBS Sports Network will broadcast matches from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. ET and then ESPN2 will pick up coverage from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.
Live streaming of all matches is available online at the U.S. Open official site.
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Andy Roddick's retirement will have to wait at least another match, as the American advanced to the fourth round at the 2012 U.S. Open with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-4 win over Fabio Fognini on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Unforced errors were the undoing of Fognini, especially late in the match when it appeared the Italian had an exhausted Roddick on the ropes. Fognini finished with 36 unforced errors on the day, with Roddick totaling 30 unforced errors himself, but only three in the fourth set.
Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, will now face Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinals. Del Potro captured the U.S. Open title in 2009.
For the day's complete schedule click here. Live streaming is available online at the U.S. Open official site.
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The seventh day of the U.S. Open is underway at Flushing Meadows and Sunday promises to feature some exciting matches as the third round concludes for the men and the women begin the round of 16.
Two top seeds of the men's draw are on the court right now. At Arthur Ashe Stadium, No. 2 Novak Djokovic has just finished beating Julien Benneteau in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 5-2. No. 4 David Ferrer took the first set against Leyton Hewitt 7-6 at Louis Armstrong Stadium but is down 4-2 in the second set..
Following Djokovic's match, starting no earlier than 1:30 p.m. ET, is Andy Roddick's highly anticipated third round match. The American has announced that he will retire following this U.S. Open.
Other notable matches coming up this afternoon, No. 7 Juan Martin Del Potro and fellow Argentinian Leonardo Mayer just began their match with Mayer taking the first game. The night session match at Arthur Ashe Stadium features No. 9 John Isner and No 13. Philipp Kohlschreiber.
On the women's side, the morning session features fourth round matches of No. 1 Victoria Azarenka taking on Anna Tatishvili and defending champion No. 7 Samantha Stosur facing Laura Robson. The 7 p.m. ET night session will have No. 3 Maria Sharapova going up against No. 19 Nadia Petrova.
Yonkers native James Blake was eliminated on Saturday when he lost his third round match 6-3, 6-0, 7-6(3) to No. 15 Milos Raonic. New Jersey's Christina McHale was eliminated in the first round.
For the day's complete schedule click here.
Sports Illustrated has a live scoreboard that is constantly updated throughout the day.
Sunday's matches can be seen either on TV or via live online streaming. CBS and the CBS Sports Network will broadcast matches from until 7 p.m. ET, while the Tennis Channel will broadcast from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m ET.
Live streaming is available online at the U.S. Open official site.
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Day 7 of the 2012 U.S. Open will begin at 11 a.m. ET Sunday, and there are many must-watch third-round match-ups on both the men's and women's sides. The biggest match will probably be American Andy Roddick against Italy's Fabio Fognini, which will feature the 30-year-old Roddick trying to hold off retirement for one more day.
That contest will begin around 1:30 p.m. ET at Aruthur Ashe Stadium and can be seen on CBS.
The match will follow No. 2-seeded Novak Djokovic vs. No. 31 Julien Benneteau, which gets underway at 11 a.m. ET. Also playing Sunday is American John Isner, the No. 9 seeded, who will face Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in a primetime match, which should start around 8 p.m. ET.
On the women's side, No. 1 seeded Victoria Azarenka will square off against Anna Tatishvili at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 3:30 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, No. 3 Maria Sharapova will take on No. 19 Nadia Petrova at 7 p.m. (Tennis Channel).
A complete schedule can be found here. Basic TV info can be found below:
11 a.m.-6 p.m.: CBS/CBS Sports Network
7-11p.m.: Tennis Channel
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In the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open on Saturday, a few upsets materialized while most of the stars continued to roll.
Federer was on the top of his game against No. 25 Fernando Verdasco, defeating the challenger in straight sets. Federer was in complete control the entire match, winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to move on to the fourth round.
Scotland's third-ranked Andy Murray also moved on but in a much more gut-wrenching fashion versus No. 30 Feliciano Lopez. In a match that easily could've gone either way, the Olympic gold-medalist finally took care of business against Lopez in four sets that featured three tiebreaks, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), 4-6 and 7-6 (7-4).
On the women's side, Williams never had a doubt in her pounding of Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-0 in a contest that barely lasted an hour. Williams was the overwhelming favorite of many experts and has backed up that confidence early on.
In what was a surprising upset, Andrea Hlavackova moved past No. 14 Russian Maria Kirilenko in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
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On Day 6 of the U.S. Open, the men enter the third round of play.
No. 1 seed Roger Federer will face off against No. 25 Fernando Verdasco. That match is likely to start between 3 and 4 p.m.. Later in the evening, American Mardy Fish (23) will take on Gilles Simon (16) of France. Both matches will take place in Arthur Ashe stadium.
Also of interest, No. 3 Andy Murray will take on Feliciano Lopez (30) at roughly 1 p.m.
On the women's side, No. 30 Jelena Jankovic will challenge No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska at 11 AM and Serena Williams (4) will take on unranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia at roughly 1 p.m.
To see a full schedule, check out the U.S. Open's official website.
CBS and CBS Sports will provide live coverage from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Tennis Channel will show action from 7 to 11 p.m.
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The 2012 U.S. Open continued on Friday with some of the heavy favorites advancing at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Men's No. 2 Novak Djokovic moved on with a straight-set victory over Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil. The Serbian moves on to face the winner of Julien Benneteau and Dennis Novikov in the third round.
Maria Sharapova followed Djokovic with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over American Mallory Burdette. Sharapova advances to a fourth-round match against fellow Russian Nadia Petrova.
The biggest upset of the day so far has come from Laura Robson of Great Britain. The 18-year-old, who won silver at the Olympics playing mixed doubles with Andy Murray, stunned No. 9 Na Li of China in three sets.
Robson gets defending champion Samantha Stosur in the fourth round. The seventh-seeded Stosur began the day's events by defeating No. 31 Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.
Andy Roddick headlines the night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he faces Bernard Tomic of Australia at 7 p.m. ET. The 30-year-old announced on Thursday he would retire after the U.S. Open.
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The 2012 U.S. Open moves on to Day 5 on Friday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Andy Roddick has become the headline story in Flushing with his Thursday news conference where he announced that he would retire after the season's final slam. Roddick will start the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m. ET, facing Aussie Benard Tomic in second-round action. The crowd will certainly be fully behind the one-time champ in what could be his last match as a professional.
The afternoon session on Ashe will feature three of the game's top stars. Sam Stosur begins play against American Varvara Lepchenko at 11 a.m. ET. No. 2 Novak Djokovic will face Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva in the second match, which won't begin before 1 p.m. ET. Djokovic will be the heavy favorite to move on to the third round as he continues his title defense. Wrapping up the afternoon session will be Maria Sharapova, who faces Mallory Burdette. The American wild card qualifier has emerged as one of the surprise stories in the first week but it will be an altogether different task facing Sharapova.
The Tennis Channel will carry the morning coverage, coming on the air at 10:30 a.m. ET. ESPN2 will then take over at 1 p.m. ET and broadcast the rest of the day's action through the evening session. You can also watch online on a live stream at U.S. Open Live.
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Day 4 of the 2012 U.S. Open ended late Thursday evening with American Venus Williams being bounced out in the second round by Angelique Kerber. The German advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 defeat of the two-time U.S. Open champion. Venus has struggled on the court this season as she continues to deal with an autoimmune disease that adds to the fatigue of playing a match. Williams battled Kerber on Thursday night, losing serve twice in the second set but coming back to force a third. The match lasted nearly three hours, and Williams committed 60 unforced errors en rome to the loss.
Her sister Serena Williams had little trouble in her match, advancing to the third round with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Both Serena and Roger Federer, two of the favorites on each side, moved on in straight sets.
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American Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over María José Martínez Sánchez. The No. 4 Williams fell behind 2-0 in the second set but roared back for the straight sets second round win. Serena smashed 32 winners against the Spaniard but 24 unforced errors kept things moderately close in the second round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. While Andy Roddick was busy retiring, the gold medalist Williams emphatically put away Sanchez to advance.
Roger Federer lead off the evening session on Ashe with a straight set win of his own. Federer defeated German Bjorn Phau, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, to move on to the third round in convincing fashion. Federer hit 15 aces and 44 winners in a match that lasted just an hour and a half. The men's legend is looking for his sixth win in Flushing, and he's been in good form through the first two rounds.
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American tennis star Andy Roddick announced his retirement in a press conference Thursday at the 2012 U.S. Open. The 30-year-old stated that the tournament will be his last as a professional.
In a short statement at the press conference, Roddick said he doesn't feel like he is healthy or committed enough to continue for another year. He no longer feels he can compete with the top players, and he does not want to continue if that is the case.
Roddick said he was "waiting until he got to this tournament" to make the choice to retire, and he knew once he arrived.
The 2003 U.S. Open Champion will play Australian Bernard Tomic at 7 p.m. ET Friday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
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Nicolas Almagro advanced to the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open by completing a come-from-behind 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, victory over Philipp Petzschner on Thursday afternoon.
After winning the first set, Almagro lost the next two sets before taking the final two sets. He will face the winner of the match between Flavio Cipolla and Jack Sock.
Pablo Andujar hopes Almagro isn't the only player capable of producing a come-back on Thursday. After dropping the first two sets against Feliciano Lopez, Andujar trailed 6-5 in the third set. After earning a win in the third set, he won the fourth set and currently holds a 2-1 lead in the final set.
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Day 4 of the 2012 U.S. Open is underway, as currently No. 12-seeded Ana Ivanovic is in action against Sofia Arvidsson in a second-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ivanoic leads Arvidsson, 6-2, 5-1, and a victory would send her into the third round.
Other second-round matches in action are: Maria Kirilenko vs. Greta Arn, Galina Voskoboeva vs. Andrea Hlavackova, Dominkika Cibulkov vs. Bojana Jovanovski and Jelena Jankovic vs. Lara Arruabarrena.
Later on, about 2 p.m. ET, No. 4 seeded Serena Williams takes on Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The final women's match of the night will be played between No. 6 Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams.
On the men's side, No. 1 Roger Federer plays a second-round match against Bjorn Phau at 7 p.m. ET. The match will be the
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The second round of the U.S. Open continues Thursday in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., and many of the favorites look to simply survive in the year's final Grand Slam tournament.
Just as you would expect, Arthur Ashe Stadium is the place to be for Thursday's action. Both Williams sisters, Venus and No. 4 Serena, No. 23 Mardy Fish and men's top seed Roger Federer will be be on display throughout the day.
Other important singles matches to keep an eye on include No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France against Martin Klizan of Slovakia on the men's side, and Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro looking for an upset against No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland on the women's side.
A full schedule of Thursday's matches can be found at USOpen.org, including a complete handy television schedule to ensure you don't miss a minute of the action.
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The remarkable career of Kim Clijsters came to a disappointing close Wednesday, as the 25th seed lost to 18-year-old Laura Robson, 7-6(5), 7-6(5), in the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Robson's advances to the third round where she will play Na Li, who knocked off Casey Dellacqua, 6-4, 6-4.
The loss was Clijsters first in Flushing Meadows, NY since the '03 finals. Clijsters won the '05 crown then again in '09 and '10 after coming out of retirement. Last year, she did not participate because of an injury. Before this year's Open, Clijsters made it clear this would be her last tournament.
"This completely feels like the perfect place to retire," Clijsters said immediately after the match. "I just wish it wasn't today."
Other matches to go final on the women's side are:
Currently in progress, Maria Sharapova is facing Lourdes Dominguez Lino.,
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American John Isner moved onto the the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open Wednesday, as he earned a tight 6-3, 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-6(11) victory over Belgium's Xavier Malisse in the first-round round of the single-elimination tournament at Flushing Meadows, NY. Isner advances to play Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, who defeated Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-0, 6-2, retired.
Other men to move on to the second round Wednesday were: David Ferrer (def. Kevin Anderson, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(7)); Janko Tipsarevic (def. Guillaume Rufin, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2); Lleyton Hewitt (def. Tobias Kamke, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4); Brian Baker (def. Jan Hajek, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2); Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (def. Viktor Troicki, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2); Gilles Muller (def. Mikhail Youzhny, 2-6, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6); Benoit Paire (def. Grigor Dimitrov, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2); Igor Sijsling (def. Daniel Gimeno, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4); Leonardo Mayer (def. Lukasz Kubot, 6-4 6-4, 7-5); Grega Zemlja (def. Ricardo Mello, 7-5, 7-6, 7-5).
Later on tonight, around 8 p.m. ET, No. 3 seed Andy Murray plays his second-round contest against Ivan Dodig.
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No. 1 Victoria Azarenka opened play at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 3 of the U.S. Open and quickly became the first player to advance to the third round. Azarenka defeated Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, 6-2, 6-2, in a match that lasted an hour and five minutes. She committed 10 unforced errors and hit 15 winners in the tidy match against the overwhelmed Flipkens. Match point was an emphatic ace right into the body of Flipkens. The world No. 1 has not always played her best in Flushing but she's easily handled her business in the first two rounds.
No. 19 Nadia Petrova also advanced on the women's side, defeating Simona Halep, 6-1, 6-1. American Mallory Burdette moved on to the third round as well with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Czech Lucie Hradecka. The wild card qualifier could face Maria Sharapova in the next round. Sharapova will headline the evening session.
American John Isner will now take the court at Ashe Stadium for the second match of the day.
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The U.S. Open will feature action from both the first and second rounds of the year's final major tournament on Wednesday, as top seeds including Victoria Azarenka, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova take the court on Day 3.
American John Isner will also hit Arthur Ashe Court for his first match of the tournament, as the No. 9 player attempts to improve upon his quarterfinal showing at last year's U.S. Open. Isner takes on Belgium's seasoned veteran Xavier Malisse at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
Another seasoned veteran from Belgium, Kim Clijsters, will also appear at Arthur Ashe later in the day, taking on Great Britain's Laura Robson in the final match of the day session at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center's center court.
Night tennis at Arthur Ashe will feature Murray and Sharapova looking to move onto the third round of the U.S. Open. Sharapova has only advanced past the third round three times in eight appearances in Flushing Meadows.
For the full schedule on Wednesday, visit USOpen.org. For live streaming video, check out U.S. Open Live.
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Favorites advanced all over the men's and women's draws on the second day of the U.S. Open from Flushing Meadow, but Caroline Wozniacki's surprising loss to unseeded Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-2, 6-2 as the day drew proved the most noteworthy result of the tournament thus far.
Wozniacki's straight-set loss opens up her quarter of the draw for Serena Williams, who cruised by Coco Vandeweghe, 6-1, 6-1. Serena's sister Venus had a similarly easy time in her first round match, topping Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-3, 6-1.
On the men's side of the draw, favorites Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were in action on the tournament's second day, and both had an easy time of advancing to the second round of the year's final major, as Djokovic topped Paolo Lorenzi, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 and Tsonga defeated Karol Beck 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2).
American Andy Roddick also advanced, using his serve to best qualifier Rhyne Williams, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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Flushing Meadow has its first real upset of the tournament, as No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki, a former world No. 1 who was looking for her first major title, has been ousted in the first round by unseeded Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-2, 6-2.
Begu dominated Wozniacki, creating 19 winners to Wozniacki's four, while committing 19 errors to Wozniacki's 22 errors at Louis Armstrong Stadium from Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Begu will now square off against Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the second round after the Spaniard defeated Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-3, 6-2 in her first round match.
Neither Begu nor Soler-Espinosa have advanced past the third round of the U.S. Open in their careers, and now the winner of their second-round match will be able to do just that.
Wozniacki's loss opens up the quarter that featured her and Serena Williams a bit, though Williams will be expected to make the semifinals out of the region of the draw.
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19-year-old American Sloane Stephens upset No. 22-seed Italian Francesca Schiavone, 6-3, 6-4, at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Stephens outplayed Schiavone in nearly all aspects of the match, notching 15 winners to 10 for the Italian and committing 13 fewer unforced errors. Stephens reached the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open and has been steadily improving over the past year, including an impressive run to the fourth round in the French Open this year. Stephens could establish herself as the future of American women's tennis with a strong showing in New York this year.
Elsewhere in the women's bracket, No. 10-seed Italian Sara Errani topped Spain's Garbine Muguruza, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, and 13th-seed Dominika Cibulkova beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-0.
On the men's side, No. 18-seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 6-2.
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American Sam Querrey won his first-round match at the 2012 U.S. Open on Tuesday, defeating Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan in four sets, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Neither man had great accuracy on his first serve, with the 27th-seeded Querrey landing 53 percent of his first service opportunities and Lu just 50 percent. Querrey was more successful on his second serve, though, winning 60 percent of his points to Lu's 46 percent.
The American will now advance to face Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in the second round. Querrey, who missed the 2011 U.S. Open due to elbow surgery, made it to the fourth round in the 2010 tournament, which was his best showing at Flushing Meadows.
Also on the men's side, Germany's Philipp Petzchner completed an impressive comeback from a two-set hole to beat France's Nicolas Mahut in five sets, 1-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3).
In the women's draw on Tuesday afternoon, No. 20 Roberta Vinci of Italy and No. 30 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia both won in straight sets. In a slight upset, Ayumi Morita of Japan topped 26th-seeded Romanian Monica Niculescu.
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Venus Williams advanced out of the first-round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, defeating fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-3, 6-1. Williams, a two-time U.S. Open champion, has struggled since withdrawing from last year's Open with Sjogren's syndrome, not advancing past the second round of any Grand Slam. Venus advances to take on sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany who dispatched Great Britain's Anne Keothavong, 6-2, 6-0. Kerber defeated Williams in the third round at the Olympics on Aug. 1.
On the men's side 15th-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada narrowly avoided becoming the first male upset victim of the U.S. Open, needing five sets to top Colombian Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Also advancing on Tuesday afternoon was fifth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who made quick work of Slovakia's Karol Beck, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2). Sixth-seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic also advanced in straight sets, beating Belgium's David Goffin, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Spain's Nicolas Almagro needed four sets to get past Czech Radek Stepanek.
In men's doubles, the Harrison brothers (Ryan and Christian) upset the 2011 runners-up, the fourth-seeded Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
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Andy Roddick advanced to the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open on Tuesday afternoon by defeating Rhyne Williams in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Roddick easily handled Williams by collecting 20 aces to seven in addition to winning 66% of his first serve shots.
Williams (who entered the tournament as a qualifier), ended the match with 23 unforced errors in comparison to Roddick's 14 and failed to win any break points, while Roddick managed to win three.
Roddick will face the winner of the opening round match between Carlos Berlocq of Argentina and Bernard Tomic of Australia, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday night at 6 p.m., ET.
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Play at the 2012 U.S. Open has entered day two, and already four matches have been completed in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Winning their first-round, women's singles matches and moving onto the second round after straight-set victories were Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson and Serbia's Ana Ivanovic.
Meanwhile, Russia's Mikhail Youzhny and Poland's Lukasz Kubot defeated Germany's Benjamin Becker and Finland's Jaarkko Nieminen, 6-1, 6-1, in the only men's doubles match completed.
Currently, men's No. 6-seed Tomas Berdych is taking on Belgian's David Goffin, who trails, 1-0, after Berdych won the first set, 7-5.
Shortly, Andy Roddick will face Rhyne Williams in a Round 1 match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, while after that -- around 5 p.m. ET -- Venus Williams will square off against Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Serena Williams will play Coco Vandeweghe around 8:30 p.m. ET.
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The 2012 U.S. Open continues Tuesday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, highlighted by opening-round matches from Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
U.S. Open coverage from ESPN 2 will begin at 1 p.m. EST and will run to 11 p.m. If available, the Tennis Channel will also have coverage of the tournament beginning at 11 a.m. and running until 7 p.m., as well as a recap show running from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Tournament coverage will also be available online via the U.S. Open's official website. U.S. Open Live is your home for constant live coverage on all six tournament courts, covering more than 200 U.S. Open matches in all. This feature is free and available throughout the United States.
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The first day of action at the 2012 U.S. Open is officially underway from beautiful Arthur Ashe Stadium. Many of the world's top players were in action this afternoon, including No. 3 ranked Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova. Let's check out the top matches from a busy day of tennis so far.
Murray defeated Alex Bogomolov, Jr. in three sets, winning 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. Many have pegged Murray as the favorite to win this event and he certainly got off to a strong start. No. 17 Kei Nishikori won his match over Guido Andreozzi, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
The biggest upset of the day on the men's side came as No. 22 Florian Mayer retired against unranked Jack Sock in the third set. Mayer had previously lost the first two sets and was trailing 3-2 in the third.
On the women's side of things, Sharapova made quick work of Melinda Czink in her first set, winning both sets, 6-2. Ninth-ranked Na Li won her match in two sets, as did No. 11 Marion Bartoli. Defending champion and No. 7 seed Sam Stosur also moved on to Round 2.
You can find Sports Illustrated's complete scoreboard here.
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The 2012 U.S. Open gets underway on Monday and fans will have many options at their disposal to enjoy all of the action. Television coverage of the event will be spread across the Tennis Channel and ESPN2 which will carry two different broadcasts of the event. Coverage gets underway at 11am on the Tennis Channel with ESPN2 joining in at 1pm.
Live streaming coverage of the event will be made available via US Open Live which will allow fans the opportunity to stream over 200 matches on six different courts throughout the week.
Here is a complete look at how you can watch or listen to the 2012 U.S. Open on Monday:
TV Schedule:
10:30am - 11am Pre-Game Show - Tennis Channel
11am - 7pm First Round Action - Tennis Channel
1pm - 7pm First Round Action - ESPN2
7pm - 11pm Primetime coverage: First Round - ESPN2
11pm - 6am U.S. Open Tonight - Tennis Channel
Live Streaming: US Open Live
Radio: USOpen.org Radio
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