US Open - Venus rising
A wave, a flash of the new black outfit and business as usual as Venus Williams surges on through the US Open.
US Open - exit Ana stage left
A tearful Ana Ivanovic stalks off in despair after losing to French qualifier Julie Coin. It is more than 40 years since a number one seed has been bounced from the women’s U.S. Open in the second round but Coin ended that streak after stunning Ivanovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It was Coin’s first grand slam at the somewhat elderly age of 25.
Coin is the 188th ranked women’s tennis player in the world. The critical moment was 40-0 in the fifth game when she held on to hold serve. After winning that game she moved up 3-2 and then rattled off ten straight points to bury Ivanovic.
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US Open - victorious Anne makes it to third round
A fantastic performance by Britain’s number one Anne Keithavong sees her facing Olympic champion Elena Dementieva tonight in the third round. She is long odds but the gritty Hackney girl will be bouyed by her form and the hope that Dementieva has good and bad days.
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Maria Sharapova - even when she is not there, she is there
You cannot keep a star down, especially when Flushing Meradows has rolled out the red carpet as if this year’s US Open was a Hollywood Premiere. What to do when you lose your leading lady…you just invite her along anyway and she can grab the headlines by snatching a quick word with legendary Martina Navratilova. The shoulder injury that kept Maria Sharapova out of the Olympics and the last big slam of the season was not going to keep her out of another photo shoot opportunity to sport her convalescent line of garments and notice the big fat Condoleeza Rice style girl power pearl earrings.
And they even turned up this old comedian
Long shot of former favourite Ilie Nastase wise cracking with the crowds
Two little black numbers
Venus Williams looking relaxed in black shorts with pink trim and tight fit T shirt on the practise courts. Former star Gabriela Sabatini joined in the Hollywood style Premiere with a wave to the crowd in her sweeping black dress
The US Open opens with a little tennis…
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal were in early victorious action for the US Open at Flushing Meadows….