John Isner vs Philipp Petzschner Live Streaming – John Isner vs Philipp Petzschner semifinals match on Saturday, February 20, 2010.
Venue: Memphis, USA
Time: 07:00 PM
Players Reports:
The men’s two semifinals are going to begin in the Saturday afternoon session. The American Star players John Isner and Sam Querrey are going for berths in the final. (more…)
Swiss superstar Roger Federer was slapped with a $1,500 fine by the United States Tennis Association for a heat of the battle argument with a US Open official.
Federer used a profanity when talking with the chair umpire during the final in New York on Sunday which he eventually lost to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro.
Federer’s fine pales in comparison to Serena Williams who was docked $10,000 for threatening to shove a ball down the throat of a female line judge in an expletive-laden tirade in her final singles match.
Williams was also fined $500 for throwing her racquet. Tournament spokesman Chris Widmaier says there were a total of $31,500 in fines levied at the 2009 US Open.
Vera Zvonareva and Daniel Koellerer were fined the same amount as Federer for swearing.
Canadian doubles player Daniel Nestor was fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct directed at an unruly fan of his opponent who were cheering double faults.
Argentine sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro upset five-time defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to win
the US Open men’s final on Monday.
The shocker made Del Potro the first South American to win the US Open men’s crown since countryman Guillermo Vilas in 1977, winning in his first Grand Slam final appearance to deny Swiss world number one Federer a 16th career Slam crown.
Del Potro dethroned five-time defending champion Federer ending an era to win in his first Grand Slam final.
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US fourth seeds Serena and Venus Williams won the US Open women’s doubles title on Monday, defeating top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe
and Liezel Huber of the United States 6-2, 6-2.
The US duo did not allow the defending champions even a break-point chance in an 89-minute romp on their way to winning the 420,000-dollar top prize and their 10th career Grand Slam doubles crown.
“It was really exciting,” Serena Williams said.
It was the third Slam title of the year for the Williams sisters after wins at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. The Williams sisters also won the US Open doubles crown in 1999.
“I have a great partner,” Venus Williams said. “I believe in her just as much as I believe in myself.”
Black and Huber top the season rankings but struggle to outplay the Williams sisters in the year’s major events.
“They are bigger and stronger than us and they serve much better than us,” Black said. “Although we’re ranked number one, they are definitely our stiffest competition.”