| Federer reaches 18th straight Grand Slam semi, will face Djokovic
Reigning four-time champion Roger
Federer was a hard-fought quarterfinal winner Thursday at the U.S. Open. The
Swiss superstar will now play in his record 18th straight major semifinal
against Serbian Novak Djokovic, who bested fan-favorite Andy Roddick in a
four-set thriller under the lights at Ashe Stadium.
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| Federer reaches 18th straight Grand Slam semi
Reigning four-time champion Roger
Federer was a hard-fought quarterfinal winner Thursday at the U.S. Open. The
Swiss superstar will now play in his record 18th straight major semifinal.
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| Black, Paes capture U.S. Open mixed doubles title
A fifth-seeded tandem of Zimbabwe's
Cara Black and Indian Leander Paes captured the mixed doubles title at the
2008 U.S. Open.
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| Raymond, Stosur reach doubles final in New York
The 10th-seeded tandem of American
Lisa Raymond and Aussie Samantha Stosur secured a spot in the women's doubles
final at the 2008 U.S. Open.
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| Nadal filets Fish to reach first U.S. Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal fell behind early in his
late-night match Wednesday, but then dominated American Mardy Fish to reach
his first semifinal at the U.S. Open.
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| Serena steals sister matchup to reach U.S. Open semis
Serena Williams took advantage of a
inopportune Venus Williams, beating her older sister, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7) to
reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open.
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| Murray reaches first Grand Slam semifinal
Sixth seed Andy Murray of Great
Britain reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a tough
four-set victory over 17th seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.
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| Bryans reach doubles final at U.S. Open
The American twin Bryan brothers,
Bob and Mike, were easy men's doubles semifinal winners Wednesday at the 2008
U.S. Open.
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| Safina soars into U.S. Open semis
Surging Russian Dinara Safina was an
easy quarterfinal winner Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
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| Federer pushed to five sets; Roddick also into quarterfinals
Roger Federer needed 3 1/2 hours to
complete his five-set, fourth-round win over 23rd seed Igor Andreev of
Russia, while American Andy Roddick continued to roll in moving to the
quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.
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