2009 US Open Tennis Results: Day 2 Tuesday September 1st

2009 US Open Tennis Results: Day 2 Tuesday September 1st

Singles - First Round
[4] N Djokovic (SRB) d I Ljubicic (CRO) 63 61 63
[7] J Tsonga(FRA) d C Buchanan (USA) 60 62 61
[10] F Verdasco (ESP) d B Becker (GER) 75 64 75
[11] F Gonzalez (CHI) d N Massu (CHI) 63 63 63
[16] M Cilic (CRO) d R Sweeting (USA) 76(2) 64 76(4)
[17] T Berdych (CZE) d W Odesnik (USA) 75 64 64
[22] S Querrey (USA) d M Yani (USA) 63 75 64
J Witten (USA) d [29] I Andreev (RUS) 64 60 62
[30] V Troicki (SRB) d P Luczak (AUS) 63 63 16 26 61
J Nieminen (FIN) d F Fognini (ITA) 75 76(6) 64
M Gonzalez (ARG) d K Beck (SVK) 26 16 61 64 63
J Benneteau (FRA) d F Cipolla (ITA) 46 61 63 63
H Zeballos (ARG) d M Berrer (GER) 63 76(7) 36 60
D Istomin (UZB) d B Evans (USA) 64 64 76(3)
J Ouanna (FRA) d R Ram (USA) 76(4) 64 36 63
J Levine (USA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 75 61 62
P Capdeville (CHI) d V Crivoi (ROU) 63 60 76(2)
K Kim (USA) d D Sela (ISR) 63 06 62 62
F Serra (FRA) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(8) 76(5) 76(5)
C Ball (AUS) d J Brzezicki (ARG) 76(5) 63 64
E Gulbis (LAT) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
N Lapentti (ECU) vs [19] S Wawrinka (SUI)
[27] I Karlovic (CRO) vs I Navarro (ESP)
F Lopez (ESP) vs T Dent (USA)

Doubles - First Round
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d A Beck (GER) / Simon Greul(GER) 63 75
M Granollers (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) 76(2) 63
M Gicquel (FRA) / F Santoro (FRA) d David Skoch (CZE) / Igor Zelenay (SVK) 64 75
[4] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs Victor Hanescu (ROU) / Gabriel Trifu (ROU)
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / O Rochus (BEL) vs [15] S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR)
O Hernandez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) vs R Ginepri (USA) / S Jenkins (USA)
A Pavel (ROU) / H Tecau (ROU) vs N Mahut (FRA) / P Mathieu (FRA)
S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) vs A Peya (AUT) / S Stakhovsky (UKR)
L Arnold Ker (ARG) / L Mayer (ARG) vs J Chela (ARG) / P Cuevas (URU)

2009 US Open: Tsonga beats Buchanan in 1st round of US Open

2009 US Open: Tsonga beats Buchanan in 1st round of US Open

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has breezed into the 2009 US Open’s second round by beating Chase Buchanan 6-0, 6-2, 6-1.

Tsonga was the runner-up at the 2008 Australian Open. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament at which he’s never reached at least the fourth round.

Tsonga played cleanly, making only 12 unforced errors, 24 fewer than Buchanan, who was the youngest man in the field.
Buchanan was awarded a wild card by the U.S. Tennis Association as the 2009 USTA boys’ 18s champion.

Buchanan was making his Grand Slam debut. He had never faced anyone ranked higher than 121st.

Tsonga wrapped up the first set in just 23 minutes and it was the second game of the set before Buchanan opened his account by holding serve.

That was but a brief respite for the home player though as Tsonga powered away again losing just two more games as he went through in 78 minutes.

Tsonga will next play Jarkko Nieminen, who defeated Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-6 (8/6).

"I didn't know what to expect of him (Buchanan) and I was wary as I remember when I was younger and had his ranking I was convinced I could beat anyone, anytime," he said.

"It will be tough against Nieminen as he is just coming back from injury and will be hungry to do well.

"But I am in good shape and playing well, so why not"


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US Open Tennis Day 2 Photos: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Chase Buchanan

US Open Tennis Day 2 Photos: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Chase Buchanan

Check out some photos from the match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Chase Buchanan, where the Frenchman came out victorious in 3 easy sets....






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US Open Photos: Andy Roddick Day 1

US Open Photos: Andy Roddick Day 1

Check out some photos of Andy Roddick during his first round win at the US Open 2009...


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US Open: Andy Roddick wins in 1st round at US Open

US Open: Andy Roddick wins in 1st round at US Open

Andy Roddick scored a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Bjorn Phau in the opening round of the US Open.

Roddick played late last night but he wouldn’t mind if the USTA occasionally put the men’s match on court before the women’s match during the US Open’s evening sessions.

“It’s all part of it. Kind of the crazies that stay till 1 in the morning— there’s something fun about that,” Roddick said.

Roddick finished with 13 aces and put 81 percent of his first serves in.

“It’s just unique. You play in all sorts of atmospheres. There’s not as many people, but the ones that are there sure are vocal-slash-drunk,” Roddick said about tennis fans who where present at his match.

“I guarantee half the people out there were probably here all day, too. They have to be pretty passionate and really enjoy what they’re seeing and the whole experience of it,” he added. “It’s 1 in the morning. I guarantee you, they all have to work tomorrow. They certainly have to get up earlier than I do.”




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US Open Tennis: Andre Agassi honored at Arthur Ashe Stadium

US Open Tennis: Andre Agassi honored at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Andre Agassi walked back onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium court and bowed and blew kisses to the U.S. Open crowd.

His passion made Agassi beloved among the New York fans. Now that exuberance is devoted to his charter school in his hometown of Las Vegas, his emotion stoked by this year’s inaugural graduating class all going to college.

Agassi, Doug Flutie, Mia Hamm and David Robinson were honored as athletes who give back at opening night of the Open on Monday.

Agassi wouldn’t send his own children to the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. That’s because he can afford to send them to any school of his choosing—his goal is to serve the children whose families can’t.

“It’s just too important to me that this school reaches those children, the ones that society has written off or are quickest to write off or that are just being assumed to not have a chance,” Agassi said at a news conference after the ceremony.

Agassi returned to the stadium for the first time since playing the final match of his professional career at the 2006 U.S. Open, his record 21st straight appearance at the tournament. When Agassi made his Flushing Meadows debut in 1986, it would have been hard to believe that the rebellious teenager would one day become an education philanthropist.

He joked that “not only did I leave Bradenton Academy in the ninth grade, but eighth grade was the best three years of my life.”

“There were a lot of moments I didn’t understand, I was confused by, scared by,” Agassi said of his evolution as a tennis player—and person. “A lot of times I wanted to hide from facing it. But I’m still in process.

“So don’t believe what you’re seeing here either, because unless I continually ask the most from myself—you know, it’s a way of life. It’s a choice of life.”

These days he’s professorially serious about education. Agassi sounds completely comfortable talking about how legislative changes can improve schools, how his academy’s model can be scaled, how teachers can be held accountable.

“What Andre did in his career is incredibly impressive,” said No. 21 seed James Blake. “But to have someone who can be more impressive after their career is so rare.”

Like Agassi, Robinson opened his own school. Flutie and Hamm support medical causes that have affected their families: autism for Flutie, bone marrow transplants for Hamm.

Agassi concedes that, no different from his tennis career, he stumbled along the way as he matured as a philanthropist. At first he spread himself too thin, trying to aid too many causes at the expense of focusing on one to make the greatest impact.

Even with his academy, at times he made decisions too impulsively.

Those lessons are why Agassi founded Athletes for Hope with Hamm and other sports greats in 2007. The organization advises athletes in their charitable efforts.

Agassi talked a little about tennis on Monday night, too. He was thrilled to see Roger Federer finally win the French Open, then break the record for career Grand Slams, because it erased any doubts about the Swiss star’s place in history. And he has some thoughts on why there’s no clear heir as the next great American men’s tennis player.

“We have 300 million people in this country,” Agassi said. “We got to get the racket in more kids’ hands. We have to create a grass-roots level that connects.”

Agassi joked that it was nice to pull up to the stadium and no longer have to worry about how he felt physically. And he enjoyed telling the U.S. Open fans about his latest passion.

“I’ve shared all my life with New York fans, for the most part,” he said. “I mean, 21 years. They not only helped me to take a harder look at myself, they helped me grow up. They watched me and helped me.

“So at this juncture, you know, I’m ending one sort of time chapter and I’m starting another, and I’m at the beginning of it. So I can leave it to New York to scrutinize. I can leave it to New York to nurture.”


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