• Oliver Golding cautioned for throwing his racket
• Ana Ivanovic gone in less than 60 minutes
All of a sudden, women’s tennis is a game for grown-ups. In the nineties, the poppets ruled. Martina Hingis was No1 in the world at 17 – three years after she started playing for money. Now, the average age of women in the top 10 is 26. That’s progress. Probably.
• Clijsters beat Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1 in less than an hour
• Venus Williams beat Shahar Peer 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Kim Clijsters extended her winning streak at the US Open to 18 matches with a straight-sets victory over Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Third seed Venus Williams also advanced to the next round with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory over Israel’s Shahar Peer.
• Head of men’s tennis was due to go in November
• American had successful trial with the world No2
Paul Annacone has stepped down as head of men’s tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association, in order to take up a coaching role with Roger Federer, the world No2.
Australian teenage prodigy Jason Kubler is looking to atone for his Wimbledon flop with a grand slam breakthrough in the US Open junior championships in New York.
Australian teenage prodigy Jason Kubler is looking to atone for his Wimbledon flop with a grand slam breakthrough in the US Open junior championships in New York.
Number five seed Samantha Stosur will take on No.12 Elena Dementieva in the fourth round of the US Open tomorrow morning AEST.
Number five seed Samantha Stosur will take on No.12 Elena Dementieva in the fourth round of the US Open tomorrow morning AEST.
Roger Federer was happy to see the spotlight shining on a less celebrated rival after mastering brutal winds and a flaky opponent to reach the US Open fourth round for the 10th straight year.
Roger Federer was happy to see the spotlight shining on a less celebrated rival after mastering brutal winds and a flaky opponent to reach the US Open fourth round for the 10th straight year.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will play former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of the US Open after both scored runaway straight set victories on Saturday.
