Federer continues to impress at US Open

Updated: Sunday, 01 Sep 2013 10:17 | Comments Roger Federer was not detained on court too long in his third round match Roger Federer moved closer to a tantalising quarter-final against Rafael Nadal at the US Open with a crushing win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. After a poor summer there were many who questioned whether Federer would make the last eight at Flushing Meadows, but he has breezed through so far and was never troubled in a 6-3 6-0 6-2 third-round victory. The seventh seed is always at home under the lights on Arthur Ashe and was detained for just 81 minutes by the world number 63 in the third round. Federer and Nadal have met 31 times before but never at Flushing Meadows,

Two quarterfinals postponed at US Open

Two men's quarterfinal matches have been postponed because of rain at the US Open. Tournament officials said the Novak Djokovic-Janko Tipsarevic and Roger Federer-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga matches would not be played on Wednesday. They were still hoping to get in four men's fourth-round matches that were postponed from Tuesday, along with four women's quarterfinals. Three of those matches started on Wednesday afternoon following a 90-minute delay, but had to be suspended because of rain after only 15 minutes. About three hours later with play still suspended, officials announced that

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Clijsters US Open title defence in doubt

Kim Clijsters' US Open title defence is in doubt after she pulled out of the WTA Toronto hardcourt tournament on Tuesday with a stomach muscle injury. Clijsters was leading 6-3, 1-2 in her second-round match against China's Zheng Jie when she hit a forehand, shook her head and departed. It was another setback for the Australian Open champion from Belgium, who injured her right ankle in April and then pulled out of tournaments in Rome and Madrid with right shoulder and wrist injuries. Clijsters said she still

Inter open to Sneijder sale, no Man United bid

Inter Milan chief executive Ernesto Paolillo has suggested the club could be ready to sell Wesley Sneijder, but that Manchester United have not made any contact. GettyImagesWesley Sneijder: Ex Real Madrid and Ajax • MLS All Stars 0-4 Manchester United• Vucinic for United? Gill drops hint• Fergie happy with squad• Hernandez hospitalised in USA• Anderson to replace Scholes Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that United will not bring any more players in during the summer transfer window, despite a shortage of creative midfield talent in his squad and relentless speculation over a pursuit for Netherlands international Sneijder. Although United have also been linked with AS Roma's Montenegro international Mirko Vucinic, it still seems more likely that Sir Alex will eventually make a move for the 27-year-old Sneijder. Speaking after the

Del Potro laying foundation for US Open return

Juan Martin del Potro can't wait to get back to the US Open, scene of his breakthrough Grand Slam triumph in 2009, but first he'll try to take care of business in a return to US hardcourts at Los Angeles. "I am very excited to come back to New York," said del Potro, who didn't get a chance to defend his title at Flushing Meadows in 2010 after a wrist injury cut short his season. "If I could start to play tomorrow I would. First I have very important tournaments before. "This tournament it's important for me – it will be my first tournament after clay and grass season." The Argentinian is the second seed behind American Mardy Fish in the $ 619,500

US Open 2011 Leaderboard: Brandt Snedeker in Line for Another Top US Open Finish

US Open 2011 Leaderboard Reveals Familiar Trend If I asked you who the only man, other than Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson, to finish in the Top 10 of the US Open twice in the previous three years, I bet few of you would guess the correct answer: Brandt Snedeker. But after the way he's played today--coupled by Tiger Woods absence and Phil Mickelson's inconsistency--there's a pretty good chance Snedeker will soon be the only man in the world to take Top 10s at thee of the last four US Opens. Snedeker, who took ninth at Torrey Pines in 2008 and ninth at Pebble Beach last year, has put together back to back one-under 70s this week at Congressional to