Tiger Woods has pulled out of the US Open because of lingering issues with his left leg, leaving him uncertain how soon he can resume his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' record for major titles.
Getting to every ball, putting most shots right where she wanted them, Kim Clijsters was so dominant in the U.S. Open final that it would have taken a perfect performance to top her. Vera Zvonareva did not produce one. Far from it.
Venus Williams has lost only two of 54 U.S. Open matches when taking the first set, and suffered that second defeat today to the same woman who inflicted the first - Kim Clijsters.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki stretched her winning streak to 13 matches by beating 45th-ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-2, 7-5 in the US Open quarterfinals today.
Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets to put two Swiss men in a Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in the Open era - and keep the Americans out of the US Open quarters for the second straight year.
Forehands, backhands, big serves. Caroline Wozniacki got almost everything back today, frustrating Maria Sharapova in a 6-3, 6-4 victory to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Roger Federer is one cool customer.
Victoria Azarenka collapsed and fell to the ground while chasing down a routine forehand and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair half an hour into her match on another steamy day at the US Open.