Upsets

Zvonareva Stuns Wozniacki, Advances to Women’s Final

Moments after the biggest upset in the women’s draw at the U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters had a bit of an urgent stride toward the women’s locker room. Vera Zvonareva had just defeated Caroline Wozniacki in a surprisingly quick match, and Clijsters was suddenly in a rush because in a few minutes she would be on Read More

Matches

Wozniacki is The Real Deal

Caroline Wozniacki is not Dinara Safina. She is not Jelena Jankovic. She has earned her no. 1 seed, and she is going to win a Grand Slam.

For the second straight year, Wozniacki took to the Ashe court in beginning of the second week, and flourished. Last year, it was walloping Melanie Oudin in straight Read More

Preview

No, Maria Sharapova Did Not Inspire Me

Don’t expect Caroline Wozniacki to tell you how she looked up to Maria Sharapova when she was younger, no sir.

After her third round victory on Saturday, Wozniacki was asked when she was younger if she wanted to be like Sharapova–the champion, the spokesperson, the celebrity, the whole deal. Wozniacki chose someone else instead.

“Well, Read More

Hot Night! Nadal, Wozniacki Survive Late Night Session

It was our first late night at Ashe (we expect a lot of these!, and it’s finally come to an end. Rafael Nadal won in a grueling three set match tonight over Teimuraz Gabashvili, and Caroline Wozniacki made quick work of the American Chelsey Gullickson. The match ended right before 1 a.m. 

Earlier in the Read More

Players We Like

Why I Love Caroline Wozniacki

Later tonight, Caroline Wozniacki will play her first Open match and can officially assume the Dinara Safina role as The-Player-Who’s-Ranked-No.1-But-Hasn’t-Earned-It. Since the women’s game has been blown to pieces over the last few years, we’ve heard (repeatedly) about this sort of player. Ana Ivanovic once had the label. Jelena Jankovic too. Safina took it last Read More

It’s All Right, Caroline, It’ll Be Better Tonight

It’s probably not what Caroline Wozniacki expected for her first Grand Slam semifinal. The start time was delayed until 9:30 p.m. due to the weather. (And, to add insult to injury, there was another 12-minute rain delay after the very first point.) The match was moved to Armstrong (and away from the TV cameras) and Read More

Ready? Play!

It’s been nearly nine hours since a tennis ball has been in Queens, but we’re going to get some tennis for you. Very quietly, it has stopped raining. Even more quietly, both courts are in the final stages of being completely dried.

Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams have just taken to the Ashe court, which Read More