US Open: Serena, Nadal move ahead
A day after some major upsets, Sunday saw some top seeded players making it to the next round. Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal won their respective matches and took a step further towards the title.
A day after some major upsets at the U.S. Open, Sunday saw some of the big names making it to the next round. Women’s top seed Dinara Safina, Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick were the upsets in action on Saturday. Even after being defeated at the Grand Slam, Safina will still retain the top spot. She could face her old sister Venus Williams in the semi final, if both the sisters sail through. Venus Williams who had her match against Kim Clijsters on Sunday, was trailing 0-6, 2-0 In the men’s singles, Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated countryman Nicolas Almargo 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Nadal who calimed to be all fit after a knee injury which kept him out of action for quite sometime, was seen struggling a bit due to the knee injury. He will next play the winner between No.13 Gael Monfils of France and Argentina’s Jose Acasuso. Fernando Gonzalez of Chile beat 17th seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Gonzalez will either meet 7th seed Jo Wilfried Tsongo or Julian Benneteau, both from France.
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