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Sep 9, 2012

Murray reaches final at windy U.S. Open

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray produced a masterful performance against Tomas Berdych to book his place in the U.S. Open final on Saturday but will have to wait to discover his opponent after foul weather wreaked havoc.

The forecast of a massive thunderstorm forced tournament officials to suspend the remainder of Saturday’s schedule, including the second men’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer and the women’s final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.

Sep 8, 2012

Tennis-Open-Murray reaches final at windy U.S. Open

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray produced
a masterful performance against Tomas Berdych to book his place
in the U.S. Open final on Saturday but will have to wait to
discover his opponent after foul weather wreaked havoc.

The forecast of a massive thunderstorm forced tournament
officials to suspend the remainder of Saturday’s schedule,
including the second men’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and
David Ferrer and the women’s final between Serena Williams and
Victoria Azarenka.

Sep 8, 2012

U.S. Open men’s final moved to Monday

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open men’s final was switched from Sunday to Monday for the fifth year in a row after Saturday’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer was suspended because of bad weather.

Britain’s Andy Murray won the first semi-final, beating Tomas Berdych 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 and Ferrer was leading the second semi 5-2 in the opening set when tournament officials stopped the match because of high winds.

Sep 8, 2012

Open-Men’s final moved to Monday

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open men’s final was switched from Sunday to Monday for the fifth year in a row after Saturday’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer was suspended because of bad weather.

Britain’s Andy Murray won the first semi-final, beating Tomas Berdych 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 and Ferrer was leading the second semi 5-2 in the opening set when tournament officials stopped the match because of high winds.

Sep 8, 2012

Tennis-Open-Men’s final moved to Monday

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Open men’s final was
switched from Sunday to Monday for the fifth year in a row after
Saturday’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer
was suspended because of bad weather.

Britain’s Andy Murray won the first semi-final, beating
Tomas Berdych 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 and Ferrer was leading the second
semi 5-2 in the opening set when tournament officials stopped
the match because of high winds.

Sep 8, 2012

Murray beats Berdych to reach final

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray produced a masterful performance in atrocious conditions to beat Czech Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Saturday and edge closer to his first grand slam title.

With both players struggling to control the ball in near gale-force winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Murray regained his composure after dropping the first set and made the necessary adjustments to triumph 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 after a four-hour battle.

Sep 8, 2012

Tennis-Open-Murray beats Berdych to reach final

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray produced
a masterful performance in atrocious conditions to beat Czech
Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Saturday
and edge closer to his first grand slam title.

With both players struggling to control the ball in near
gale-force winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Murray regained his
composure after dropping the first set and made the necessary
adjustments to triumph 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 after a four-hour battle.

Sep 8, 2012

Williams and Azarenka through to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka stormed into the final of the U.S. Open with crushing victories in Friday’s semis to set up a classic showdown between the greatest player of her generation and the current world number one.

Williams was at her ruthless best as she demolished Italian Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 to continue her golden summer while Azarenka was no less impressive as she clawed her way out of trouble to beat Maria Sharapova 3-6 6-2 6-4 at Flushing Meadows.

Sep 8, 2012

Tennis-Williams and Azarenka through to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Serena Williams and Victoria
Azarenka stormed into the final of the U.S. Open with crushing
victories in Friday’s semis to set up a classic showdown between
the greatest player of her generation and the current world
number one.

Williams was at her ruthless best as she demolished Italian
Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 to continue her golden summer while Azarenka
was no less impressive as she clawed her way out of trouble to
beat Maria Sharapova 3-6 6-2 6-4 at Flushing Meadows.

Sep 7, 2012

-Djokovic and Murray favorites for U.S. Open semis

NEW YORK (Reuters) – There is no Roger Federer and no Rafa Nadal but still a sense of familiarity about Saturday’s U.S. Open men’s semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic, the dominant player for the past three seasons, will be making his sixth consecutive appearance in the semis, defending the title he won last year.

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