Stosur, Dementieva win; Clijsters, Murray to come

CBSSpo "Lets go, Ryan!" Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap.

"Lets go, Ryan!" Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap.

On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in the U.S. Open, No. 18 John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the adjacent Grandstand in support of another American man, Ryan Harrison, a qualifier who was the lowest-ranked (220) and youngest (18) player still in the tournament.

Isner, striving to be known for more than winning the longest tennis match in history, reached the third round by beating Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerlan...
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Capra, 18, reaches third round in first Grand Slam

CBSSpo A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play.

Among those she motivated: Beatrice Capra, an 18-year-old from Ellicott City, Md., and a wild-card entry who is following in Oudins footsteps at Flushing Meadows, albeit without any mottos on her shoes.

Beatrice Capra is happy to oblige her fans with autographs after h indeed, playing in the mai the 371st-ranked Capra upset 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the third round of the U.S. Open.

Capra, who trains at the Evert Academy in Delray Beach, Fla., is t...
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Azarenka collapses at Open, carried off court

CBSSpo Andy Roddick was flustered by a foot-fault call and a long-running critique of the lineswoman who made it.

The 2003 U.S. Open champion had much bigger problems Wednesday night at Flushing Meadows, though, and bowed out in the second round with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.

The ninth-seeded Roddick often says the key to his game is how well he returns. He never was able to solve t only one fewer than the hard-hitting Roddick - and saved 3 of 5 break points he faced.

Jankovic, Kuznetsova rally, survive at U.S. Open

CBSSpor Down a set in the first round of the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova sat in her changeover chair, briefly closed her eyes, and took some deep breaths.

"I knew," she would say later, "that it wasnt over."

Whatever problems she encountered Tuesday, whatever the level of her game, all that mattered to Sharapova was the outcome. Overcoming a deficit and a big-hitting opponent to avoid a significant upset, the 2006 U.S. Open champion put together a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over 60th-ranked Jarmila Groth of Australia.

Venus lone woman star to carry Stripes at Open

By Art Spander
The Sports Xc Not so very long ago, Venus Williams was a tennis ingenue, the kid with beads in her hair and fire in her serve. Now, as U.S. womens tennis sinks to levels once unimagined, she has become the savior.

Its hard to believe that with her younger sister Serena, the worlds top player, missing because of an injury, Venus is the only American among the 32 seeded women in the U.S. Open.

Venus Williams pumps her fist after defeating Roberta Vinci of Italy to advance at the U.S. Open. (AP) But its not hard to believe that on a wonderfully warm evening during the Opens first day, Venus met her obligation....
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