Seeded first in a major for the first time in his career, Nadal began his pursuit of tennis history Monday with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory over feisty German Bjorn Phau

in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

 

Nadal, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, has never won this hardcourt Grand Slam...

I'm excited about Nadal! Not only has he won the French Open, Wimbledon, but he took the Gold in the Olympics as well. I'll be rooting for him! I have liked this guy since I first saw him about 3 three years ago. It will be interesting to see if Maria Sharapova will be able to get her game back. It has been one disaster after another for her. I wasn't surprised not to her in the Olympic games. She has to get her game back. I don't know if she is not focusing, or not in the right state of mine, but I hope she recovers her championship abilities.

Well, I just found out that Sharapova will not playing in the U.S. Open due to a shoulder injury.
Well... I knew something was wrong with her game. I look forward to seeing her next time,
But for now.... GO NADAL !!!!

Jelena Jankovic was given the run around by Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson before she booked her place in the third round with a nerve-jangling 6-3 6-7 7-5 win at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

The second-seeded Serbian twice served for the match in the second set and had also opened a 3-0 lead in the tiebreak but each time Arvidsson pegged her back with a series of stinging groundstrokes.

The world number 63 fell 3-0 behind in the decider before threatening to launch another comeback after Jankovic gifted her the break in the seventh game with a double fault.

But Jankovic kept her wits about her to seal victory when Arvidsson shoved a backhand long on match point. She will next face either Wimbledon semi-finalist Zheng Jie or Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues.

The famous Nadal Adjustment.

A satisfied Roger Federer said his game is right where he wants it as he headed into the second week of the U.S. Open with a hassle-free 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over 28th seed Radek Stepanek on Sunday.

The Swiss second seed, chasing a fifth straight title at Flushing Meadows but who has yet to win a grand slam title this year, hit 12 aces as he breezed past the Czech to reach the last 16.

Federer, who will now play Spaniard Fernando Verdasco or Igor Andreev of Russia, has not dropped a set on his way to the fourth round.

“It’s good for me to not waste any energy,” Federer told reporters. “I’m playing well and moving on in the draw.

“I think all in all I’m really happy. I’ve been serving well for the first three rounds, and that’s always a good sign for the rest of the tournament.”

Federer admitted it was nice to get his revenge over Stepanek for his defeat by the Czech on clay in Rome in May, but said he was more concerned with the way he was playing.

Well... I hated Nadal losing! RATS!
Oh well... the champ is no surprise.