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But he had every right to be angry at the umpire for two things: For the linesman to give del Potro all the time in the world to challenge the call, and for then the linesman for telling Federer to be quiet. Now there are some comparing this to Serena Williams antics on Saturday , and how people aren't slamming the Swiss Master for his comments. Truly ridiculous that false equivalency is. Serena lost match point thanks to her diatribe, and her actions were indeed extreme. Federer, though clearly apoplectic there (and to be honest, in the heat of battle, Federer is known to be an intense competitor who will say things like that) , was no where near as outrageous as Serena was. Yet, you may here that argument being raised, no matter how dumb it is.

For Argentina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the sixth consecutive year, Roger Federer is in the United States Open Final. And for the sixth consecutive year, he faces a different opponent. Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray have all fallen at the mercy and hands of the meticulous masterclass that the Swiss Masters has bestowed to them on Arthur Ashe in his final five titles. Will Juan Martin del Potro be next? That question brings a definitive "Yes" from most, despite the 6'6 20 year old Argentine playing the best tennis of his young career, and being arguably the best player on the hard court in the summer. His record of being 0 for 6 in his matches against Federer don't facilitate his chances. And if you saw that quarterfinals woodshed beating del Potro took at the hands of the world number one at the Australian Open in January, you would figure that this will be an easy 16th Grand Slam title for Federer. But Juan Martin del Potro is arguably coming into this match...

Well on you Jada's mother. And well on Caroline Wozniacki in her first major final. Beautiful moment. Wonderful.

Classic semifinals performance from the Swiss Master, going for his 16th Grand Slam final tomorrow against Juan Marin del Potro. Should be a great final thanks to del Potro believing that he can win this title. No question, his opponent on the other side of the net does.

Dominating, wonderful performance by the Argentine.

Awful And the press conference She gave Kim credit thank goodness (and not a bad presser actually), but it was no excuse. It was just ugly from her. Totally ridiculous for her to act like that, and I will have more on it tomorrow.

They are still trying to complete the Nadal-Gonzalez semifinal. Where is that retractable roof when you need it? And if they do somehow continue this match, will CBS be covering it? Or, will we have another TV mess with the Tennis Channel and how 95% of the country doesn't have it.

It is all about who has better court positioning in this match. Whoever is on this baseline more in this match will win. Watch live video from vstreams.net Live on Justin.tv

Marin Cilic has outplayed and out thought the world number two. Murray is in serious trouble here. His backhand return today has been awful. Watch live video from vstreams.net Live on Justin.tv 4:45 PM Well, the upset of the tournament has taken place on the men's side, more than Andy Roddick get upended by giant John Isner. Marin Cilic has played the match of his young career, as the 20 year old Croatian pulled off a comprehensive beatdown of possible tournament winner Andy Murray, in the stunning scoreline of 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Murray had nothing today after letting Cilic off the hook at 4-5 in the opening set, and it was all down hill for there. Murray never had his backhand, didn't have have any power or precision on his forehand, and was just completely outsmarted and outhit today by Cilic. Maybe his left bothered him and he wouldn't let on in his press conference. But whatever the excuse, it was a dismal display today from Murray, one that will linger with him for the res...

What more can you say, other than you hope Svetlana Kuznetsova doesn't win her quarterfinal tonight for her sake. Because Melanie Oudin is no question, the Russian slayer. For the third straight match, the 17 year old Cinderella story from Marietta, Georgia, lost the first set against a seeded Russian big name. And for the third straight match, Melanie Oudin has come form behind to win and advance in dramatic fashion to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Buffy can't slay vampires the way Oudin has slayed Russians tremendously in a four day span. The remarkable story continues, and let's just say this. Don't count her out for not only the finals here at Flushing Meadows. But with the right bounce on the other side of the bracket with Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters the favorites to reach that ultimate stage, exclude Oudin from a shot at winning this title. Because with those big match intangibles she has shown, you shouldn't count her out. Federer to play Tommy Rob...

Watch live video from Movies and Basketball LIVE! on Justin.tv Wonderful win for Kim Clijsters. The key moment in this match was in the third set, at 1-1 on Venus's serve. Despite Clijsters stopping the seven game streak Venus was on by holding in the previous game, Venus still had the momentum in the match. She was up 30-0 in this crucial third game of the third set, only to give it away with a double fault costing her at 30-40. Venus could never come back from that break, and all credit to Clijsters holding strong on her serve, especially in that final game of the match. 15-40 was Venus in that game, only for Clijsters to really dictate play and get her biggest win coming back from her two and a half year layoff. Na Li of China is next in the quarterfinals. But boy, that sure felt like a Grand Slam final, even with those lopsided, contrasting like no other, first two sets. Updated : Tsonga and Del Potro are through. The bottom half of the men's draw is indeed a tough one.

John Isner has continued a marvalous day for the state of Georgia, knocking off Andy Roddick in five thri9lling sets in the upset by far of the tournament. Isner from the get go was confident against one of the tournament favorites, as their past two matches in Washington this year and 2007 gave the 6'9 man the belief that he could beat the US number one. And he did just that, using not only his mammoth serve, but brilliant play at net and outdueling, OUTDUELING, Roddick from the baseline to capture his biggest win of his career. For Roddick, just like Sharapova earlier to Melanie Oudin, obvious disappointment. His summer was chalked full of them after losing to Federer in that epic Wimbledon final. A couple of close losses to Juan Martin del Potro, a tough loos to Sam Querrey in Cincinnati, and now this one. Frustration and anger will be an understatement, as he stormed off the court after being gracious to Isner at net faster than an Usain Bolt sprint. I'm not kidding about t...

Yes she did, and win in dramatic fashion 7-5 in the third ladies and gentlemen. Watch live video from New World Channel on Justin.tv

Watch live video from vstreams.net Live on Justin.tv 1:11 PM A great third set to the Swiss Roger Federer, 7-5. Now, he has a two sets to one lead over Lleyton Hewitt, who as always, is playing his heart out. Meanwhile, over at Armstrong, still on serve in the third set at a set all between Djokovic and Jessie Witten of Kentucky. 1:48 PM Federer wins in four....4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4! A tough one today, but he advance to take on either Robredo or Blake. Djokvic and Witten are locked in a third set tiebreak. 1:52 AM And finally, the Serb raises his game at the right time, taking the third set tiebreak 7-2 and go up two sets to none. By the way, I think Oudin is going to upset Sharapova here. 2:35 PM And in a terrific match of spirit and sportsmanship, Djokovic has advanced over the great story that is Jessie Witten in four grueling sets at 3hrs and 28 minutes.

Nadal and Kiefer live Watch live video from vsstr12 on Justin.tv And in a day of five set thrillers on the men's side, could this be the latest one? Taylor Dent was part of one of those five set thrillers, as he won his 5th set tiebreak over Juan Navarro to advance to the third round in exciting fashion. Shame he'll have to play Andy Murray in the third round now. (Image from USOPEN.org)Big win for the American serve and volleyer 12:24 AM And the second round has ended, Rafael Nadal has won in four tough sets over Nicholas Kiefer. Well, the first set was not tough at all, as he won 6-0. But the rest of the way was a battle, no question about it.

Add Victoria Azarenka to the list of top women's seeds to crash out in the first week of the US Open. The Belorussian just fell at the hands of Frankie Schiavone of Italy 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. That means the #4, #5, and now the #6 seeds are all gone from the final Grand Slam. And though Schiavone represents a great day for Italian tennis, as fellow countrywoman and #10 seed Flavia Pennetta continued her demolition of the field so far with a 6-1, 6-1 beatdown of Canandian number one Aleksandra Wozniak, the serve has let down another top women's player. Andy Murray is playing on Arthur Ashe as of this post. LIVE streaming down below. Watch live video from US Open 2009 Live on Justin.tv 4:26 AM And Andy Murray, who I picked to win the title here at this tournament, played a terrible second set and loss it. He is now up 2-0 though on Paul Capdeville in the third after winning the first set 6-3.

Watch live video from vstreams.net on Justin.tv 1: 27 PM And Safina survives again, this time over Kristina Barrois 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3. Her countrywomen and long time friend, Elena Dementieva, is locked in her own battle with elimination with 17 year old American Melanie Oudin, who is the top ranked American in the WTA outside of Serena and Venus. A third set, with Oudin up an early break. 2:03 PM And there it is, Melanie Oudin has knocked out Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, the number four seed. It was a terrific performance by the 17 year old from Georgia, and see earned this one, no question about it. Obviously, massive disappointment for the Russian, who was favored by some to win her first Grand Slam title. Oudin, who battled through craps, captures clearly the biggest win of her young career.

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4-2 down in the third set to 18 year old Aussie Olivia Rogowska at the start of this post. LIVE! Watch live video from vstreams.net on Justin.tv Updated at 3:15 PM- And the top ranked player in the world survives 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. And the only positive for Safina is a funny one...."She didn't break a racquet." That was a great interview.