Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan won their second Grand Slam title in mixed doubles Thursday. The pair beat Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-4, 6-4. Bryan and Qureshi will face each other again Friday in the men’s doubles final, two competitors with much mutual respect.
Mary Joe Fernandez will captain the U.S. Fed Cup team for at least two more years. The U.S.
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Fernandez extended as US Fed Cup captain (AP)
Whether it’s starting a family or starting a business, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams have figured out how to make life about more than hitting a fuzzy yellow ball. As for that tennis part — well, things are going pretty well there, too. In the featured semifinal at the U.S
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Venus meets Clijsters in semi showdown (AP)
The best measure of what India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline
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India-Pakistan doubles team makes final (AP)
Marcos Baghdatis has decided to quit Cyprus’s Davis Cup team to concentrate on regaining his place in the top 10. The 25-year-old has carried the Cyprus team in Davis Cup competition for years, earning 54 wins in 67 appearances.
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Baghdatis quits Cyprus’ Davis Cup team (AP)
Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball — then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline. For a clean winner. On match point.
Mark 2010 down as a low point for U.S.
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Querrey falls to Wawrinka, US men done (AP)
France captain Guy Forget has called up Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet to face Argentina in next week’s Davis Cup semifinal. France will host Argentina on an indoor hard-court in Lyon from Sept. 17-19
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Monfils, Gasquet to play for France (AP)
David Nalbandian has been picked to lead Argentina’s undermanned Davis Cup team against France in the semifinals later this month. Captain Modesto Tito Vazquez on Tuesday said Nalbandian will be joined by Juan Monaco, Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos for the matches on Sept.
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Nalbandian to lead Argentina Davis team (AP)
Grit was not going to be enough to get Maria Sharapova through this one. Not with nine double-faults, including three in a row. Not with a total of 36 unforced errors
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Wozniacki beats Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 (AP)