The Roach Report: 4/6
Fordham Athletic Director David Roach is in Atlanta for the Final Four, but that didn’t stop him from calling in to WFUV to give his monthly Roach Report.
Tennis
Murray Outlasts Djokovic for US Open Title
It took 4 hours and 53 minutes (tied for the longest final in history), but Andy Murray came away with his first grand slam, just months after taking Gold in London.
The match started off with a bang; Murray took the hour-and-28 minute first set in a gruesome 22-point tiebreaker on his sixth set point, thanks to some energy from the fans, and the inability for Djokovic to capitalize on errors. From there, things stayed intense.
Serena Sunday
While most of the country’s eyes were glued to opening day of football, it was just as monumental a day for tennis. Due to severe weather conditions Saturday evening, the last men’s semi-final and women’s final were played Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Before the women’s match, Andre Agassi was inducted into the US Open Court of Champions. In Flushing, football became an afterthought.
Wild and Windy Men's Semifinal
After a tornado touched down just off Queens and with more bad weather forecasted at around 5:00PM, tournament officials decided to move the Women's final between Victoria Azarenka(1) and Serena Williams(4) to Sunday at 4:30 PM. They hoped to have both Men's semifinal's completed before the rain, only one match was finished.
Serena and Azarenka to play in finals
The final four in the women's draw were narrowed down to two earlier today. #1 seed from Belarus Victoria Azarenka and #4 seed American Serena Williams will face in the finals scheduled for tomorrow night.
And Then There Were 4
The semifinals are set for Saturday afternoon; after Berdych and Murray advanced yesterday to set up one matchup, David Ferrer and Novak Jokovic moved on today, but for Ferrer it didn’t come easy.
Roddick Is Officially Retired, Berdych Upsets Federer
The crowds at day ten of the U.S. Open saw Andy Roddick play his final match, a loss to 7th ranked Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, (6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4). Roddick only had 3 break opportunities after the first set and could not convert any of them. Despite being broken twice in the third set, Roddick continued to play hard. He served in 130MPH range at many points through out the match, and saved a match point on his serve.
Rainy Day at Flushing Meadows
Well, the effects of Hurricane Isaac were bound to travel up the east coast and ruin at least one day of the US Open. Viewers of day nine saw only two singles matches get completed because of the rain.
Bud Collins Talks Roddick, Clijsters, and US Open
Bud Collins has reported on tennis for over 50 years. The historian has a plethora of knowledge on the sport, so much that he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Upsets Galore on the Women’s Side
The Radwanskas won’t want to hear the name “Roberta Vinci” brought up at the dinner table anytime soon.
Urszula was knocked out in the first round by the 29 year-old Italian, and #2 Agnieska was upset today 6-1, 6-4, eliminating yet another big name from the Open field.
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