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Venus and Serena took no prisoners on the middle Sunday of the U. S. Open. The American sisters treated their opponents to some tennis lessons today!

Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli and Serbian beauty Ana Ivanovic looked in serious need of further practice when the Williams sisters were through with them today.

Both sisters convincingly dismantled the games of their opponents. The two young women looked more like target practice than learned opponents. I didn't have any expectations of Bartoli, but I did expect Ivanovic to put up much more of a fight than she did. I believe that she became intimidated and didn't know what to do. I guess not many people would the way Venus graced the court yesterday.

Serena's win came in at 6-3, 6-4, and Venus 6-4, 6-2.

Commenting after the match, Richard Williams said, “Serena reminds me of a pit bull dog and a young Mike Tyson, all in one. Venus reminds me of a gazelle that’s able to move, prance and jump. Venus looks as if she is really enjoying herself out there more than Serena is right now. If they get by everyone and meet each other, it will be an interesting match.”





Nadal takes out Tsonga



World No. 2 Raphael Nadal showed why he's world No. 2 even with a bad knee. He came out and put the pressure on a battle worthy Tsonga and barely won the first set in a tie-break. After that the Spaniard didn't look back. He moved well and took command of the court. eventually beating Tsonga by a score of 7-6 (7/3), 6-2, 6-1.

WTA Tour Players

Serena Williams, USA vs Marion Bartoli, FRA
Venus Williams, USA vs Ana Ivanovic, SRB


ATP Tour Players

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs Rafael Nadal, ESP

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The middle Saturday of the U. S. Open is proving to be costly for some brand name players. American Donald Young has been the latest of a new crop of talented players to bite the dust at the U. S. Open today. Spaniard Feliciano Lopez proved that experience is the greatest teacher. After succumbing to Young's precision play in the first set, the Spaniard had to fight it out, but prevailed over the next three sets to defeat Young by a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(7-5), 5-7.

Another of the youngsters to fall was American John Isner who lost to world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland by a score of 7-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

On the Arthur Ashe stadium in front of a sold-out crowd, 18-year old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland had no fear of defending champ Russian Maria Sharapova and took her out with a score of 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

Radwanska began the match letting balls fly off of her racquet and breaking Sharapova's serve with a passion. Sharapova's serve was iffy at best for the entire match. She served 12 double faults and made 49 unforced errors.

Radwanska easily took the first set. Sharapova played much better in the second but had to entertain a revised Radwanska in the third.

When asked about her strategy of coming in so close on Sharapova's second serve, Radwanska said "I know she doesn't like people moving when she serves, so whenever I got the chance, I did it."

Where's your Polish joke now?

ATP Tour Players

James Blake, USA vs Stefan Koubek, AUT
Donald Young, USA vs Feliciano Lopez, ESP

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Decked out in yet another ensemble from her new 'EleVen' line of clothing, 27-year old American Venus Williams took her high-power game to Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine and easily defeated her by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Venus now advances to the round of 16. In her post match interview, Venus had a few things to say.

"I just want to take that experience from Wimbledon and bring it here."

"I've done it a couple of times here before and I want to do it again."

"I definitely would like to have a higher first-serve percentage, but it's not something I'm worried about," she said. "I still feel like I can get my serve in. My second serve nowadays has a lot of kick. So it was a good day."