Djokovic's father Srdjan has been notable in the player's box during his son's five matches at the tournament for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a large image of Novak's face.
Section: Sport | Thursday, September 9, 2010 16:50 IST
Verdasco's bid to reach the quarter-finals for a second straight year looked incredibly slim as he failed to find his range with his high-risk, heavy-hitting style of play and duly lost the first two sets.
Section: Sport | Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:42 IST
The number three seed, a runner-up in New York in 2007, had looked out of sorts in his opening match at Flushing Meadows when he was forced to five sets.
Section: Sport | Sunday, September 5, 2010 17:00 IST
As Chan Yung-Jan, of Taiwan, walked off court having taken just one game off top seed Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday, the continent's interest in this year's final grand slam dwindled.
Section: Sport | Sunday, September 5, 2010 16:58 IST
The 2004 Flushing Meadows champion used all her big match experience to blunt most of the effects of the swirling winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium and wrap up a straight sets victory.
Section: Sport | Sunday, September 5, 2010 16:26 IST
Lisbeth Salander is one of the main figures in the Swedish author's Millennium trilogy that has sold 27 million copies in 40 countries and served as reading material for the Serbian in recent weeks.
Section: Sport | Saturday, September 4, 2010 13:44 IST
Blake, who defied a host of ailments to beat Canada's Peter Polansky 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 on Thursday, will need a full tank to deliver on his promise since he faces third seed Novak Djokovic in the third round.
Section: Sport | Friday, September 3, 2010 15:58 IST
The pair had repeated spats with the umpire over a host of contested line calls during their two-hour two-minute match on another steamy day inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Section: Sport | Friday, September 3, 2010 13:59 IST
