Dementieva reaches Rogers Cup final with straight-set win over Serena Williams
Bryant pads his lead going into the final round of the Jeld-Wen TraditionSUNRIVER, Ore. — Brad Bryant shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to take a two-stroke advantage over Mike Reid into the final round of the Jeld-Wen Tradition. Roger Federer snaps losing streak against Andy Murray to reach Cincinnati Masters finalsMASON, Ohio — First Rafael Nadal. Now Andy Murray. Brad Bryant’s steady round keeps him a stroke in front of Fred Funk at the Tradition.SUNRIVER, Ore. — Brad Bryant had a one-stroke lead over defending champion Fred Funk after the first two rounds of the Jeld-Wen Tradition at Crosswater Golf Club. Sharapova, Serena Williams reach quarters in Toronto
Bryant finishes first round of the Tradition with a 62 and a 3-stroke leadSUNRIVER, Ore. — Fred Funk was finished with his round at the Jeld-Wen Tradition when a nearby radio squawked with the news that Brad Bryant had just shot a 10-under 62. Serena Williams eases into 3rd round of Rogers Cup in TorontoTORONTO — Serena Williams cruised past one of the Bondarenko sisters at the Rogers Cup. No. 5 Andy Roddick knocked out of Cincy Masters by Sam Querrey
Taylor Dent, Jesse Levine among men getting wild cards for US OpenNEW YORK — Taylor Dent will return to the U.S. Open for the first time since 2005 after receiving one of eight men’s wild cards Wednesday. Top-seeded Dinara Safina ousted in 2nd round at Rogers Cup in TorontoTORONTO — Dinara Safina is out of the Rogers Cup. Father Federer gets a good start at Cincy Masters, winning first match with a solid serveMASON, Ohio — The ball really zipped off the fast, blue court, especially when it came off Roger Federer’s racket. Venus Williams loses to Ukraine’s Bondarenko in 2nd round in Toronto in US Open tuneupTORONTO — Venus Williams’ tuneup for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup. Each major shot of the 2000s showed why Tiger owned the decadeCHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods knew this day was coming. He just didn’t want to believe it. Federer adjusting to fatherhood, Nadal recovering from knee problems as Cincy Masters begins
Yang’s major victory over Woods could inspire hope across AsiaCHASKA, Minn. — For years, Asian countries could only boast about growth and potential in men’s golf. Success was measured by a half-dozen players who had cracked the top 50 in the world rankings over the last decade. Muller, ‘08 US Open quarterfinalist who upset Roddick in ‘05, withdraws with knee injury
Jeev finishes tied 67th at PGA ChampionshipsHAZELTINE - Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh slipped down the leaderboard with a disappointing six-over 78 and to a lowly 67th place, but South Korean star Y.E. Yang upstaged Tiger Woods to become the first Asian to win a Major, when he grabbed the 91st PGA Championships. Journeyman Y.E. Yang stuns Tiger Woods at PGA Championship to become 1st Asian to win majorCHASKA, Minn. — Knowing his last remaining challenger was about to make birdie, he chipped in from 60 feet for an eagle. The crowd roared, and he responded with a scream and a fist pump. Yang earns a spot on International Presidents Cup team; Glover narrowly misses US spotCHASKA, Minn. — U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover needed a birdie over the final three holes to secure a spot on the Presidents Cup team, and he knew it. He finished with a bogey, instead, and now has to wait. Y.E. Yang pulls off a shocker, beats Tiger Woods at PGA ChampionshipCHASKA, Minn. — Y.E. Yang shook his fists and shouted with joy over a victory felt around the world. Equally stunning was the sight of Tiger Woods, standing over the final putt of the PGA Championship with nothing at stake. Yang shatters the Tiger mystique in PGA, at last!
Late to pick up game and with no grand illusions, Yang lives out his dream with PGA winCHASKA, Minn. — The staff and the owner’s family were waiting outside the Hoban Korean Restaurant, applauding when Y.E. Yang arrived. Poor putting dooms Tiger Woods to first major championship collapseCHASKA, Minn. — His bid for a 15th major championship vanquished, Tiger Woods stood on the 18th green at Hazeltine National on Sunday holding his putter in his hands and staring in disbelief. Yang pulls off a shocker, beats Tiger Woods at PGA ChampionshipCHASKA, Minn. — Y.E. Yang shook his fists and shouted with joy over a victory felt around the world. Equally stunning was the sight of Tiger Woods, standing over the final putt of the PGA Championship with nothing at stake. Y.E. Yang wins first major title, beats world’s best player to do it at PGA ChampionshipCHASKA, Minn. — In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods. It’s Yang in front of Woods with 4 holes left at PGA ChampionshipCHASKA, Minn. — Now it’s Tiger’s turn to chase. Jelena Jankovic recovers from long semifinal, upends No. 1 Dinara Safina for Cincy titleMASON, Ohio — Turns out that Jelena Jankovic has something left. Now it gets interesting: Wood and Yang head to the back nine tied for the lead at PGACHASKA, Minn. — Get ready for some drama on the back nine at the PGA Championship. Woods back on track at PGA as challengers begin to fall awayCHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods has regained the lead at the PGA Championship, and his challengers are beginning to fall away. Woods’s 2-shot lead disappears 4 holes into final round of PGA ChampionshipCHASKA, Minn. — Now it gets interesting. Bhupathi in Montreal doubles final, looks for fifth Canadian titleMONTREAL - India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles dethroned reigning champions Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic, beating the second seeds in the match tie-break to enter the final of the $3-million Rogers Cup here. Roddick ousted; Murray downs Tsonga to reach final at Montreal and No. 2 rankingMONTREAL — Britain’s Andy Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Juan Martin Del Potro ousted Andy Roddick in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Saturday. Ernie Els’ fast start spoiled by bogey-filled finish at PGACHASKA, Minn. — Just when Ernie Els appeared to be making a move to challenge Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship on Saturday, the South African hit the brick wall at Hazeltine National known as No. 16. Tiger Woods has 2-shot lead 1 round away from victory, with more company than he wantedCHASKA, Minn. — The coronation of Tiger Woods turned into a contest Saturday at the PGA Championship. Woods one round away from victory, with more company than he wantedCHASKA, Minn. — The coronation of Tiger Woods turned into a contest Saturday at the PGA Championship. What had looked so inevitable — Woods with a four-shot lead on the weekend at a major — suddenly became filled with possibilities as his margin vanished along the back nine at Hazeltine. Only a late birdie by Woods and a lone bogey from Padraig Harrington gave the final major a familiar look. |
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TORONTO — Maria Sharapova beat Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 7-6 (3) Thursday to join Serena Williams in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup.
CHASKA, Minn. — The scene seemed surreal, mostly because somehow we never expected to see it. Tiger Woods had been so great for so long that the idea of anyone — much less the late-blooming son of South Korean vegetable farmers — coming from behind to beat him when it really mattered bordered on preposterous. And it was once again proved that, Tiger is a human after all. err.
