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Wozniacki, Zvonareva advance to U.S. Open semisTennis Betting Lines09/08/2010 - Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caroline Wozniacki overcame windy conditions and beat Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets Wednesday night to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open. The No. 1 seed from Denmark won her 13th straight match by virtue of the 6-2, 7-5 score at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Wozniacki, who was last year's runner-up to Kim Clijsters, has captured titles in Montreal and New Haven during her current winning streak. Earlier in the day, seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva reached her second straight Grand Slam semifinal by handling 31st-seeded Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 7-5 on another sun-filled afternoon at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. She'll next tangle with Wozniacki in Friday's semifinals. Wozniacki, who has yet to drop a set at this fortnight, took advantage of 43 unforced errors from her opponent. The diminutive Cibulkova, a French Open semifinalist last year, clearly had trouble with the wind, as did Wozniacki. Several times, the players had difficulty starting their serves as the ball shifted directions. "This felt like playing in a hurricane," Wozniacki said. Cibulkova fell behind 4-1 in the first set and was clearly frustrated. She managed to hold serve in the middle games of the second set, but Wozniacki got her opportunity when she broke serve to move ahead 6-5. Wozniacki then fought off one break point before finally finishing off the match when Cibulkova sent a return long. Zvonareva broke Kanepi for a 6-5 lead in the second set and converted on her first match point in the next game when Kanepi launched one final backhand wide of the court at Ashe Stadium. The 26-year-old Zvonareva advanced in 1 hour, 53 minutes, despite only striking 10 winners over two sets. The Russian did, however, pile up seven service breaks, compared to four for her Estonian counterpart, who also misfired for nine double faults. Kanepi also appeared in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in July. The feisty Zvonareva, who celebrated a birthday here on Tuesday, will appear in her third career major semifinal. She's now reached the final four in three of her last seven Grand Slam events and is trying to give Russia a third U.S. Open champion in seven years. "I always believed in myself," Zvonareva said. "I'm just going out there and trying my best in every match. You know, it's been working pretty good for me so far." Zvonareva, who lost to Serena Williams in July's Wimbledon finale, has won 11 of her last 12 Grand Slam matches. She's split four all-time matches with Wozniacki. Friday's other final-four bout will pit second-seeded and defending champion Clijsters against third-seeded former titlist Venus Williams. The former world No. 1 Clijsters beat Wozniacki in last year's U.S. Open finale, titled here in 2005, and was the runner-up in 2003. The former top-ranked Williams titled here in 2000 and 2001 and was the runner-up in Flushing in 1997 and 2002. The newest U.S. Open champ will pocket at least $1.7 million. Wozniacki has already won the U.S. Open Series and can earn an additional $1 million bonus if she wins the championship in Flushing Meadows.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee. "I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are." To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Mastercard needs. |
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