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Justine Henin took care of Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the U.S. Open title in straight sets. She didn't just win the final in straight sets, she went a perfect 14-0 in her seven matches. Is it too much to ask to see a compelling women's final every once in a while? There hasn't been a third set at the U.S. Open since 1995. The French Open has had six consecutive straight-sets wins. The Australian Open's streak is five, with Wimbledon's just two. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will try to put on a better show Sunday after both won in -- yep -- straight sets in their semifinals.
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S.I. Yankees 4, Valleycats 3: Staten Island is also in the NY-Penn League playoffs, but as the wild card. Braedyn Pruitt singled home the winning run. Don't look now, but the Baby Bombers are playing better than the Cyclones.
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Results tagged “svetlanakuznetsova”
Last Night's Action: A Pair of MVPs?
Last Night's Action: Outlasting the Royals
- Yankees 3 Kansas City 2: It wasn’t always pretty and it was too close for comfort, but in the end the Yankees got the job done. Alex Rodriguez got things going in the second with his 49th home run of the year and Jorge Posada added his 19th to put the Yankees up 2-0. But, Ian Kennedy struggled with his command, walking three in the first and then allowing four hits in the second to tie the score, but he escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam to prevent further damage.
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Last Night's Action: No Joke as Novak moves on
U.S. Open Preview: Can Anyone Stop Federer?
The best part about the end of summer? Maybe that's the U.S. Open, which starts Monday in Flushing. The tennis season's final Grand Slam provides the players with a grueling test to cap what feels like a condensed hard-court season.
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