The Lee Word Side

Bob and Mike Bryan, the no. 2 ranked players, won the Men’s Doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows on Friday. This was their second win at the US Open. Their first win came in 2005. The Bryan brothers beat Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (12-10) to claim their sixth Grand Slam title. They won the match after a hard fought tiebreaker in the second set. This win will not only give them a check for $420,000, that they will split, but they will also regain their well deserved No. 1 ranking. In the Men’s Singles Semifinals Roger Federer fired 20 aces and advanced to the US Open final with a 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 victory over Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic. The other men’s Semifinal was suspended because of rain, with Scotland’s Andy Murray leading world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. This match should resume tomorrow afternoon weather permitting. I ‘m hopeful that Nadal can beat Murray. If that happens that will pit him against Roger Federer for the Final. That would be a fantastic match. The last time they meet was in the Wimbledon Final where Nadal won.

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