American Sam Querrey has equaled his best showing at a Grand Slam tournament by beating 14th-seeded Nicolas Almagro to reach the fourth round at the U.S. Open. The 20th-seeded Querrey won 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday. He has made the fourth round at two straight majors. He also advanced to the fourth round of the 2008 U.S.

When Israel's Shahar Peer was denied a visa to play in the United Arab Emirates last year, Venus Williams spoke out on her behalf -- because she felt it was the right thing to do under those circumstances. When Peer and Williams meet on a tennis court, as they've done rather frequently lately, the American shows not a trace of empathy -- because that is the right thing to do under those...

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Sunday. Nadal has won all his matches in straight sets, but this was the first time he didn't need any tiebreakers. Nadal has not had his serve broken at the Open. He will face fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the fourth round.

Feliciano Lopez of Spain advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open after Sergiy Stakhovsky retired in the second set because of a right toe infection. The 23rd-seeded Lopez was leading 6-3, 4-0 on Sunday when Stakhovsky retired. Lopez reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2008 Wimbledon.

French Open champion Francesca Schiavone won in straight sets for the fourth consecutive match, beating 20th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday to advance to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Italian won 6-3, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2003.

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association says Paul Annacone has stepped down as its head coach of men's tennis. Annacone's contract with the LTA was due to expire in November and he recently joined the coaching team of 16-time grand-slam winner Roger Federer after a successful trial period. There was the possibility of a conflict of interest should Federer meet British No.

America's dream team in mixed doubles, Melanie Oudin and Ryan Harrison, has lost to the top seeds in the second round of the U.S. Open. Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber defeated Oudin and Harrison, 5-7, 6-1 and 10-3 in a third-set tiebreaker Saturday night. The 18-year-old Oudin carved out a place in U.S.

Roger Federer remembers how it felt when he was trying to complete the career Grand Slam, when every trip to Roland Garros was more than merely big, but a chance to make history. In other words, he remembers what it felt like to go through what his rival, Rafael Nadal, is going through for a second straight year in New York.

American Mardy Fish beat Arnaud Clement of France in five sets in at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2008 at Flushing Meadows. The 19th-seeded Fish won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday. Fish dropped to his knees then saluted the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium after Clement's last shot landed wide.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki kept up her dominant run at the U.S. Open by beating Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan 6-1, 6-0 in the third round Saturday. The 20-year-old Dane has lost just three games in her three matches. She has reached the fourth round at six straight Grand Slams as she seeks her first major title.

Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic was upset by 31st-seeded Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. Jankovic struggled with the wind at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, at one point hitting a serve so badly the ball flew straight up into the air. The Serb had 41 unforced errors and just 13 winners.

Teenagers aren't exactly known for their sense of big-picture perspective. Eighteen-year-old Ryan Harrison managed to offer some up -- minutes after wasting three match points in the fifth-set tiebreaker at a Grand Slam event. "My ranking is still not even top 100 even if I win the match," Harrison said Friday after losing in the second round of the U.S.

Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic is back in the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2007, and she'll take on defending champion Kim Clijsters next. Serbia's Ivanovic easily eliminated 157th-ranked wild card Virginie Razzano of France 7-5, 6-0 in the third round at Flushing Meadows on Friday.