The Washington Times

US OPEN ‘12: Capsules on top men’s players

Men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins Monday:

ROGER FEDERER

Seeded: 1

Age: 31

Country: Switzerland

2012 Match Record: 56-7

2012 Singles Titles: 6

Career Singles Titles: 76

Major Titles: 17 _ U.S. Open (‘04, `05, `06, `07, `08), Wimbledon (‘03, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, `12), Australian Open (‘04, `06, `07, `10), French Open (‘09),

Last 5 U.S. Opens: `11-Lost in Semifinals, `10-SF, `09-F, `08-Won Championship, `07-W

Topspin: Won five consecutive U.S. Open championships _ and 40 matches in a row at Flushing Meadows _ before his streak ended with a loss against Juan Martin del Potro in 2009 final; then lost in semifinals against Novak Djokovic each of past two years. … Playing in 52nd consecutive Grand Slam tournament, longest active streak. … Reached at least the quarterfinals at a record 33 consecutive majors. … Leads ATP World Tour with six titles in 2012.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Seeded: 2

Age: 25

Country: Serbia

Story Continues →

View Entire Story

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Comments
blog comments powered by Disqus
Get Adobe Flash player

      Independent voices from the TWT Communities

      A World in our Backyard

      The world impacts us. What happens in our towns, cities, states, country and on this planet makes a difference to us.

      Media Migraine

      First over-the-counter column approved for fast and effective relief from even your worst media-induced headache.

      Political Potpourri

      A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.