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09/10/2010 - Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Kim Clijsters rallied from a set down against Venus Williams to advance to the final of the U.S. Open with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory.
In Friday's opener at Ashe Stadium, Russian Vera Zvonareva reached her second straight Grand Slam final by upending top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, last year's runner-up, in quick fashion, 6-4, 6-3.
The third-seeded Williams, who was playing in her eighth U.S. Open semifinal, won the only break chance in the opening set to take the early lead. Clijsters came back and solved Williams' serve to go up 4-2 in the second, but failed to serve out the set four games later with several unforced errors.
The dual two-time champions here, who had split 12 previous meetings, eventually went to the tiebreaker, where Williams double faulted on her first two serves en route to quickly losing her first set of the tournament.
A deft drop shot at the net gave Clijsters a break chance with the score 1-1 in the final set, and Williams hit a baseline shot into the net on the next point to give the Belgian star the lead.
Clijsters, seeded second, was well long on an easy potential winner to make it 4-4 later on, but broke back immediately, winning the last point with a lob over an exhausted Williams.
On match point, Clijsters, who also won this title in 2005, had Williams on the run and put in a backhand winner to seal a fifth straight win over the American.
Williams had won this Grand Slam in 2000 and 2001 and was runner-up in 1997 and 2002.
The seventh-seeded Zvonareva zipped past a sluggish Wozniacki in just 1 hour, 25 minutes, simply out-classing the top-seeded player on Day 12 as the determined Russian got the service breaks she needed and closed things out on her first match point when her Danish counterpart netted one final weak forehand.
Wozniacki sprayed 31 unforced errors and had her serve broken four times, while a determined Zvonareva was broken only once en route to victory.
The emotional Zvonareva is now 3-2 lifetime against Wozniacki, including a 2-1 mark this year.
Wozniacki had not dropped a set at this '10 Open before Friday and lost a 13- match overall winning streak, which included hardcourt titles in Montreal and New Haven.
"She played a really good game, definitely," said a stunned Wozniacki. "You know, she was not missing a lot. She was going for her shots. Most things were going in. You know, I had chances, and I don't know, I made some mistakes today that I usually don't do. Yeah, it was a tough day for me in the office, and unfortunately it was today. That's the way tennis is sometimes."
Zvonareva will appear in her second career major final and 25th overall championship match (10-14) on the WTA Tour. She titled in Pattaya City earlier this season and has been a three-time runner-up in 2010, including a loss to Wozniacki in a title tilt in Montreal last month.
The 26-year-old Zvonareva also played in July's Wimbledon finale, losing to world No. 1 superstar Serena Williams. She is 2-5 lifetime against Clijsters, though she has won the last two meetings, including a quarterfinal win at Wimbledon earlier this year.
Saturday's big winner at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will collect $1.7 million.
<< Wi joins Kuchar in lead at BMW Championship
Lemont, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Wi shot a two-under 69 on Friday to join
Matt Kuchar in the lead after two rounds of the BMW Championship.
Still battling an illness that left him almost without a voice the day before,
Kuchar rebounded
<< Coyotes re-sign Hanzal
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed center
Martin Hanzal to a two-year contract on Friday. Per club policy, financial
terms of the deal were not released.
Last season with Phoenix he appeared in 81
<< Colts' O-line could be without starters Saturday, Johnson
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts may be without two
of their starters along the offensive line on Sunday with both center Jeff
Saturday and tackle Charlie Johnson questionable.
Saturday had knee surgery Augu
<< McNabb questionable for Redskins' opener
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Donovan McNabb is listed as questionable for
his debut as quarterback of the Redskins while dealing with a sprained ankle.
However, all signs point to McNabb taking the field Sunday night at home
again
Reds bring Edmonds, Leake off DL; move Harang to bullpen >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder Jim
Edmonds and pitcher Mike Leake from the disabled list Friday.
Edmonds, who was sidelined with a right oblique strain, has batted 3-for-22
(.136) in nine game
Avs, Mueller agree to 2-year deal >>
DENVER (AP) - Restricted free-agent center Peter Mueller re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract.Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.The 22-year-old Minnesotan, acquired from Phoenix in March, had n
Fire, Union both gunning for full points at PPL Park >>
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire have reached the point of no
return.
Heading into Major League Soccer's Week 24, the Fire are in 11th in the
overall league table, six points out of the eighth and final playoff spot w
Carmona quickly shuts down Twins >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fausto Carmona ended Minnesota's six-game
winning streak by tossing his first shutout in over two years, as the Indians
dealt the Twins a 2-0 loss in the opener of a three-game series.
Carmona (12-14)
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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