U.S. Open 2012: Kim Clijsters Goes Down In Final Career Match

U.S. Open 2012 Schedule And TV Coverage: Serena Williams And Roger Federer Headline Day 4

Second-round action begins at the U.S. Open in Flushing, N.Y., on Thursday. Headlining the action on the women's side of the tournament is No. 4 Serena Williams, who will face Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain in Arthur Ashe Stadium. No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland will face Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain at the Grandstand Court.

On the men's side of the tournament, No. 1 Roger Federer will face Bjorn Phau at Arthur Ashe Stadium, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Americans Mardy Fish and James Blake will be in action on Thursday as well. For a complete schedule of matchups at the U.S. Open, check out the U.S. Open's official website.

Television coverage for the U.S. Open will be provided by both ESPN 2 and the Tennis Channel. Tennis Channel will start its coverage at 10:30 a.m. and run through 7 p.m. ESPN 2's coverage will begin at 1 p.m. and run til 11 p.m.

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U.S. Open Tennis 2012 Results: Kim Clijsters Bows Out One Last Time

The story on Wednesday at the U.S. Open was the final match for Kim Clijsters, who lost what could be her final professional match in the second round. Clijsters fell in straight sets to Great Britain's Laura Robson, and has indicated she will probably retire after this tournament.

Elsewhere, the two marquee primetime matchups ended quickly. Maria Sharpova was finished in under an hour, beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-0, 6-1 in 54 minutes. Andy Murray was up next in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and won in similarly dominant fashion over Croatia's Ivan Dodig 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

In other action around the Open, seventh-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina needed straight sets to beat Florent Serra of France. John Isner nabbed a first-round win after dropping a set, beating Xavier Malisse of Belgium 6-3, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (9). Brian Baker won his first U.S. Open match in seven years. On the women's side, Victoria Azarenka dispatched Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Andy Murray Wins 2nd-Round Match In Straight Sets

Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray took care of business Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, topping Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the second round of the U.S. Open in straight sets by the score of 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

After losing the first game of the match, Murray had little trouble with Dodig in the rest of the first set, taking all but the fifth game to earn the early advantage. Murray would only drop the third game of the second set, but had trouble closing the door on Dodig, who battled back after falling 4-1 in the third set. Dodig eventually fell to the Scotland native.

Murray finished the match winning six of the nine break points he faced, and recorded 10 aces compared to just one double fault. He will now face the winner of the match between Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Feliciano Lopez.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Maria Sharapova Dominates 2nd-Round Match

It took just 54 minutes for No. 3 seed Maria Sharapova to defeat Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino on Tuesday night in the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open, 6-0, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Sharapova set up her shots routinely and was clearly in control throughout the match. She attacked Dominguez Lino's serves and was moved quickly through the match by holding her own serve. She had 30 winners to Dominguez Lino's zero, and showed no signs of weaknesses in her game against the 31-year-old.

Dominguez Lino had no answers for the all-around game of Sharapova, who has only lost five games in her first two matches.

The victory is the Russian's 22nd in her last 24 matches. She will face unheralded American Mallory Burdette in the third round as she competes to win her second U.S. Open title.

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Kim Clijsters Loses To Laura Robson In Final Career Match

Kim Clijsters lost to Laura Robson in straight sets on Wednesday at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, in what is expected to be the final match of her career.

Clijsters, the No. 22 seed on the women's side, entered the tournament as a three-time U.S. Open winner. It is a fitting place for Clijsters to end her career. After defeating Victoria Duval, 6-3, 6-1, on Monday, Clijsters's winning streak on the blue Open courts grew to 22, which dates back to the 2003 finals. Immediately after the match, she acknowledged the situation as such:

"This completely feels like the perfect place to retire," Clijsters said immediately after the match. "I just wish it wasn't today."

Robson, meanwhile, scored a huge win in defeating the departing Clijsters. The 18-year-old British Olympic medalist will face ninth-seeded Na Li in the next round.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Juan Martin Del Potro Advances In Straight Sets

Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro was able to win his Wednesday match at the 2012 U.S. Open in straight sets over Frenchman Florent Serra by a score of 6-4, 7-6 and 6-4.

The No. 7 seed Del Potro was challenged more than he thought in his match, but he was able to get past Serra through his serves, as he had 19 aces compared to just eight against. Del Porto also performed well on all of his first serve attempts; he converted 85 percent of those into points while Serra managed only a 66 percent conversion rate.

However, Del Potro made it easier on Serra to stay in the match as he had nine double faults, and the unforced error tallies were nearly identical -- 29 for Del Potro to 31 for Serra.

With the win, Del Porto will now face the winner between American Bryan Harrison and Germany's Benjamin Becker.

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U.S. Open 2012 Scores: John Isner Escapes With 1st Round Win

American John Isner was able to win his first match closer than expected at the 2012 U.S. Open against Belgium's Xavier Malisse on Wednesday. Isner, who is the No. 9 seed, defeated Malisse three sets to one by a score of 6-3, 7-6 (5), 5-7 and 7-6 (9). One key to Isner getting the win was that he converted 20 aces.

Two of Isner's wins came from tiebreaker on the second and also the fourth set. In that final set, Malisse was giving it all to try to extend the match, but after going back and forth on a few tiebreakers it was Isner who pulled out the final set, and the match. Isner won when Malisse botched a routine backhand volley that went short and hit the net.

Isner's next match will be against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.

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U.S. Open 2012 Scores: Brian Baker's Amazing Comeback Continues

With a decisive straight-set victory over Jan Hajek, Brian Baker won his first U.S. Open match in seven years on Wednesday.

Baker, once the world's second-ranked junior, had essentially retired due to a series of injuries after the 2005 U.S. Open.

He had been working as an assistant coach at Belmont University in Nashville, where his ability to defeat his players in practice rounds inspired him to pick up a racket as a player at the age of 27. The result has been an improbable comeback story likely to get a lot of play during ESPN's telecast over the next few days.

Baker now moves on to a second-round match against Janko Tipsaveric, who needed five sets to defeat Guillaume Rufin on Wednesday. Tipsarevic, the No. 8 ranked player in the world, would provide a huge early test for Baker.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: David Ferrer Opens Tournament With Win Over Kevin Anderson

David Ferrer began his U.S. Open underdog campaign Wednesday by defeating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3) in straight sets.

Ferrer made what was expected to be a rough opening round look relatively easy, making Anderson's solid serving seem quite manageable in the process. It seemed Anderson might began a slight comeback with a third-set tiebreak but Ferrer continued to somehow return his opponent's serves until Anderson slipped up.

Ferrer will now face off against Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands, who is advancing to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe also defeated the number 29 seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the first upset of the day on the men's side.

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2012 U.S. Open Tennis Scores: Victoria Azarenka Gets Straight-Set Victory

Women's No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka has defeated Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in her second-round match at the 2012 U.S. Open. Azarenka opened Wednesday's schedule on the main court in Arthur Ashe Stadium with an easy 6-2, 6-2 win.

The 23-year-old Azarenka is seeking her first U.S. Open title. She won her first Grand Slam event earlier this year at the Australian Open. She has now lost just five games total in her first two matches of the tournament.

The Belarusian dominated on first her serve and capped the day off with an ace into the body of Flipkens. Azarenka charmed the crowd in a post-match interview, saying "I love New York and I want to live here soon."

American John Isner, the No. 9 on the men's side, follows Azarenka at 1 p.m. in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Xavier Malisse of Belgium.

Russian and No. 19 Nadia Petrova advanced to the third-round in straight sets over Simona Halep of Romania. American Mallory Burdette also moved on, taking down Lucie Hradecka, 6-2, 6-4.

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2012 U.S. Open Schedule And TV Coverage: Victoria Azarenka Opens Day 3

The 2012 U.S. Open continues in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., as second-round play begins for some of the marquee names. Other headliners will be playing their first match of the tournament on Day 3.

Women's top seed Victoria Azarenka takes to the court for her second-round match at 11 a.m. ET in Arthur Ashe Stadium. She will face unseeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.

John Isner, the top-seeded American and No. 9 overall, will begin his opening-round after Azarenka. That match is scheduled to start no earlier than 1 pm ET. Isner will be taking on Belgian Xavier Malisse.

No. 23 and fan-favorite Kim Clijsters will make it three Belgians in a row on the main court when she meets Laura Robson of Great Britain for her second-round match. They will face-off following the conclusion of Isner's match.

Both three-seeds Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray highlight the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Both will be competing in their second-round matches. Sharapova is up first at 7 p.m. ET against Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino. Murray follows as he faces Ivan Dodig of Croatia.

Visit the tournament's official site for the full schedule of events and scores. ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel will broadcast matches all day long from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m.

U.S. Open 2012 Results: American Christina McHale Upset To End Day 2

The night session of the 2012 U.S. Open saw a number of upsets on Tuesday, and it was capped off when women's No. 21 Christina McHale was upended by unseeded Dutch player Kiki Bertens in a hard-fought three set battle, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

McHale's exit wasn't the only surprising result on the day. Men's No. 10 Juan Monaco went down to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a lengthy five-set match that saw the underdog Garcia-Lopez come back from two sets down to win.

Caroline Wozniack, the No. 8 on the women's side, also suffered a shocking loss. She battled through injury before losing 6-2, 6-2 to Irina-Camelia Begu.

The main court at Arthur Ashe Stadium produced no surprising results, with many of the favorites winning with ease.

Andy Roddick opened the day defeating fellow American Rhyne Williams. Venus Williams followed with a quick victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands. As darkness hit and the lights came on, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams dispatched their opponents in a short final session at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The two stars combined to lose just four games in five total sets.

American and men's No, 27, Sam Querrey, was able to get by Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu in four sets to advance to the second round.

U.S. Open draws and live scores can be found here.

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2012 U.S. Open Tennis Scores: Serena Williams Continues To Roll

No. 4 on the women's side, Serena Williams, continued her impressive summer run as she breezed through her opening-round match against fellow American Coco Vandeweghe.

Williams remarked before the match that she thought Vandeweghe had a superior serve. Either Williams was being nice, or she is far better in the return game. Probably a mixture of both.

Both competitors had two aces, while Vandeweghe hurt herself with six double-faults.

The three-time U.S. Open Champion Williams looked comfortable early and often as she has she took both sets, 6-1, 6-1. She took advantage when she had a chance to break Vandeweghe's serve, converting six of seven break points.

Serena looks to continue her hot stretch after sweeping Wimbledon and Olympic Gold.