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U.S. Open 2012: Andy Roddick Enters Week 2, John Isner Does Not

Andy Roddick will retire at the end of the 2012 U.S. Open. But his magical run's not done quite yet.

U.S. Open 2012: Andy Roddick Enters Week 2, John Isner Does Not

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U.S. Open 2012 Schedule And TV Coverage: Roger Federer vs. Mardy Fish Highlights Monday

The 2012 U.S. Open is moving along swiftly and we are nearing quarterfinals portion of the tournament. Many of the world's top players are still in contention at this year's final major event, which means we should be in for a great second week of tennis. Here is a schedule of the top draws for Monday. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

TV Coverage: CBS from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ESPN2 from 7 to 11 p.m.

Women's Singles, Arthur Ashe Stadium:

11 a.m. ET

Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
vs.
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [12]

Not before 1 p.m.

Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
vs.
Serena Williams (USA) [4]

Men's Singles, Arthur Ashe Stadium:

Not before 2:30 p.m.

Roger Federer (SUI) [1]
vs.
Mardy Fish (USA) [25]

7 p.m.

Andy Murray (GBR) [3]
vs.
Milos Raonic (CAN) [15]

Women's Singles, Louis Armstrong Stadium

Not before 12:30 p.m.

Angelique Kerber (GER) [6]
vs.
Sara Errani (ITA) [10]

Roberta Vinci (ITA) [20]
vs.
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [2]

Men's Singles, Louis Armstrong Stadium:

11 a.m.

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [11]
vs.
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [6]

Not before 12:30 p.m.

Marin Cilic (CRO) [12]
vs.
Martin Klizan (SVK)

You can find the complete schedule here, including doubles, boys and girls play.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: John Isner Falls In 5 Sets

John Isner had to wait through a lengthy rain delay before even taking the court Sunday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium for his match with Philipp Kohlschreiber. But his eventual five-set defeat probably magnified the pain of the wait.

The No. 19 seed German won a tight first set, 6-4, by winning the only break point he had. Isner was sharper in the second set, winning 6-3 in just 37 minutes and collecting five aces.

In set three, Isner was able to break Kohlschreiber in the decisive game to win 6-4, converting the last of three break points to go up two sets to one.

But Kohlschreiber battled back for a 6-3 win in the fourth set, and endured a 55-minute final set that ended 6-4 in his favor to move on to the round of 16, his third appearance in the round of 16 in a Grand Slam event in 2012.

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U.S. Open Tennis Bracket 2012: Roger Federer, Andy Roddick Highlight Round of 16 Action

Roger Federer once again highlights the men's action in the U.S. Open, with the top-seeded player taking on American Mardy Fish in the Men's Round of 16 set to begin on Monday.

The highlight of the round will likely be Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro taking on No. 20 Andy Roddick, who will hope to stave off his retirement for one more round against the No. 8 seed. The winner of that match will face the winner of No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals.

No. 11 Nicolas Almagro of Spain will face No. 6 Tomas Berdych of Czechoslovakia, with the winner playing the victor of Federer-Fish.

No. 3 Andy Murray will take on Canada's Milos Raonic, No. 15 in the tournament, with the winner either No. 12 Marin Cilic of Croatia or Slovakia's Martin Klizan, who upset No. 32 Jeremy Chardy on Sunday.

Phillip Kohlschreiber, who defeated John Isner in the wee hours on Sunday night, draws No. 9 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. No. 4 David Ferrer, who overcame a sloppy performance to defeat Lleyton Hewitt in the third round, will take on No. 13 Richard Gasquet of France. The winners of those two matches will meet in the quarters.

Full schedule for the Round of 16 can be found at the U.S. Open's website.

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2012 U.S. Open Tennis Results: Andy Roddick, David Ferrer Advance; Laura Robson Falls

USA's Andy Roddick defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy on Sunday to move on in 2012 U.S. Open Tennis Championship, where he will face Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in hopes of delaying his retirement for just one more round. Roddick took advantage of unforced errors by Fognini to regain his energy and win the final set of the match.

No. 5 Petra Kvitova was upset by veteran Marion Bartoli on Sunday, with the 22-year old showed visible frustration and lost 12 of the last 13 games of the match and was cleanly dominated in the final set. Bartoli will face No. 3 Maria Sharapova in the Round of 16, who defeated No. 19 Nadia Petrova of Russia on Sunday evening.

Young British phenom Laura Robson saw her tournament end on Sunday, falling to defending champion Samantha Stosur after unforced errors and inexperience finally caught up to her. Stosur will face No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the next round.

No. 4 David Ferrer of Spain suffered a bit of a scare on Sunday against Lleyton Hewitt before winning the match in four sets, taking advantage of the Australian's 72 unforced errors. Ferrer will take on No. 13 Richard Gasquet next.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Maria Sharapova Survives Scare

Maria Sharapova survived a rain delay and a tough fourth-round matchup against No. 19 seed Nadia Petrova on Sunday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.

Sharapova opened the match in dominant fashion, breezing by Petrova in a 6-1 first set in 31 minutes. However, Petrova came back strong with a 6-4 second set to force a winner take all third, which Sharapova won 6-4.

Neither player could establish much of an edge with the serve, as the two combined for only nine aces. The difference came down to Sharapova's small edge in winners and break points.

With the win, Sharapova advances to take on No. 11 seed Mario Bartoli of France. Looming down the road is a possible semifinal matchup with No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Petra Kvitova's Late Collapse Leads To Marion Bartoli Upset

The veteran got the better of the youngster Sunday evening at the U.S. Open when Marion Bartoli upset Petra Kvitova 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 to take down the No. 5 seed.

It looked like Kvitova might simply run away with it after an impressive all-around showing in her first set but by the end, the 22-year-old had visibly unraveled with 29 total unforced errors. And when Kvitova's frustration began to show, Bartoli would take her game to another level, showing near tactical perfection in the second and third sets.

By the end, Bartoli was in complete control winning 12 of the last 13 games and 25 of 32 possible points in the third set.

With the win, Bartoli advances to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open for the first time in her career. Kvitova's loss also means that no woman will reach the quarterfinals at every major this year.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Victoria Azarenka Defeats Anna Tatishvili In Two Sets

Victoria Azarenka, who is currently the world's top-ranked woman, defeated unranked Anna Tatishvili on Sunday evening in two sets. Using an elite backhand and solid serve to her advantage, Azarenka won the match in two sets, 6-2 and 6-2.

Azarenka hit 22 winners in the fourth-round match, eight more than her opponent. Her serve topped out at 103 mph and she recorded three aces. Each player had 24 unforced errors, which was mostly a product of great back-line play from both competitors.

With the win in-hand, Azarenka will now prepare for Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals. Stosur is the seventh-ranked woman in the world right now and won her fourth round match in two sets over Laura Robson.

Find all the results of today's action here.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Samantha Stosur Defeats Laura Robson In Straight Sets

Samantha Stosur defeated Laura Robson in straight sets on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round of the 2012 U.S. Open.

Stosur, the defending champion at the event, beat Robson despite a late comeback by the 18-year-old tennis phenom from Great Britain in which she evaded nine match points before finally going down in defeat. The first set was a quick one, ending in 37 minutes. But Robson hung around for 61 minutes in the second set, prompting multiple unforced errors by her opponent.

In all, however, Stosur dominated Robson statistically, committing 24 errors compared to Robson's 41. She also finished with six aces compared to two for her opponent.

Stosur will next take on the winner of the fourth round match between top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and Anna Tatishvili.

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2012 U.S. Open Tennis Scores: Andy Roddick Defeats Fabio Fognini To Advance To Fourth Round

Andy Roddick successfully moved into the round of 16 with a four-set win over Fabio Fognini at the 2012 U.S. Open on Sunday. The win helps push Roddick's announced retirement back at least another day.

Roddick took the first two sets of the match 7-5 and 7-6, but faltered in the third, losing 4-6. For a moment, it looked like Fognini would pull away from Roddick in the fourth set before a series of unforced errors cost him. Roddick looked exhausted early in the fourth set, but found some energy as Fognini grew frustrated. Roddick put Fognini away with an unreturnable serve to take the fourth set 6-4.

Fognini made Roddick work extremely hard in the match, finishing with a 15-9 advantage in aces. However, 36 unforced errors cost Fognini, especially in the final set. Roddick finished with 30 unforced errors, but only three came in the final set.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Juan Martin Del Potro Advances To Fourth Round

Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro defeated fellow countryman Leonardo Mayer on Sunday in Flushing Meadows, advancing to the fourth round of the 2012 U.S. Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (11-9) victory that took three hours and 20 minutes.

Del Potro, seeded seventh at this year's tournament, is the last man not named Federer, Nadal or Djokovic to win a title in the past 30 majors contested, capturing the title in New York in 2009. He was unable to defend his crown in 2010 due to a wrist injury, and fell in the third round of the 2011 tournament. Del Potro most recently captured the bronze medal at the London Summer Games, defeating Novak Djokovic in a third-place match.

Del Potro will now await the winner of the Andy Roddick versus Fabio Fognini match in the quarterfinals. Roddick, who captured the U.S. Open crown in 2003, has said he will retire after this year's tournament.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: David Ferrer Bests Lleyton Hewitt To Reach Fourth Round

David Ferrer, the U.S. Open's fourth-ranked men's player and somewhat out of the conversation when the favorites are discussed despite his top-five world ranking, topped former major champion Lleyton Hewitt on Sunday, 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 to reach the fourth round.

Neither Ferrer nor Hewitt were especially efficient on Sunday, as both contributed more unforced errors than winners as the two traded swings from the baseline. Hewitt approached the net 40 times on the day, but only won 22 of 40 points when he did venture in.

In the end, it was Hewitt's 72 unforced errors that doomed the Australian, as Ferrer was able to break Hewitt five times, including during the deciding fourth-set, which took just 30 minutes to complete.

Hewitt, who won the U.S. Open in 2001 and has made the semifinals four other times, could not hang with Ferrer after the Australian won the first set in a tiebreak. Ferrer, who appeared in the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 2007, will next face either No. 13 Richard Gasquet or unranked Steve Johnson in the fourth round.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Novak Djokovic Easily On To The Fourth Round

Novak Djokovic was faced with his first ranked opponent at the U.S. Open on Sunday, squaring off against No. 31 Julien Benneteau in the third round in Flushing Meadow. But it was more of the same for Djokovic, who blasted past the Frenchman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour and a half.

Djokovic, the men's draw's second ranked player, has yet to drop a set at the U.S. Open, cruising by two unranked opponents in the first two rounds, but it was expected that Benneteau would give the Serbian a tougher test. But Djokovic's 41 winners against just 12 unforced errors proved too much for Benneteau, who could only must 15 winners on the day.

Djokovic was also strong on his serve, rocketing 13 aces past Bennetau and did not face a break point during the afternoon match.

Djokovic will face either No. 14 Alexandr Dolgopolov or No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round.

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2012 U.S. Open Schedule And TV Coverage: Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova Featured on Sunday Schedule

On a day where some of the top seeds in both the men's and women's singles draws are in action, all eyes will once again be on Andy Roddick. The U.S. tennis legend and 2003 U.S. Open champion, who announced last week that he would retire after this tournament, faces Fabio Fognini at 1:30 ET Sunday. Roddick rolled through his first match since announcing his retirement, a straight-sets win over Bernard Tomic. Fognini was equally quick in knocking out Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the third round.

Elsewhere in the men's bracket, second-seeded Novak Djokovic faces No. 31 Julien Benneteau at 11:00 a.m. ET. Ninth-rated John Isner, the highest-ranked American man in the draw, takes on No. 19 Philipp Kohlschreiber in Sunday's late match, scheduled for approximately 9 p.m. ET. No. 4 seed David Ferrer plays Lleyton Hewitt at 11 a.m. ET. No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic, and No. 13 Richard Gasquet are also in action.

On the women's side of the draw, third-seeded Maria Sharapova takes the stage in Sunday night's primetime match, facing No. 19 Nadia Petrova. The 2006 U.S. Open champion has had little trouble advancing through the first three rounds, dropping just seven games. Sharapova has not advanced past the fourth round since her 2006 win, however. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET.

In other women's action, top seed Victoria Azarenka faces Anna Tatishvili at 3:30 p.m. Fan favorite Laura Robson is back in action against No. 7 Samantha Stosur in the late afternoon match at Louis Armstrong Stadium Court; the match is scheduled for approximately 3 p.m. ET. No. 5 Petra Kvitova takes on No. 11 Marion Bartoli at approximately the same time.

The full schedule and draw are available at the U.S. Open official website. Television coverage begins on CBS at noon ET.

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