The US Open tennis 2009 results were historic going into Saturday, due to the perfection of the top 16 male seeds. Not only were they all in the third round, they had all barely lost a set in their first two matches. But the 32-0 winning streak ended when fifth seed Andy Roddick took on John Isner.

In a four hour plus match, Roddick again lost a lengthy match at a Grand Slam – only this time in the US Open third round instead of the Wimbledon final. Isner pulled the first US Open tennis 2009 upset on the men’s bracket, winning 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6.

After Roddick put up such a fight at Wimbledon, the US Open was expected to continue Roddick’s newfound momentum, but he went down early at a Grand Slam again. Meanwhile, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are still standing as expected.

The US Open tennis 2009 results are less perfect for the top seeds on the women’s side. There have been more upset threats, but they were held back until recently. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin has become the biggest surprise at the US Open, as she defeated fourth-seed Elena Dementieva in round two, and handled Maria Sharapova in round three yesterday, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

But it was not so surprising that top-seed Dinara Safina finally fell, after two straight subpar performances. In the third round, Safina finally bent to 72′nd ranked Petra Kvitova, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6. Safina had tanked in the later rounds of the last three Grand Slams, but now won’t even get that far at the US Open – yet will still remain number one in the world.

The US Open tennis 2009 results have been much easier for Serena and Venus Williams, as they are through the first week with little trouble. Serena is currently trying to reach the quarterfinals against Daniela Hantuchova this morning.

With week two under way, the US Open tennis 2009 results are becoming more difficult for the top seeds – who will have to play each other soon enough.

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The Spaniard, who was sidelined for with tendinitis in both knees during June and July, suffered another setback on a Arthur Ashe Stadium when he received treatment for what television commentators said was “a right abdominal muscle injury he first suffered in Cincinnati.”

At 2-1 down in the third set, Nadal lay flat on his back as one of the tournament medics sprayed and taped his stomach. After resuming play, the third seed grimaced on several occasions as he poked the afflicted area between points.

Despite the injury, Nadal hung on to beat his childhood friend Almagro, sealing the match with a scorching backhand to end an entertaining 15-shot rally.

“I will try my best to recover for my next match,” the 23-year-old said in a courtside interview.

“It’s a special motivation to come and play my best when you come back from an injury.”

Nadal, who needs the U.S. Open title to complete his collection of grand slam titles, will face either French 13th seed Gael Monfils or Argentina’s Jose Acasuso.

(Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Steve Ginsburg)

It was not the greatest feeling.

“You don’t want to be that person,” she said.

She wasn’t, thanks to a focused effort from the start Thursday night that resulted in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 17-year-old American Christina McHale.

Next up for the 29th-seeded Russian, a meeting with another 17-year-old American, Melanie Oudin.

Oudin started the upset trend in Arthur Ashe Stadium earlier in the day by defeating No. 4 Elena Dementieva. A few hours later, No. 5 Jelena Jankovic lost on that court, too.

“I made sure from the beginning that I was really focused and concentrating on my job,” Sharapova said, when asked how she avoided the same trap.

Walking onto the show court with the same, glittery black-and-silver dress she wore in the first round, Sharapova traded early breaks with McHale, who lives across the river in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

But before the New York crowd could get behind the hometown girl, Sharapova snuffed out all hope.

She won 16 of 18 points during one stretch and was never in real danger.

McHale said she saw Oudin win earlier in the day. Inspiring, she called it. But that only got her so far in her own match against one of the world’s most seasoned players.

“Some of the rallies, it was, ‘Yeah, this is OK, I’m in there,’” McHale said. “And some of them were, ‘Wow, I still have a lot to work on.’”

Sharapova has lost a total of six games in two matches, and though she is still working herself into shape after missing nearly 10 months with a shoulder injury, she almost has to be considered a contender for her fourth major title and second at the U.S. Open.

Dementieva and Jankovic were both on her side of the draw, as is No. 1 Dinara Safina, who has looked unimpressive in a pair of three-set victories.

The Williams sisters, meanwhile, are on the other side of the bracket.

But before thinking about that, Sharapova must focus on Oudin, who is ranked 70th, but now has Grand Slam wins over Dementieva and Jankovic on her resume.

They play Saturday, and Oudin could be that rare player who hears more cheers from the crowd than Sharapova, long a fan favorite at Flushing Meadows and everywhere else.

“I thought she played great tennis,” Sharapova said of her next opponent. “To beat someone who’s been playing great all year long, and No. 4 in the world, it’s a darn good win. I expect to go out there and for her to play some of her best tennis.”

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Murray traded baseline blows with 95th-ranked Gulbis in the first set and the Latvian responded with wild misses and blistering winners and pushed the Scotsman to five set points before finally succumbing to a service break in the 12th game.

Murray, runner-up last year to Roger Federer in his first grand slam final, then varied his attack by mixing in forays to the net and took advantage of mounting mistakes from Gulbis, who had 51 unforced errors, 30 more than Murray.

Murray advanced to a second-round match against 87th-ranked Paul Capdeville of Chile.

(Reporting by Larry Fine, editing by Pritha Sarkar)