Wozniacki, Clijsters are top seeds for U.S. Open
Tennis Betting Lines
08/24/2010 - Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Caroline Wozniacki has been installed at the top seed for the U.S. Open, which will commence Monday in New York. Reigning champion Kim Clijsters is the second seed at the fortnight.
Clijsters beat Wozniacki in last year's final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to claim her second U.S. Open title.
World No. 1 superstar Serena Williams, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, will miss the 2010 U.S. Open while she continues to recover from some foot surgery that was performed last month. Williams is a three-time U.S. Open titlist.
The world No. 2 Wozniacki and the former world No. 1 Clijsters are followed by two-time winner Venus Williams, former world No. 1 and 2008 runner-up Jelena Jankovic and French Open finalist Samantha Stosur.
The top-10 seeds are rounded out by French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva, China's Li Na, Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska and Belarusian star Victoria Azarenka.
Former top-ranked star and former U.S. Open winner Maria Sharapova is seeded 14th.
The women's draw will be revealed on Thursday.
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The minor arthroscopic procedure was performed by Lightning orthopedic surgeon
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Eastern Illinois RB Williams sidelined >>
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suffered in preseason camp.
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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