Fortunes seem to have changed since last season when Roger Federer was in prime form and there were not many around to challenge his supremacy. Things have been different this year with the Swiss tennis star not being able to win even a single grand slam till now while Rafael Nadal seems to have had all the luck running his side. The Swiss will loose his no.1 spot on Monday 18^th August when the tournament starts and Nadal would be crowned the new no.1. Vividseats.com is proud to present the tickets for US Open 2008. We are a reputable and trusted ticket broker firm and offer great tickets at reasonable and cheap prices. Check out site for US Open 2008 tickets.

Rafael Nadal could quite possibly have been one of the most famous players never to have reached no.1 spot but all that is about to change as Rafael Nadal finally enters a grand slam as no.1. He won the Olympic Gold last week and is now looking to win the US Open too. He is followed by Swiss Roger Federer whose 237 successive week came to an end. Andy Roddick was the highest seeded American at no.8 follwed by Blake at ninth spot. British number one Murray would also be looking to improve on his sixth standing after a disappointing first round exit from the Beijing Olympics.

Rafael Nadal breezed into the third round of the Olympics by beating Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-1 who had no answer to Nadal’s powerful baseline shots. Hewitt did save three set points in the first set but Nadal quickly wrapped up the set. It was the same story in the second set as well, however Hewitt did break Nadal’s serve on the second game but the Spaniard was again on top of his game. The match took just more than 90 minutes to conclude and was one of Nadal’s best performances. Nadal will face Russia’s Igor Andreev but he is not expected to be much of a challenge for him.

Roger Federer wants to improve the disappointing season by winning gold at the Beijing Olympics. After losing the French Open and the Wimbledon to Nadal and reaching just the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Federer has had a rather disappointing season. He is looking to set things straight by winning gold at the Olympics and then the US Open. If he fails to do so, it would be his first year since 2002 without winning a single Grand Slam. Federer still has stiff competition in the form of in form Nadal, Djokivic and Andy Murray. Federer will make his 27^th Birthday in style by carrying the Swiss flag in the Opening ceremony of the Olympics.

The women’s tennis event at the Beijing Olympics is gathering heat every day as Serena Williams of the United States is determined to make it to the final on Saturday. She has currently entered into the third round virtue of a 6-2, 6-0 win over Australian Samantha Stosur and is considered to be one of the favorites by many to claim the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Her sister, Venus Williams is also in the hunt for the gold medal as she has entered the 3^rd round by beating Iveta Benesova of Czech Republic today. There is no doubt that the Williams sisters fans will be buying tickets to the games that they play at the Olympics.

Russia’s promising young tennis player Dinara Safina seems to be in the form of her life as she has lifted her second consecutive title in two weeks by winning the Montreal Open last Sunday by defeating Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 in 68 minutes. Safina seemed to be very happy about winning back to back tournaments and said that this was the first time ever that she has achieved such a feat. Now, Dinara Safina has her eyes set on winning the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics and keeping in consideration the way she has played for the past six weeks, she would be in the list of top contenders to win the gold medal. Tickets to the tennis games at the Olympics are currently on sale.

 
Maria Sharapova will not be taking any further part in the Rogers Open tournament as she has sustained a shoulder injury during the course of her second round win against Marta Domachowska on Wednesday. Sharapova had an MRI scan of her shoulder and is waiting for the results of the scan to decide on her future course of action. She has revealed that she will be taking part in the forthcoming Olympic Games once after seeing the results of the MRI scan. Sharapova’s fans are hoping that there is nothing wrong with her shoulder. There are a few more tickets left to be grabbed for the Rogers Open tournament.