2012 U.S. OPEN / NEW YORK

August 30, 2012 Filed under FRONT PAGE, SPORTS Posted by admin

‘Young gun’ advances

Plantation (Broward County) native Sloane Stephens, age 19, beat veteran pro Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tourney on Tuesday. Stephens is the youngest pro player to be currently ranked in the world’s top 50 women players. (MARGOT JORDAN PHOTO)