Berdych out at U.S. Open

!8-year-old Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych has failed to go through to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, underway in Flushing Meadows, New York. Berdych faced German national Tommy Hass in a 7-6, 6-1, 7-5 loss, but had the upper hand in the first set tie-break. He subsequently lost control of his game at 6-3, allowing Haas to come back.

Tomas Berdych was the last Czech in the U.S. Open, the 4th and final grand-slam event of the tennis season.