Sugiyama upset in U.S. Open mixed doubles

Sugiyama upset in U.S. Open mixed doubles

NEW YORK, United States - The third-seeded pair of Japan's Ai Sugiyama (front) and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett (in background) slumped to a 6-4, 6-4 loss to unseeded Americans Jill Craybas and Eric Butorac in the mixed doubles first round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 29.

Sugiyama ousted from U.S. Open mixed doubles

Sugiyama ousted from U.S. Open mixed doubles

NEW YORK, United States - No. 5 seeds Ai Sugiyama and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe fell 7-5, 6-2 to unseeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova and Mahesh Bhupathi of India in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open mixed doubles on Sept. 6.

Sugiyama-Ullyett pair secure spot in mixed coubles

Sugiyama-Ullyett pair secure spot in mixed coubles

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (R) and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe congratulate each other Sept. 5 after defeating Spaniard Medina Garrigues and Gaston Etlis of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the U.S. Open mixed doubles to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Sugiyama-Ullyett pair secure spot in mixed coubles

Sugiyama-Ullyett pair secure spot in mixed coubles

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (R) and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe congratulate each other Sept. 5 after defeating Spaniard Medina Garrigues and Gaston Etlis of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the U.S. Open mixed doubles to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. (Kyodo)

Sugiyama upset in U.S. Open mixed doubles

Sugiyama upset in U.S. Open mixed doubles

NEW YORK, United States - The third-seeded pair of Japan's Ai Sugiyama (front) and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett (in background) slumped to a 6-4, 6-4 loss to unseeded Americans Jill Craybas and Eric Butorac in the mixed doubles first round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 29. (Kyodo)

Sugiyama ousted from U.S. Open mixed doubles

Sugiyama ousted from U.S. Open mixed doubles

NEW YORK, United States - No. 5 seeds Ai Sugiyama and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe fell 7-5, 6-2 to unseeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova and Mahesh Bhupathi of India in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open mixed doubles on Sept. 6. (Kyodo)