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Teenagers take out top players

By Bonnie D. Ford
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, September 1, 2007

NEW YORK -- When the U.S. Open women's draw was announced, many experts proclaimed that the tournament was over -- at least in the bottom half of the bracket, where defending champion Maria Sharapova appeared to have a virtually unobstructed path to the final. There was much talk of a lack of depth in the women's game, and it was even suggested to Venus Williams -- one of the favorites stuck in the other half with her sister Serena, Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic -- that the ...

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