• BAGHDAD TAKEOUT: A suicide attack rocked Baghdad this morning, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens. Joining us from Baghdad is The New York Times' John Leland.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Earlier today, Rafael Nadal bowed out of the Australian Open after he suffered a knee injury during his quarterfinal game against Andy Murray. Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated joins us from Melbourne, Australia to explain what happened.

One of the best tennis players of all time, Roger Federer, was defeated by Argentinean Juan Martin del Potro in a heated US Open match last night. This week also saw the kickoff of Monday Night Football with a series of fierce regional rivalries, including the Buffalo Bills and the Patriots. Breaking it down for us is Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, our own sports contributor.

Watch Juan Martin del Potro's winning point at his first US Open win against Roger Federer:

This year's U.S. Open took some strange turns. Unseeded Kim Clijsters won the women's final last night, and Rafael Nadal got knocked out the same day. On Saturday, Serena Williams lost during the semi-finals match and was slapped with a $10,000 fine for lashing out at a line judge. As we wait for the men's final between Roger Federer and Juan Martín del Potro, we get the lowdown from Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.

 

D. FENCE! D. FENCE! It's that time of year again. Pull out your hoodies and foam fingers; your beer cozies and the ability to clap in sync. It's the first day of the season for the NFL and everyone is talking quarterbacks: Tom Brady, Brett Favre, and...Michael Vick. The best competitors at the U.S. Open continue towards the final rounds, but American teenager tennis phenom Melanie Oudin lost last night. Here to tell us what to watch out for out on the field is The Takeaway's sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. And he's even got some gossip for those of you that don't take a liking to men in helmets and shiny pants. (Gasp!)

Melani Oudin: you know the name by now (unless all you've been paying attention to is getting your kids back to school or the fracas over Van Jones' resignation from the White House). Something tells me you know her story already, but still, let us run it back and review what she has done this week, now that this girl from Marietta, Georgia has become a household name. (...continue reading)

At the U.S. Open yesterday, 17-year-old Melanie Oudin celebrated yet another victory, this time defeating Russia’s Nadia Petrova. But will the young phenom keep her hot streak and take home the top prize? Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin gives us the latest.

Today we look at sports upsets that dominated games over the weekend. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, the Takeaway sports contributor joins us to talk about the U.S. Open, where we saw a slew of top seeds get eliminated. Most dramatically, seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin stunned thousands of spectators as she beat top seed Maria Sharapova. Other casualties included Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, James Blake and women’s number one player, Danira Safina. Tennis wasn't the only sport that saw upsets; in college football, BYU defeated number one Oklahoma.

The Williams sisters have dominated U.S. women’s tennis for a long time, but there are a few new faces starting to make their own news. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin, from Georgia, defeated fourth-seed Elena Dementieva yesterday in the second round of the U.S. Open. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin is here to talk to us about this big upset and other news around the sports world.

If you want to watch Melanie Oudin or any other tennis players,  view information of the schedule on the U.S. Open website.

 

Tom Brady sustained injuries during a game between the New England Patriots played a pre-season game against the Washington Redskins last Friday. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin talks with us about the game and the possible decline of Brady and the Patriots. We also talk to Ibrahim about the U.S. Open starting today. How will the Williams sisters fare, will the Bryan brothers sweep the doubles matches, and will Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet to battle it out?  

The U.S. Open tennis championship starts on Monday and we're seeing doubles. Tennis champions Bob and Mike Bryan tell us about defending their doubles title at the U.S. Open. We ask them about how being twins helps them as doubles partners on the court, and also about the rock band they just formed.

Web Bonus! Watch Bob and Mike test their tennis ESP against John and Femi:

Click through for the two classic video snippets John referenced in the opening moments of the segment.

Sports history was made yesterday at Wimbledon as Roger Federer and Andy Roddick squared off in the mens' final. Federer beat Roddick in five sets, finally winning the fifth set 16-14. It was the most games ever played in a Wimbledon final. Federer won his 15th Grand Slam title, breaking Pete Sampras's record. And on the Fourth of July, two Americans battled it out for the women's title. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus for her third Wimbledon title. Joining us is The Takeaway’s sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.

Here are some of the highlights from the men's final:

Roger Federer made tennis history yesterday when he won the French Open. Federer tied retired American champion Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles and became only the sixth man to win at least one title in all four Grand Slam tournaments. Andre Agassi, another member of that club, presented Federer with his French Open trophy. Is Federer the best player ever? Harvey Araton, The New York Times sports columnist, lays out the case.

Watch highlights from Federer's victory in the video below.