| | Roof back in play at US Open as 1st men's SF moved
Sep 5 2008 8:03PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - In the not-too-distant future, there could be a retractable roof on the U.S. Open's main stadium, and organizers won't have to worry about tropical storms the way they were worrying Friday. | | |
Such a racket! Stars, teens pound away at US Open
Sep 4 2008 6:43PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Miffed at a miss, Mardy Fish held the racket right in front of his face and spit through the strings. Still stewing, he took a swing at his equipment bag and wound up for another whack. | | |
 Federer leans on US Open success after tough year
Aug 25 2008 6:33AM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - His Wimbledon reign and No. 1 ranking surrendered, Roger Federer has one trump card left in his competition with Rafael Nadal: four straight U.S. Open titles. He figures that counts for something heading into the start Monday of the year's final Grand Slam. | | |
Williams sisters could meet in US Open quarters
Aug 21 2008 1:11PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - The Williams sisters would meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, a bit earlier than their matchup in the final of the last Grand Slam, Wimbledon. | | |
Head of men's tennis to step down in December
Aug 21 2008 10:12AM CT
LONDON (AP) - ATP president Etienne de Villiers, who introduced video replay and increased prize money on the men's tour, will step down when his contract expires in December. | | |
Lleyton Hewitt out of US Open due to hip surgery
Aug 19 2008 9:40PM CT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from next week's U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery. Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, said in a statement published on his Web site Wednesday he is frustrated at not being able to play but had exhausted every possibility besides surgery | | |
 Nadal and Ivanovic draw top seeds for US Open
Aug 19 2008 4:22PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament. | | |
It's official: Nadal ends Federer's reign at No. 1
Aug 18 2008 4:28PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Rafael Nadal's summer keeps getting better. A day after winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, Nadal officially unseated Roger Federer to become the world's No. 1 tennis player when the ATP rankings came out Monday. | | |
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