There is one similarity to the career of the great Bjorn Borg that Rafael Nadal does not want: the failure to win the U.S. Open.  Borg won six French Opens and five straight Wimbledons but never won the American Open, reaching the finals four times (losing to Jimmy Connors in ‘76, ‘78, and McEnroe in [...]

The men’s singles semis are set to start today at 11, and with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in this afternoon, it’s very unlikely weather will be playable for the second match. In the almost certain case of rain, the semis (or what remains) and the women’s final will be played tomorrow, and then the [...]

The California twins won the doubles final Friday, giving them six Grand Slam championships and their second U.S. Open cup. The 30-year-old pair beat Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6, 7-6.
The Bryans already held a career Grand Slam, and now have won a major event in every year but one since 2003. With [...]

Novak Djokovic didn’t think Andy Roddick’s jokes were funny, but he got the last laugh.  Djokovic started strong and hung on to knock Roddick, the last American, out of the tournament 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. In the post match interview, the Serb called Roddick’s comments about his “sixteen injuries” in Tuesday’s press conference “not nice.”
Djokovic [...]

It seems harsh to say, but it is an indisputable fact: the current generation of American men has turned in the most disappointing collective singles performance in the long history of the nation’s marquee tennis tournament. Andy Roddick’s quarterfinal loss Thursday night marks the first time in the 127-year history of the U.S. Open (known [...]

Roger Federer beat Gilles Muller in three tight sets Thursday afternoon, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), ending the Luxembourgian’s run of seven straight wins that made him only the second qualifier ever to reach the quarterfinal.  It was a well-played match.  The New York Times reported that “Federer had 42 winners to his 19 unforced [...]

In his press conference Tuesday, Andy Roddick had some fun with questions about alleged injuries to Novak Djokovic, his quarterfinal opponent, a regular patient of ATP trainers. From the U.S. Open transcript:
Q. When asked about his injuries today, mentioning the right ankle as opposed to the left ankle, the other day ‑‑
ANDY RODDICK: Isn’t [...]

Mardy Fish played a brilliant first set in the match against World No. 1 Rafael Nadal that started only half an hour before midnight Wednesday, winning it 6-3, but that was the end of his road. Nadal dominated in the final three sets, winning those 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the semifinals. [...]

Andy Roddick rolled through Fernando Gonzalez in only 87 minutes Tuesday night to join his friend Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals. This is already the best showing for American players in Grand Slams this year.
Fish plays the world’s new No. 1, Rafael Nadal tonight, and Roddick will play No. 3 Novak Djokovic tomorrow. [...]

Up until two weeks ago, Gilles Muller of Luxembourg had won $74,851 in a year of circling the globe in Challenger events, and had a dismal 3-4 record on the ATP tour in 2008. Since then, he has won seven matches in a row at Flushing Meadows, three in the qualies and four in the [...]