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Most every  article or broadcast preview of the U.S. Open I’ve seen focuses on the obvious questions, as though most tennis journalists are sharing notes– will Nadal win his first Open?  Can Federer reclaim another title?  Is Murray going to cash the U.S. Open Series bonus check for obscene millions and go to Disney World [...]

Dick Enberg tried to cut off Juan Martin Del Potro from speaking in Spanish so America could rush to watch one of two episodes of “How I Met Your Mother.”  Way to go, CBS! 

“Vamos, Del Po!” says Bill Tilden’s ghost.  “My record of six in a row will live for 100 years and more.”

Roger Federer broke Pete Sampras’ record of 14 grand slams this summer, but today has the chance to tie a major American tennis landmark if he wins his sixth straight U.S. Open.   William T. “Big Bill” Tilden II won the U.S. Championships six straight years, three times at Forest Hills in 1920, ‘24 and ‘25, [...]

Devin Britton had a few chances, but couldn’t capitalize.  If he watches the replay, will hear John McEnroe bemoaning his failure to attack the net on every point.  Here is a link to a good story about the match by Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press, but if you want some really entertaining reading, check [...]

Reigning NCAA champion from Ole Miss Devin Britton played the big match in the spotlight on Monday, losing in three to Roger Federer on the Ashe Court, but it was former two-time champ Somdev Devvarman and one-time runner up John Isner who came through with the big wins.  
Isner, a former University of Georgia star ranked 55 [...]

Riding a last-minute bid into New York, 17-year-old Jordan Cox lost 1 and 2 to Sebastien De Chaunac of France, a man almost twice his age.  De Chaunac, 32, is in his 13th year on tour, and at 149 in the world, has achieved his highest rank ever.  Cox, a Wimbledon juniors finalist, is 1134.

It’s that time of year again where the USTA puts up for sale to members the seats that haven’t been hogged by corporate sponsors (most of the best Ashe sports will be filled with New Yorkers out to be seen who don’t give a hoot about tennis, or sometimes left empty while higher decks are [...]

It has been five years since Andy Roddick cradled the U.S. Open cup during that short window between Sampras’ retirement and Federer’s rise. In fact, it has been five long years since any American man has won any Grand Slam.
It seems like long odds that Roddick or James Blake or any of the other [...]

Three American men qualified for the U.S. Open this week, putting a total of 19 U.S. players into the men’s singles draw.
Qualifiers were Ryler De Heart, who won his final round in the qualies in a third-set tiebreaker, Ryan Sweeting and Robert Kendrick.  They join six American wildcards Brendan Evans, Scoville Jenkins, Amer Delic, Jesse [...]