Rain suspends opening day’s play, Federer match postponed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Steady rain hit the U.S. Open on Monday, washing out the last match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court featuring five-time champion Roger Federer.
Nadal, Williams sisters cruise at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal made an ominous return to the U.S. Open on Monday while the sister act of Serena and Venus Williams shared the spotlight as the last grand slam of the year got underway.
Kleybanova’s biggest battle behind her at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some battles are bigger than others.
Nadal keeps rolling on the hardcourt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal ran his 2013 record on hardcourts to 16-0 by steamrolling American Ryan Harrison in his first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday but would not say he was playing his best tennis ever on concrete.
Olympian Cho banned two years for skate tampering
(Reuters) – United States skater Simon Cho has been banned for two years by the International Skating Union (ISU) after confessing he had tampered with a Canadian rival’s skates at the 2011 world team short-track championships in Poland.
‘Hairy’ performance down to home stage spotlight: Stephens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After being perplexed by a suggestion that her first match at the U.S. Open was “hairy,” Sloane Stephens admitted the bald truth – the spotlight at her home grand slam can be overwhelmingly bright.
Mets ace Harvey likely out for season with injury
(Reuters) – All-Star starting pitcher Matt Harvey of the New York Mets has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow and is likely to miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season, the team said on Monday.
Nadal cruises, Venus turns back clock at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal made an ominous return to the U.S. Open on Monday after Venus Williams rolled back the years as the last grand slam of the year burst into life.
Dodgers series defeat a blip in resurgent season
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Such has been the extraordinary dominance of the resurgent Los Angeles Dodgers over the past two months that a series loss to the Boston Red Sox over the weekend barely dented their collective stride.
New U.S. Open roof will take five minutes to open or close
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open’s retractable roof for massive Arthur Ashe Stadium will take five minutes to open or close and could be ready for 2016, officials said on Monday during the opening day of the season’s last grand slam.
