Martin outlasts Ginepri, Ferrero, Henin Advance on Rainy Saturday

ATP REVIEW/PREVIEW
In action shortened by rain Saturday, (15)Gonzalez was the only upset victim, beaten in five sets by powerful young American Taylor Dent. Dent, who notched his first career five set win, saved a match point in the fourth set before earning the win as Gonzalez went gonzo missing three forehands in the final game. In the evening card, old man Todd Martin shrugged off a Minnie Driver-less Robby GInepri in four sets. Martin now gets Juan Carlos Ferrero in another winable match. Wow, could the 33-year-old Martin still be standing on the final weekend? Watch out! Also advancing were (3)Ferrero (d. (33)Chela), (5)Coria (d. Carraz), (6)Hewitt (d. Stepanek), and (11)Srichaphan (d. Verdasco). Todd Martin beat Robby Ginepri in the unseeded night feature match in four sets. "This is going to be another one I go into with no pressure on me," said Blake about playing Club Fed today. "I think that's when I play some of my best tennis."

WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW
On the women's side - did they even play? - there were no upsets with all six seeds in action advancing in (2)Henin-Hardenne (d. Obata), (6)Capriati (d. Loit), (7)Myskina (d. Sanchez Lorenzo), (11)Dementieva (d. Frazier), (15)Sugiyama (d. Pratt), and (29)Schiavone (d. Pisnik). Unseeded Mary Pierce (d. Asagoe) and Dinara Safina (d. Schaul) also advanced.

NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES, AND BARBS
Pity John McEnroe, with CBS pairing him with Pam "Master of the Obvious" Shriver for the Saturday broadcast...James Blake had some fans in the stands the other night in the Olsen twins...Dmitry Tursunov has won the first two five-setters of his career thus far at the Open, and Sunday gets to play Xavier Malisse in what figures to be another five-setter...Ivan Ljubicic cut loose on A-Rod in his post-conference after losing his match: "I mean, generally, I don't like him. I mean, not me, nobody in the locker room like his acting on the court...He doesn't respect the others, that's all what I can say...You know, if he hits the forehand and before the ball bounce on the ground, he said, 'Yes,' for the linesman, it's really difficult to call that ball, you know...It's just that every single player said to me, 'Good luck. Kick his ass. We can't stand him,'". Nicolas Lapentti feels your pain, Ivan...Andy Roddick says his forearm is starting to bother him during matches, get ready for the R-E-T...National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice was again at the US Open Saturday hoping perhaps to catch a glimpse of the Guillermo Coria-Gregory Carraz match...A blower blew a gasket or something on Grandstand last night, forcing the final two matches of the evening to be moved. The USTA can build a 24,000 seat stadium, but can't figure out how to clean up an oil spill on a tennis court...With the rain yesterday, Andre Agassi had his match bumped to Sunday to preserve the Saturday night schedule. This means the 33-year-old Agassi may have to play three straight days...Look for a long day on Louis Armstrong Sunday with three men's matches on tap...Taylor Dent in playing in his first event since Wimbledon. See what a few days off does...Apparently, Mark Philippoussis prepared for the US Open this year by spending three days in Mexico surfing. Philippoussis, prefering the company of his mates, actually shared a hotel room with some of his buds...Look for an on-court Michael Chang farewell ceremony Tuesday or Wendesday night at the US Open.