Is it right to hold a Swiss citizen responsible for U.S. tennis history that occurred prior to the Open Era, prior to his birth?

I said, ‘No way, forget it. I cannot just sit and watch you hit this ball and you never make it. So I’m sorry.’..But I am in love with hats. I have many hats different design, and like this one and I love New York.”

“It was an honor that he asked me to play at his last US Open, but it was hard to say no to Isner.”

“It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Navratilova told Newsday. “When you have a football team and Joe Montana becomes available, you don’t say, ‘Oh, we already have a quarterback,’ but that’s exactly what happened.”

It’s US Open time, so let’s break this down. Roger Federer has struggled this summer – by struggle I mean losing a total of four sets (three of which were in tiebreaks) – but he’s still far and away the favorite.

Whenever the US Open rolls around, my mind starts to reflect on the season that has been, and I think to myself, ‘wow, is it September already?’ Of course there are still three months of tennis to be played after the Open, but in a way, the season comes to a close after the champions […]

“Yeah, [he was] too good. That’s why he should retire,” Federer said. “No, I’m kidding. He knows best. I’ve had my struggles against him over the years. He beat me at Wimbledon. He beat me in my hometown [Basel] twice. He beat me at the places where it hurt me most. But I got him back a couple times, which is nice, too.”

Serena Williams in her pre-tournament press conference Saturday dodged questions about posing nude in Jane magazine, with only a strategically-placed flower hiding her rear view.

Roddick will need some Bad-Andy-ness during the fortnight as he is defending runner-up ranking points, but is scheduled to meet world No. 1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

Maria Sharapova is back in her self-professed “favorite city,” ready to debut her little red dress and defend her US Open title, along with the city other Europeans scorn.
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The Russian has struggled with a should injury all summer, though she says she is functioning at nearly 100 percent.
“Yeah, I mean, I got to realize it […]