The US Open kicks off on Monday with a quartet of former champions headlining opening day play. Among the 56 matches scheduled are four former US Open champions on the main two showcourts: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova.

Murray plays Robin Haase who nearly stunned the Scot three years ago but blew a 2-set lead. Djokovic, who’s struggled post-Wimbledon, begins against the lightly-regarded Diego Schwartzman who has …

Lukas Rosol saved match points in the final, and Petra Kvitova showed her Wimbledon-winning form in capturing titles days before the kick-off of the US Open.

The 29-year-old Rosol saved two match points to defeat Jerzy Janowicz 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 in the Winston-Salem Open final on Saturday.

“I waited patiently to see if he would give me a chance on his serve, and he did,” Rosol said. “I didn’t start out well, …

Novak Djokovic re-iterated his disappointment at his summer performance. The Serb who was married just a few days after his Wimbledon triumph, fell apart in third round losses at both Toronto and Cincinnati. But he says leading up to the US Open where he won a few years ago and has reached the finals the last four, he’s feeling better.

“I’m feeling better and better as the days go by,” Djokovic …

Roger Federer said Saturday that he’ll miss rival Rafael Nadal at the US Open, but admitted that the Spaniard’s absence does open for players like himself with the defending champion out.

“I’m more disappointed for the fans, his fans, and the tournament,” Federer said of Nadal’s withdrawal. “It’s more exciting with him.

“For us, the players, I mean, we hope he gets well and he feels better quickly and all these …

Milos Raonic has blossomed into a full force thus summer after a Wimbledon semifinal followed by a Washington title and a Cincinnati semifinals.

The Canadian who’s now knocking on the door of the Top 5 thinks the US Open, along the Australian, could be his two best events.

“If you asked me at the beginning of this year the two slams that I would have said where I would have the best …

Simon Halep is among the many new stars to emerge this year on the WTA. But none have reached the heights of the Romanian who has risen to No. 2 in the world for the US Open.

“I didn’t expect that I can get in top 10 this year, but it was my dream to be in top 20,” Halep said. “Now I’m second in the rankings, so it’s an amazing …

New WTA star Eugenie Bouchard isn’t worried about her post-Wimbledon summer slump. The Canadian who made the Wimbledon finals and the semifinals at both the Australian and the French Opens, clearly has the winning mentality at just 20 years of age.

“I think I have the self-confidence I was born with,” Bouchard said today. “I have always been confident in everything I do. I have always been kind of a perfectionist …

The US Open released the schedule for Monday’s opening day of play. Former champions Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova all are in action along with Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, Canadian ace Milos Raonic and world No. 2 Simona Halep.

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00am Start Time
Danielle Rose Collins (USA) vs. Simona Halep (ROU)[2]
Not Before: 1.00pm
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) vs. Venus Williams (USA)[19]
Stan Wawrinka (SUI)[3] vs. …

The US Open’s ambitious multi-year renovation to it’s 20-year-old Billie Jean King National Tennis Center facility is underway.

The $550 million dollar projected includes a retractable roof over the cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium in place by August of 2017 and a new Louis Armstrong court with its own roof for the 2018 tournament.

Already a new set of practice courts accompanied by sides of bleachers have been installed.

Yesterday the US Open release …

World No. 1 Serena Williams has a last chance to win a Grand Slam during the coming fortnight at the US Open, having been shut out of the Australian, French and Wimbledon.

But Serena’s road starting next week will be anything but easy.

After an opener that should be a walk-through against the young American Taylor Townsend, her road will then go through former French Open winner Francesca Schiavone, in the fourth …

As part of a Delta promotion, Serena Williams was in New York City Wednesday night where she did some karaoke at Arena.

Serena sang “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”.

Last night Serena was a guest on the Letterman show where she broke a window of a neighboring deli.

Rafael Nadal braved a bad right wrist by partaking in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. (Again, is there any ice in that bucket?)

“I’m accepting #ALSIceBucketChallenge to raise awareness on ALS and I challenge @miss_belmont @Charlymoya and @Ronaldo”, Nadal wrote on Facebook.

After being nominated by several celebrities, Roger Federer accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge yesterday.

“Challenged accepted, Anna Wintour, Gavin Rossdale, and Ana Ivanovic!” Federer posted on Facebook. “ALS is a tragic disease, and I hope that the social media attention from the Ice Bucket Challenge continues to bring more awareness and donation dollars to curing ALS. Funny videos are entertaining, and can be important to raise awareness, but a more …

The final Grand Slam draw of 2014, the US Open, was unveiled earlier this afternoon in New York City, and wouldn’t you know it Roger Federer got another golden draw.

Not only does the 5-time US Open champion not have to deal with Rafael Nadal, who’ll watch from Mallorca, upon quick glance in his quarter the only player to have made the last eight is Richard Gasquet, and he’s injured!

So quite …

Despite his absence from the US Open, Rafael Nadal is still training on the hardcourts in Mallorca hoping to possibly return for Spain’s Davis Cup playoff tie next month in Brazil on red clay.

In the video Nadal is seen wearing the splint on his right wrist again. No timetable for return has been set. The team will continue rehabilitating the wrist and testing it’s strength. When it’s healthy again that …