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Rafael Nadal Wins U.S. Open, Completes Career Grand Slam

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain made history on Monday night, defeating No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to claim his first career U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows and complete the career Grand Slam. Nadal joins the group of Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge and Fred...

Rain Pushes Start of Nadal-Djokovic US Open Final to Monday

The start of the U.S. Open men's final between top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain and No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia has been postponed until Monday afternoon due to rain. The approximate start time for Monday is 4:00 p.m. ET. "It was a very uncertain forecast, and had been shifting over the course of the day. We...

Another Major, Same Disappointing Story for Andy Roddick

NEW YORK -- The disturbing thing was the way Andy Roddick was clinging to the stats, what he called his cheat sheet. It was just a few minutes after his second round match at the U.S. Open late Wednesday night, and he said the stats showed that he had stuck well to the gameplan. Keep unforced errors down. Check. Make his...

Tiger Still Struggling Off Tee

If you've ever played more than a couple of putt-putt holes, then you've heard the antediluvian saying, "You drive for show and you putt for dough." While this saying does emphasize the importance of getting the ball in the hole on the greens, it forgets just how important getting off the tee box can be. Don't believe me?...

Preparing for Golf After Torrey Pines

To me, the days after an amazing sporting event are pretty depressing, time when you're thinking back on all the superhuman events that happened, recreating them in your mind, but realizing that they are in fact over and you have to move on with your sports life.With that said, the golf world will continue to spin and...

U.S. Open News From the Web

05/31/12 Michael Allen chasing Olympic Club U.S. Open dream Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA One of the great aspects of the U.S. Open - its defining characteristic, in some ways - is the qualifying process.
05/31/12 Menlo star to miss U.S. Open qualifier with injury Source: The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA Despite qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Open sectional qualifier at TPC Harding Park and Lake Merced weeks ago, Andrew Buchanan, the 17-year-old golfing prospect from Menlo School, won't be teeing it up come Monday.
05/31/12 Bill Hilbig: One final hurdle before U.S. Open Source: TCPalm.com - Fort Pierce FL For those who do not have an exemption, the final chance to gain entry into this year's U.S. Open will come Monday.
05/30/12 Onion Creek's Alexander continues his U.S. Open dream Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX Onion Creek Club is a far cry from the West Texas driving range in the movie "Tin Cup," and Lonny Alexander's not anything like Roy McAvoy, Kevin Costner's character in the film.
05/30/12 U.S. Open: Permanent home in Pinehurst? Source: Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC The U.S. Open moves from course to course from year to year, and that's the way it's always been.

Background on U.S. Open

The term U.S. Open or US Open is applied to "open" United States-hosted championships in a particular sport (or non-sport organized competitive gaming activity), in which anyone, amateur or professional, American or non-American, and generally, male or female, may compete.

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