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Venus Williams' Short Dress Causes a Stir: Her Top 5 Fashion Moments

Tennis star Venus Williams has made it to the second round of the 2011 Australian Open, but it's her outfit -- not her game -- that has people talking. That's often been the case for Williams, who studied fashion design and has her own line, EleVen by Venus Williams. In the first round of this year's Australian Open,...

Rafa Reigns Supreme

(Sept. 13) -- 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 the U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows and his career Grand Slam.

'Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes': Windy Day at US Open Recalls Great David Foster Wallace Essay

(Sept. 9) -- As Roger Federer and Robin Soderling played late into Wednesday night, it appeared for much of the match as though they were battling each other less than the invisible, swirling winds inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. From firsthand experience, I know that the wind can cause havoc on the outer courts, but I've...

US Open: What Happened to American Men's Tennis?

(Sept. 8) -- The men's quarterfinals of the U.S. Open begin today, and there's nary an American player in sight. After Andy Roddick, the last active American to win a Grand Slam title, crashed out of the second round, the U.S. still had prospects in a resurgent Mardy Fish and next-generation players John Isner and Sam...

Off-Court Drama With Fight at US Open [VIDEO]

(Sept. 3) -- While tennis is a gentleman's (and gentlewoman's, of course) sport, it's not unheard of for a little fisticuffs in the stands. Often it happens when players representing countries with geopolitical issues take the court. Serbs and Croats are one of the notable combustible mixes. And while a Serb, Novak...

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U.S. Open Results: Day 11

FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York Ã¢ Two American men Ã¢ Andy Roddick and John Isner have reached the quarterfinals of the US Open, all top four menÃ¢s seeds advanced while Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur and Angelique Kerber are in the womenÃ¢s semifinals on day 11 of the US Open. Americans Andy Roddick...

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U.S. Open umpires sue, faulting tennis league's pay structure

Four U.S. Open umpires filed suit on Thursday against the United States Tennis Association, claiming the sporting body underpaid them for years by misclassifying them as independent contractors.

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Serena rolls into semi-finals at U.S. Open

Serena Williams struggled with her serve in the first set before finding the range to score a 7-5 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.

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US Open: Tennis Style

Thanks to stars like Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, as well as tennis legends like Steffi Graf and Chris Evert, we have a slight obsession with awesome tennis gear.

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05/31/12 US Open Cup roundup Source: MLS It was a grim night for many MLS sides in US Open Cup play, as seven of the 14 sides in action were knocked out by lower-league opposition at the first time of asking.
05/31/12 The Virtual US Open: Open for Olympic Source: Internet Evolution The 112 th United States Golf Association (USGA) Open Championship, better known as, simply, "The US Open."
06/17/11 Omnigon Communications and USTA Launch "Follow Me to... Source: Marketwire WHITE PLAINS, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/11 -- The USTA announced the launch of its "Follow Me to the US Open" contest that is designed to allow fans to actively engage and follow tennis all summer long from the US Open ticket on-sale on June 13, through the Olympus US Open Series and the US Open. Fans will accumulate points by engaging with the Olympus US Open Series and the US Open, and the fan who accumulates the most points at the conclusion of the 2011 US Open will receive a trip to the 2012 US Open and a one-hour hitting session in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Background on US Open

The US Open Championship, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S.

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