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News, notes and fun from the U.S. National Tennis Center.

Aces and faults: U.S. Open Day 12

Novak Djokovic with the backhand against Roger Federer

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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Novak Djokovic’s agreement to do a little dance after his rousing semifinal victory over Roger Federer, but only “if everybody dances with me in the stadium.” All obliged.

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Djokovic confirmed that he was talking to himself after Federer broke his serve to go up 5-3 in the fifth set of their semifinal. Then again, “I talk to myself all the time,”...

U.S. Open Saturday schedule

Rafael Nadal acknowledges the cheers of the crowd

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ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM

Play begins at noon

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Roger Federer (3)

Not before 2:45 p.m.

Rafael Nadal (2) vs. Andy Murray (4)

Night session

Play begins at 8 p.m.

Caroline Wozniacki (1) vs. Serena Williams (28)

GRANDSTAND

Play begins at 6 p.m.

Samantha Stosur (9) vs. Angelique Kerber...

Aces and faults: U.S. Open Day 10

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Blue skies.

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A withdrawal by the seventh-seeded Elena Vesnina and Leander Paes in the mixed doubles semifinals has put two young Americans who recently made breakthroughs at the Open, Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock, into the final.

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Weather patterns yesterday brought back an old Open annoyance: noisy jets from LaGuardia in a takeoff pattern squarely over the...

Updated U.S. Open schedule goes into Monday

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Weather played quite a role in the schedule at the U.S. Open the past few days. Here's a look at the updated match schedule released by the USTA, and it includes movement in the championship matches.

Men’s singles quarterfinals (Session #20)Remaining quarterfinals to be played on Friday; Gates open at 10 a.m. Tickets from the originally cancelled Session #20 (Wednesday, Sept....

The sun's turn to alter play at the U.S. Open

Event staff members repair the court in Louis

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Here's the statement released by the United States Tennis Association a short time ago Thursday:

"We have faced an inordinate amount of rain in August and through the early part of September which has saturated the court surfaces at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. All courts were completely dried prior to play on Thursday, September 8. However, as the sun began to warm,...

U.S. Open Thursday schedule

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after his win

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUMPlay begins at 11 a.m.

Gilles Muller vs. Rafael Nadal (2)

Not before 1 p.m.

Serena Williams (28) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17)Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (20)

Night sessionPlay begins at 7 p.m.

Roger Federer (3) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM

David Ferrer (5) vs. Andy Roddick (21)

Not before 1...

Aces and faults: U.S. Open Day 10

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Wednesday's original schedule failed to put the John Isner-Gilles Simon match on Court 17, so it could be started as soon as the other men's fourth-round matches while rain threatened, instead slotting it after Donald Young-Andy Murray in the Grandstand.

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Open officials adjusted within an hour, moving Isner-Simon to Court 17.

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The reason Isner-Simon wasn't...

Aces and faults: U.S. Open Day 9

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Rain postponements. Ticket availability is so tight that the only available exchanges are for next year’s tournament.

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Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, facing the possibility of waiting out a long rain delay, shrugged and said he would retreat to the locker room, where “there is a nice sofa.”

SERVICE WINNER

By calling off the day and night...

U.S. Open Wednesday schedule

Andy Roddick hits a return during a match

Photo credit: AP

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM

Play begins at 11 a.m.

Gilles Muller vs. Rafael Nadal (2)Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (20)

Night sessionPlay begins at 7 p.m.

Serena Williams (28) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17)Roger Federer (3) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUIM

David Ferrer (5) vs. Andy Roddick (21)Sam Stosur (9) vs. Vera Zvonareva (2)

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Tuesday's U.S. Open matches rained out

Tennis fans sit in the rain in the

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Rain has forced the USTA to cancel both the day and night sessions of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Among the matches scheduled were American Donald Young against No. 4 Andy Murray and another American, No. 28 John Isner, against No. 12 Gilles Simon of France. Second-seeded players Rafael Nadal and Vera Zvonareva were also scheduled to play on Tuesday.

Play will resume Wednesday....