Bill Tilden

Arthur Ashe is a stadium now, which will have to suffice for tomorrow night's 40-year celebration of tennis' transformative "open era" that dawned in 1968. Of the 40 people - 21 men and 19 women - who won at least one U.S. singles title during that time,...

For Roger Federer, there's nothing like two late-summer weeks in New York to get things right. The Swiss star dismissed Scottish challenger Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Monday evening to clinch his fifth straight U.S. Open title and 13th Grand Slam...

No matter what anyone else said or thought, Roger Federer knew he was still capable of elite tennis. Knew he was still capable of winning Grand Slam titles. Knew he was still Roger Federer. Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Federer easily...

No matter what anyone else said or thought, Roger Federer knew he was still capable of elite tennis. Knew he was still capable of winning Grand Slam titles. Knew he was still Roger Federer. Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Federer easily...

No matter what anyone else said or thought, Roger Federer knew he was still capable of elite tennis. Knew he still was capable of winning Grand Slam titles. Knew he still was Roger Federer. Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Federer easily...

No matter what anyone else said or thought, Roger Federer knew he was still capable of elite tennis. Knew he was still capable of winning Grand Slam titles. Knew he was still Roger Federer. Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Federer whipped...

No matter what anyone else said or thought, Roger Federer knew he was still capable of elite tennis. Knew he was still capable of winning Grand Slam titles. Knew he was still Roger Federer. Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Federer easily...

With result in final: 2003 Wimbledon: d. Mark Philippoussis, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3). 2004 Australian Open: d. Marat Safin, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2. Wimbledon: d. Andy Roddick, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-4. U.S. Open: d. Lleyton Hewitt, 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0....

Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer. The Federer who has won 33 consecutive...

All match long Monday on the grandstand court at Flushing Meadows, the fans kept rising and screaming, kept cursing and cajoling and shouting to the hot blue sky. This was not for Venus or Serena. Not for Roger, Rafa or that long-limbed upstart...

Carwash industry needs cleaning up Re "Workers getting soaked at Southland carwashes," March 23 Congratulations on your front-page expose of the shameful exploitation of illegal immigrant carwash employees. We taxpayers must demand more (bilingual)...

New York Some small hotels have lobby cats. The Lower East Side's Blue Moon Hotel presents the reception area mom. "What kind of tea do you want? Is it in there?" Rita Settenbrino asks while I sort through a small continental breakfast buffet that has...