U.S. Open aces and faults

Aces

& Faults

FAULT. The disturbing news that veteran referee Lois Goodman was arrested last week (while wearing her official U.S. Open gear) for murdering her 80-year-old husband with a coffee mug.

ACE. At least the electronic Hawk-Eye can only be accused by players of killing a rally.

ACE. The only time drought can be underrated is during the Open's two-week run.

There likely will never be a roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium.

FAULT. The absence of Rafael Nadal from the Open while he treats knee tendinitis.

By the

numbers . . .

4 Consecutive years -- 2008 through 2011 -- that the Open men's final has been moved to the second Monday by rain.

4 Number of active female players who have been ranked No. 1 but never won the Open: Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozn/iacki, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic.

$25M The record 2012 Open's base prize money, an 11-percent increase, with $1.9 million earmarked for each of the men's and women's singles champs.

64-5 Serena Williams' hard-court match record since the start of the 2011 season.

FurthermoreNo. 1 women's seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the U.S. Open junior title in 2005, when she was 16.