The 2008 U.S. Open Men’s Final will now be played on Monday at 5 p.m., but it didn’t have to be that way…  The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam that plays the men’s singles semis and finals back to back on Saturday and Sunday primarily because of American TV contracts.  However, it was a bad decision by the USTA that allowed Roger Federer to start his semi against Novak Djokovic at 11 a.m. on Saturday while Rafael Nadal and Andy

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Jelena Jankovic plays Serena Williams for the 2008 U.S. Open Women’s Singles title.  For Jankovic, who was ranked Number One for a week in August, this will be her first time in a Grand Slam singles final after having been in four Grand Slam semifinals.  If she wins, Jankovic will capture the third Grand Slam singles title for Serbia in 2008 following the success of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open and Ana Ivanovic at the French Open.  For Serena Williams, it’s a chance to win her third U.S. Open title and ninth Grand Slam singles title.  The winner will be ranked Number One when the new rankings come out on Monday.  We present our analysis of the players below:


                   Jelena Jankovic                    Serena Williams

Form            Improving each match            Strong throughout the tournament

Fitness         Getting more fit again            In great shape

Experience    First Grand Slam final            Won U.S. Open twice    

Pressure        Finally her big moment         Wants it A LOT

Intangible      Needs title to deserve #1      Having beaten Venus, wants title

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At the 2008 U.S. Open, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has an exhibit, "Home Court: The Family Draw,” celebrating families in tennis.  When one thinks of "tennis families," one thinks of the most famous sisters in tennis today, Serena and Venus Williams, the brother and sister duo of Marat Safin and sister, Dinara, as well as the Bryan brothers.  However, all budding tennis stars are introduced to the game of tennis by their families

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The big story after the Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick quarterfinal match at the 2008 U.S. Open last night was less about the tennis played than Djokovic’s on-court comments to the interviewer immediately after the match ended.   Djokovic complained about Roddick’s comments in his press conference two days earlier in which Roddick had echoed statements by Tommy Robredo, who had lost to Djokovic in five sets and had

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There have not yet been any major fashion statements at the 2008 U.S. Open similar to Maria Sharapova’s “little black dress” or Roger Federer’s black tuxedo outfit from 2007, but nonetheless there have been some fashion trends at the 2008 U.S. Open.  Color has been evident in many designs either through the use of bright colors or darker, more muted colors.  Nike outfitted Serena Williams in a stylish red dress and Roger Federer an Rafael Nadal in red and orange shirts and Reebok provided Jelena Jankovic with

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