Rafael Nadal hunched over, his chest heaving, his hopes of reaching his first U.S. Open final fading fast. No one ever seems to run Nadal ragged. Andy Murray managed to do just that. Exhibiting precisely the sort of winner-vaporizing, opponent-demoralizing defense new No. 1 Nadal usually employs, Murray reached his first Grand Slam final by completing a stunning, rain-interrupted 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6,...

Serena Williams waited six years to return to the U.S. Open final. What's another day? The title match between two-time champion Williams and first-time Grand Slam finalist Jelena Jankovic was postponed from Saturday until Sunday night because of heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Hanna. Williams-Jankovic originally was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the United States beat Lisa Raymond of the U.S. and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (6) Sunday to win their first U.S. Open women's doubles championship. "I'm not sure if I should sing the anthem or do a cartwheel or just encourage you guys to vote," Huber told the crowd during an on-court interview.

Dane Schlossberg saw police officers blocking the metal gates, heard other fans shouting obscenities and listened to crowds chanting outside Louis Armstrong Stadium. Hardly what anyone would expect in the genteel world of tennis. The jumbled scene surprised Schlossberg -- in a totally different way. "Actually, I thought it would be more chaotic," he said Saturday at the U.S.

Twins Mike and Bob Bryan won their second U.S. Open men's doubles title and sixth Grand Slam championship overall, beating Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10) Friday. Doubles partners for more than a dozen years, the 30-year-old brothers won in their 704th career match. The Bryans won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics and next head to Spain to help the defending champion United...

In the not-too-distant future, there could be a retractable roof on the U.S. Open's main stadium, and organizers won't have to worry about tropical storms the way they were worrying Friday. "It's a matter of 'when,' not 'if,"' a dome will be added to Arthur Ashe Stadium, said Arlen Kantarian, the U.S.

Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India won their first U.S. Open mixed doubles title by beating Liezel Huber of the United States and Jamie Murray of Britain 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the final Thursday. Paes has won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, and Black has won three -- but this was the first for each at Flushing Meadows and the first for them as a team.