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Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the venue for the Grand Slam tournament, suffered "minimal damage" when Hurricane Irene roared through New York, and workers were getting the site ready for an 11 a.m.

ET Monday start, the United States Tennis Association said in a statement on its website.

The US Tennis Association says the site of the US Open has "minimal damage" from Tropical Storm Irene and the aim is to begin the Grand Slam tournament on time.

A No. 3 Roger Federer extended his record by reaching the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam tournament for the 28th consecutive time on Sunday.A The 29-year-old Swiss emerged with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka at the French Open.A Federer bested Jimmy Connors' previous record.

The world's No. 1 tennis player, Rafael Nadal of Spain, suffered an early exit at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday.A Nadal, winner of three Grand Slam tournament titles this year, lost to Austria's Jurgen Melzer 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round.A The 13th-seeded Melzer played aggressively from the start.A It was the first time this year that Rafael ...

The U.S. Open men's final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was postponed because of rain Sunday, marking the third consecutive year that the season's last Grand Slam tournament won't finish on schedule.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time Grand Slam tournament winner Amelie Mauresmo has been ousted from the U.S. Open.

She lost 6-4, 6-0 to Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the second round.

Two-time Grand Slam tournament winner Amelie Mauresmo has been ousted from the U.S. Open. She lost 6-4, 6-0 to Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the second round.

The 17th-seeded Mauresmo made 31 unforced errors Wednesday and hit only nine winners. The 2006 Wimbledon and Australian Open champion from France joined Ana Ivanovic as the second Grand Slam tournament winner to be eliminated in the first...

Roger Federer has extended his U.S. Open winning streak to 35 matches with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 victory over NCAA champion Devin Britton in the first round.

The top-seeded Federer is trying to become the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win six consecutive titles at the American Grand Slam tournament.

Andy Murray will start a grand slam tournament at the bottom of the draw for the first time after being seeded second for next week's US Open.