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Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open

Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open title in Flushing Meadows when the 2008 U.S. Championships kick off Monday in New York at the USTA/Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. His first title run was in 2004, when he beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 in the final.

Stevenson Falters In US Open Comeback Bid

Hampered by a low-service percentage throughout the match, and a shoulder injury late in the third set, Stevenson fell to 0-9 at the US Open as she lost to Chin-Wei Chan, of Chinese Taipei, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the 2008 US Open qualifying tournament.

Mark Keil: DC Tennis Memories

Mark Keil commentates on his experience playing this past week’s ATP event in Washington D.C. Playing D.C. is one of the final straws on the road to the US Open.

Tarango Comes Back For The Sake Of Coaching

For most players, Futures tournaments are a stepping stone to get their feet wet on the pro circuit as they begin their careers and start to establish themselves as pro tennis players.

The Rogers Cup Update: Boris Becker Inducted into Rogers Cup Hall of Fame

The weather provided to be less challenging than expected Monday in Toronto which allowed a full schedule of main draw matches to be completed along with the remaining batch of qualifiers as well.

Istanbul Title Catapults Ivanisevic To No.1

Goran Ivanisevic won the inaugural Turkcell Legends Cup in Istanbul, Turkey to take his first BlackRock Tour of Champions title of 2008 and jump to No.1 in the South African Airways Champions Tour Rankings.

Chatrier – The Name That Permeates The French Open

One name that you are hearing - and will hear - more than perhaps any other during the duration of the 2008 French Championships is that of “Chatrier.” Who is Chatrier and why is his does his name grace the center court at Roland Garros? Bud Collins, tennis journalist and historian extraordinaire, in his soon to be released book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, profiles Philippe Chatrier, the French tennis administrator who was instrumental in the resurgence of the French Championships as one of the world’s top events and the return of tennis to the Olympic program in 1988.

Off the Roland Garros Track

Oh, how fortunate are those who attend Roland Garros; in fact, all those who attend the Slams should consider themselves lucky. Not only do they get to watch the cream of the tennis crop, they get to be in some of the most exciting cities in the world where there are abundant opportunities to have plenty of fun outside of the tournament grounds. And, of course, La Ville Lumière (the City of Light) in the springtime does not disappoint.

The Journeyman: Vive La France

The French Open is coming upon us, and that is a beautiful thing. I think it is the second hardest major tournament to win after the US Open - being in shape is a must.