Wednesday, September 2, 2009

2009 U.S. Open

This year, the U.S. Open has gone all out in promotion via ESPN coverage and a path-breaking web site that features interactive draws, printable draws, and the ability to watch tennis live online. Top Men's seeds are Roger Federer (Switzerland), Rafael Nadal (Argentina), Andy Murray (Britain), and Novac Djokovic (Serbia). The top Women's seeds are Dinara Safina (Russia), Serena Williams (USA), Venus Williams (USA), and Elena Dementieva (Russia). Official U.S. Open website here. ESPN coverage here. The Men's Final is Sunday September 13 at 4pm on CBS (TV schedule). The Women's Final is Saturday night 9/12/09 at 8pm also on CBS. If Serena and Venus advance to the semifinals they would play each other on Friday afternoon 9/11 with the winner advancing to the final. Roger Federer has won the last 5 men's singles titles (beating Andy Murray last year). Complete U.S. Open winners list here. Serena Williams won the women's title last year (list here).