Federer, Sharapova on top of their games

NEW YORK -- Top seed Roger Federer issued an ominous warning to those rivals hoping to topple the three-time defending champion at the U.S. Open. 'I'm in great shape,'' the world's top-ranked player said. 'I've had the best summer of my life.

US Open at a glance
A look at the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, which begins Monday: Surface: Hard courts. Site: The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

Davydenko gambling probe haunts US Open
New York - Concerns over the match-fixing probe involving fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko haunt the US Open on the eve of the Grand Slam event.

As U.S. Open spotlight shows, women's tennis all about Williams sisters
the women's title is considered up for grabs, with perhaps half a dozen serious title contenders. And yet this Grand Slam, just like women's tennis as a whole, is in many ways all about the Williams sisters.

U.S. Open Show Court Schedule
MondayAt The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterNew YorkAll Times EDTArthur Ashe StadiumPlay begins at 11 a.m.Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, vs. Jarmila Gajdosova, SlovakiaJustine Henin (1), Belgium, vs.


The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
- G.K. Chesterton