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This article reports on the 2006 U.S. Open tennis tournament. Tennis player Roger Federer won the men's singles portion of the 2006 U.S. Open, defeating tennis player Andy Roddick in the tournament finals. Tennis player Maria Sharapova won the women's singles portion, defeating tennis player Justine Henin-Hardenne in the women's final.

This article shows photographs of the favorites to place and win the U.S. Open for both the men's and women's contests. Each players has his/her place from last year's Open, reasons that the play could both win or lose this year's tournament and a prediction of what place they will get this year. Included are Roger Federer, Kim Clijsters and Amelie Mauresmo.

Reflects on the 2005 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Review of the championship match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer, which Federer won; Author's view that Federer stayed calm and worked to find his game while Agassi showed signs of his age; Comments from Agassi regarding the match; Review of the women's final between Kim Clijsters and Mary Pierce, which Clijsters won; Donations made by tournament players to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort; Author's view on what Agassi might one day tell his children about the tournament.

The article previews the 2007 United States Open tennis tournament in New York City. The author enumerates the titles won by defending champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova during the 2007 season. The author also identifies the players who will most likely threaten the champions' title defense, including Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt for Federer, and World Number One Justine Henin and World Number Three Jelena Jankovic for Sharapova.

The article looks at the victory of tennis player Roger Federer against Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open final. The championship, a ninth Grand Slam singles title, seemed in Agassi's reach. Federer's serve had lost its bite, his ground strokes were a mess. Federer needed this win. Here was the upset of the decade, the match of Agassi's career, the chance to win before his countrymen and retire in the best way possible, and Federer crushed him. Afterward, Agassi could not invent enough ways to say Federer was the best player he had ever faced.

The article presents the author's views on tennis players in New York City. The author implies that nobody was truly surprised to see Roger Federer and Justine Henin win more Grand Slam glory at the U.S. Open Championships. However, there were still a few surprises including the exits from Lleyton Hewitt and Maria Sharapova, who have both won the U.S. Open title previously.

The author reflects on the performance of tennis players at the 2007 U.S. Open in New York City. He describes the dominance of Roger Federer in the men's draw and Justine Henin in the women's. He argues that Serbia's Novak Djokovic makes a real deal and is the man who is going to beat Federer. The author also asserts that for Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton to get on the top 10 again, he must show some versatility and apply it on his game.

The article announces that the U.S. Open tennis tournament will be broadcasted on Australian television on August 27 to September 10, 2007. Roger Federer had fought the introduction of the Hawk-Eye and lost his temper at the 2007 Wimbledon tournament because of a call by the eye-in-the-sky. It is pointed that it is possible that Federer may be irked again by the Hawk-Eye at the U.S. Open.

This article reports on the introduction of instant-replay challenges in the U.S. Open. Players are allowed to challenge up to two times per set, with an additional challenge allowed for tie-breakers. If the player is correct, they do not lose any challenges. Umpires will be using the Hawk-Eye system. When a player makes a challenge, it will be broadcast on the stadium screens and on televisions. Andy Roddick is a fan of the system, but Roger Federer is skeptical of its use.