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Offers a look at tennis player Andre Agassi following his loss to Roger Federer at the United States Open. Comparison of Agassi to tennis player Pete Sampras; Popularity of Agassi among tennis fans; Suggestion that it is not yet time for Agassi to retire.

Looks at the forthcoming 2005 U.S. Open semi-final matches between Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri and Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. Comments made by tennis great John McEnroe regarding the all-American semifinal match-ups; Discussion of the influence of Hurricane Katrina on the tennis tournament.

Reports on a semifinal match between Roger Federer and David Nalbandian at the 2005 U.S. Open tennis tournament, which Federer won. Overview of the match, which took five sets to complete; Comments from Federer regarding the match; Forthcoming match between Federer and Lleyton Hewitt; Review of how Federer has defeated Hewitt in their last eight contests.

Focuses on professional tennis player Roger Federer. Comments from Federer regarding his style of play; Author's view that Federer is an original in thought, style and voice among the homogenized young phenoms at the 2005 United States Open tennis tournament in New York; Overview of Federer's public relations work.

In Thursday's afternoon matches at the United States Open, the winners were the top contenders who advanced with dazzling efficiency and the losers were the people who bought tickets to Arthur Ashe Stadium hoping the matches might actually involve sweating. But while Roger Federer and Serena Williams were bludgeoning their opponents off the main court in a combined 126 minutes, the fans looking for a fantastic match stuffed into Armstrong Stadium next door to watch a mesmerizing slugfest between seventh-seeded Gael Monfils of France and Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rafael Nadal does, of course, share an era with Roger Federer, which has done the era plenty of good, but this season and this year's United States Open now belong exclusively to Nadal. There were times, in his earlier years, when it seemed too much to ask for Nadal to hold up the trophy in New York. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EARLIER this month, as Roger Federer was defending his crown against top rivals in the United States Open at Flushing Meadows, another group of tennis champions gathered on two weather-beaten courts at First Avenue and 25th Street in Manhattan. This is the practice space for the Hunter College women's tennis team, which amassed a 61-3 record over the past three years, crushing the competition, and thereby earned berths in the past two N.C.A.A. Division 3 national tournaments. The team, the Hawks, has reached dynastic status under the enthusiastic coaching of a retired physical education teacher from Brooklyn named Mel Kerper. At 68, he has large expressive eyes, a crew cut and a compact physique that is more ball than racquet. His attire is drawn from a familiar coach playbook: athletic T-shirts, gym shorts and a nylon keychain necklace to accessorize. ''I live my life in athletic gear,'' he said the other day, standing courtside as the team went through a hitting drill and he critiqued their performance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When the last shot of a long and hot afternoon slapped against the top of the net and fell back to his opponent's side, Gilles Muller did not scream, as he had when he won each of the first two sets. He just stood for a moment near the umpire's chair, basking in his own sense of relief. For once, Muller, an improbable qualifier for this United States Open, did not need five sets to dispatch an opponent. He did it in four grueling ones, defeating the No. 5 seed, Nikolay Davydenko, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10), advancing to face the No. 2 seed, Roger Federer, in the quarterfinals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents information on the U.S. Open tennis matches and baseball matches held in New York City during September 2007. It is reported that the two games overlap for few days every year and are played side-by-side in the city. It is stated that while Roger Federer celebrated his latest U.S. Open championship on September 9, Pedro Martínez of New York Mets baseball team squirmed through 92 pitches and celebrated after Houston Astros baseball team retired after fifth round.

The article presents the author's comments on two tennis players named Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova. It is stated that both players were troubled by their rivals in the U.S. Open in New York City on September 1, 2007. The author says that Federer is on heightened alert and he is the dutiful caretaker of his legacy. It is also mentioned by the author that Sharapova should learn to respect rising players.

The article presents information on the growing excitement among people over the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, as tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland is favored to win his fourth straight U.S. Open title. Roger has won 16 Grand Slam events, including five straight at Wimbledon, three straight at the U.S. Open and two straight at the Australia Open.

The article reports on the splendid achievement of tennis player Roger Federer. Federer has recently won the United States Open men's singles tennis title in New York by beating James Blake in the final and with this victory he is ranked number one for the third consecutive year. He was presented the large silver trophy for his victory. Federer has won 8 Grand Slam finals and is the only man to win Wimbeldon and the U.S. Open in the same season for three consecutive years.

This article reports on the 125th U.S. Open tennis tournament held in New York City. This 125th U.S. Open was again an international treat, setting attendance records with an all-time high of 659,538 fans attending the 14 day and night sessions. The Roger Federer-Andre Agassi match reached a 6.2 television rating that doubled the ratings mark of 2004. There were many heart-warming moments including gutsy Kim Clijsters beating Mary Pierce to win the women's title. There was the inspiring play of Americans James Blake, Robby Ginepri, Scoville Jenkins and Donald Young, giving hope that despite the first round loss suffered by Andy Roddick, the U.S. is still in the game.

The article focuses on the U.S. Open Championship that will begin from August 29, 2005. Rodger Federer, the reigning U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion will be followed by Rafael Nadal of Spain at number 2, the reigning French Open champion; Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, the 2001 US Open champion at number 3; Andy Roddick, the 2003 US Open champion at number 4; and Marat Safin of Russia at number 5. Federer, 24, has won nine titles this year, including the ATP Masters Series events in Indian Wells, Miami, Hamburg and Cincinnati. INSET: 2005 US Open Women's and Men's Singles Seeds.

Presents news about the triumph of many tennis veterans at the U.S. tennis Open. How tennis champion Mary Pierce overcame injuries to defeat the 17-year-old player Maria Sharapova in the third round of the United States Open. Consideration of how Olivier Rochus upset Carlos Moya, the highest-seeded player, when he outlasted him in five sets; How Andre Agassi beat Jiri Novak, which puts him in place for a possible match against Roger Federer; Comparison between the training techniques utilized by older and younger players; Forecasting on the remainder of the tournaments.