Former World No. 1 Jim Courier will provide blogs from the U.S. Open during the run of the tournament.

Today’s a big day of tennis with the rain relenting and all players in action. A fantastic day to have a grounds pass which the USTA has priced at $20 today. With that ticket you can see every court on the grounds except for Ashe Stadium which means you would get to see Mauresmo, Federer and Nadal on Armstrong. That’s good value.

I’ve written mostly on the men (OK, exclusively) so let’s give the ladies a fair shake and get into their tournament now that we’re getting towards crunch time and the Andre farewell has taken place.
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