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Roger Federer at the U.S. Open (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Roger Federer, Andy Murray: No Problem For Gay Tennis Players

The second- and third-ranked players were asked about the possibility Sunday at the Italian Open after NBA veteran Jason Collins recently became the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out.

2013/05/13

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

U.S. Open To Increase Annual Prize Money To $50 Million By 2017

New York’s Grand Slam tournament will increase its annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 — roughly double what it was last year — and permanently schedule the men’s semifinals on Friday and men’s final on Sunday starting in 2015.

2013/03/20

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US Open Adds Day Of Rest Before Men’s, Women’s Final

The U.S. Open tennis tournament is moving the women’s final to Sunday and men’s final to Monday in 2013, building in a day of rest ahead of each title match for the first time.

2012/12/14

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Liguori: Andy Murray Spells R-E-L-I-E-F With First Grand Slam Title

Andy Murray knew it wasn’t going to be easy to win his first major. But I’m not sure anyone could have expected so many hurdles all thrown into one epic match.

2012/09/11

Serena Williams of the United States hugs the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the women's singles final match of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2012.  (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)

Liguori: Like Fine Wine, Serena Gets Better With Age

US Open champ Serena Williams keeps getting better and better.

2012/09/10

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Djokovic, Murray Set To Battle For US Open Crown

Born only a week apart and brought up as tennis prodigies who later turned into stars, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have been crisscrossing the globe together. Their next run-in comes Monday, with nothing less than the US Open title at stake.

2012/09/10

Serena Williams of the United States lifts the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the women's singles final match of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Serena Williams Wins Fourth US Open Title

Serena Williams captured her fourth US Open championship on Sunday.

2012/09/09

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates match point during his men's singles semifinal match against David Ferrer of Spain on Day 14 of the 2012 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic Reaches US Open Final

Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer to reach the US Open Final where he’ll face Andy Murray.

2012/09/09

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Andy Murray Into US Open Final

Andy Murray persevered through the wind and the rain to advance to his US Open Final since 2008.

2012/09/08

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Liguori: Previewing Men’s Semifinals And Women’s Final

Ann Liguori previews the men’s semifinals and women’s final.

2012/09/08

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates match point during her women's singles semifinal match against Maria Sharapova of Russia on Day 12 of the 2012 US Open. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Azarenka Fends Off Sharapova In Thrilling 3-Setter To Reach First US Open Final

Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka.

2012/09/07

Andy Murray (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images), Tomas Berdych (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) and David Ferrer (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)

Kallet: Will The Grand Slam Torch Finally Be Passed To A New Man At The US Open?

Yes, the ingredients are in place for the torch to finally be passed — at least for the moment — to a new men’s Grand Slam champion. And if it does play out that way, what will it feel like? It’s tough to say, as there has only been one blip on the Big Three’s radar since 2005.

2012/09/07

Andy Roddick (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) and Roger Federer (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)

Liguori: Did Andy Roddick’s Decision To Retire Stir Roger Federer?

Physically, Roger Federer looks great. Mentally? It would be fascinating to get into his head to see how Andy Roddick’s retirement affected him.

2012/09/06

Andy Roddick of the United States waves to the crowd after losing to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina after their men's singles fourth-round match on Day 10 of the 2012 US Open. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Andy Roddick’s Illustrious Career Ends With Fourth-Round Defeat At US Open

When his final match ended with a forehand error at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the American star buried his face in a towel, tears in his eyes as del Potro saluted him.

2012/09/05

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Marion Bartoli of France during their women's singles quarterfinal match on Day 10 of the 2012 US Open. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)

Liguori: Maria Sharapova Is Mentally Tougher Than Any Woman In Tennis

Mentally, I don’t think that there is any player in the women’s game that is tougher than Maria Sharapova. The 25-year-old showed yet again what she is made of, rallying back from a set down to beat a much-improved Marion Bartoli.

2012/09/05

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during his men's singles quarterfinal match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina on Day 11 of the 2012 US Open. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

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2012 US Open: Day 7

Photos from the US Open Day 7.

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