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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

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

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

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

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

For Retiring Andy Roddick, US Open Crowd A ‘Huge Advantage’

One loss from retirement, No. 20 seed Roddick plays his fourth-round match against No. 7 seed Juan Martin del Potro on Tuesday night, in search of the first big-time upset in a men’s draw that has mostly gone to form — and very quietly at that.

2012/09/04

Venus, Serena Eliminated In Third Round Of Women’s Doubles

Serena and Venus Williams exited in the third round of doubles at the US Open on Monday night, losing 6-1, 6-4 to the fourth-seeded Russian pair of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.

2012/09/03

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Liguori: Serena Deserving Of More Attention As She Vies For No. 15

Meanwhile there is another 30-year-old American who deserves most of the attention and that would be Serena Williams, the strongest female player in tennis history.

2012/09/03