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Tropical Storm Hanna is playing havoc with the US Open schedule today. In an unprecedented move, they had both semifinals going at once, with the Andy Murray vs. Rafael Nadal match moved earlier and to Louis Armstrong Stadium in a bid to beat impending rain storms. It didn’t work, as play was halted for the day in the third set.

After two and a half sets on Saturday, the second of two men's semifinal games was postponed until Sunday. Heading into the rain delay, sixth-ranked Andy Murray of Scotland leads world number one Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6, 2-3 as they fight for a chance to take on Roger Federer in the US Open Final.

TAPA NOW A PRINCE? Well, maybe not really a prince, but on Wednesday, Rafael Nadal won the prestigious Prince of Asturias sports award. The first hottie since Bjorn Borg to win two back-to-back majors, bring home a gold from Beijing, and dethrone Roger Federer, has followed up his French Open title with a bit-o-royal-love.

Filed under: Sports, Industry, Programming, OpEd, Video, Reality-FreeAre you like me and you really enjoy the two weeks of U.S. Open coverage that USA Network has every year at this time? Well, don't get too used to it, because after tonight's match (Roddick vs. Djokovic!), the USA Network will no longer carry the annual tournament.

Rafael Nadal has reached the semi finals of the US Open Tennis, this is a great result for the Spanish player as it is the first time that he has made it this far. The world number one and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games gold medal winner will now meet Britain’s Andy Murray.

Dinara Safina, the No. 7-ranked player in the world who can leap all the way to No. 1 with a US Open win, was the other quarterfinal winner Wednesday, topping Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-3. The 22-year-old Russian, who earlier in the week was literally crying to her coach on a practice court regarding her

September 4, 2008 A couple of days ago I wrote about the extreme belief that Roger Federer has in himself and how this belief ensured his victory whilst playing someone of equal ability but not the same degree of belief.

There was a moment in his second round match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis when I said to a friend “This is the begininning of the end of Andy Roddick’s career”. Perhaps a bit drastic, but the situation looked bleak, both in the match in and in the greater scope.

Federer Vs Nadal - Set 3 5-4 and tie break ShareThis

One of the many concerns for athletes and others around the world prior to the Olympic Games was the health standards and pollution in China. Athletes expressed their desire to move the games and some even went so far as to not compete in the Olympics because of China’s poor health standards and