U.S. Open kicks off despite heavy fog
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Maybe Arnold Palmer said it best: these guys don't know what they're getting into. The U.S. Open began Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, with several apparent favorites &#151; you've got Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk &#151; but, really, it might be the most difficult major to handicap in years.
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A marathon day ended with a loud crack of thunder, but not before Lorena Ochoa and Cristie Kerr charged up the leaderboard Saturday as the U.S. Women's Open finally came to life.
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During the U.S. Open, many tennis fans will pass through Grand Central Terminal without knowing that some of the OpenÂs top players are directly above their heads.
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NEW YORK - For good or bad, tennis players' fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the U.S. Open...
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Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday but not before some uneasy moments in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Oakmont was as easy as it gets. The U.S. Open was as tough as ever. Even with a half-inch of rain on the eve of the championship and several hole locations that showed a compassionate side of the USGA, Nick Dougherty and Angel Cabrera were the only players who managed to break par Thursday in an opening round that left players wondering if the worst was ahead of them.
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Heavy rain threatened to wash out day  10 of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, although tournament officials  were still hopeful of some play later.
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Okay, so it's not that simple. But as the U.S. Open gets underway, here are some tips on how to have a chance at upsetting the three-time defending champ
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Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
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The fast greens and deep rough outside Pittsburgh offer a torturous test for this year's U.S. Open
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An unseen, sophisticated operation lasting seven or eight years precedes the first golf shot in the United States Open.
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Wet weather delayed play at the U.S.   Open for a second time on Tuesday, at 1857 GMT.
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Top seed Roger Federer and number two   Rafael Nadal are in action at the U.S. Open on Wednesday with   players, organizers and spectators alike hoping for better   weather.
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The electricity at Arthur Ashe Stadium is palpable at this year's U.S. Open. AP sportswriters will be filing periodic dispatches from one of the greatest annual spectacles in tennis:
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Play began 30 minutes late on the  opening day of the U.S. Open Monday due to light rain at  Flushing Meadows.
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The United States OpenÂs latest rained-out sessions gave Andre Agassi one more day to recover and Benjamin Becker one more day to think.
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Roger Federer launched his campaign for a third grand slam title of the year on Monday as the US Open began under cloudy skies at Flushing Meadows.