...of Argentina during Day 7 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald...31, 2009 in Stanford, California CINCINNATI - AUGUST 23: Roger Federer of Switzerland serves against Novak Djokovic of...

Aug 23, 2009; Mason, OH, USA; Roger Federer (SUI) returns a ball to Novak Djokovic (SRB), (not pictured), in the final match...

Roger Federer, from Switzerland, hits a forehand against Andy Murray, from Great Britain, at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, in Mason, Ohio. Federer won 6-2...

Reason No. 5 to watch the U.S. Open

...man Roger Federer got him again. The days of Gilles Muller (who beat Roddick in the first round of the U.S. Open in 2005) are long gone. Roddick excelled at the Legg Mason Classic...

Federer beats Djokovic in straight sets

Roger Federer played up to his No. 1 ranking Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 for the Cincinnati Masters title and plenty of confidence heading into the Open, which he has won each of the last five years.

Federer will face Djokovic for title

Top-ranked Roger Federer snapped a four-match losing streak against No. 2 Andy Murray and advanced to the finals of the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-2, 7-6 (8) win Saturday.

Murray, Nadal into Cincinnati semifinals

Andy Murray lost the first set at the Cincinnati Masters and was down 0-2 in the second before winning a 53-shot rally to break Julien Benneteau. Murray went on to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win Friday to reach the semifinals.

Federer, Murray, Djokovic, Nadal win

Roger Federer had a scare at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters before recovering to beat David Ferrer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round.

Querrey upsets Roddick

Fellow American Sam Querrey matched fifth-ranked Andy Roddick shot-for-shot and made the biggest ones in a pair of tiebreaks, setting up a 7-6 (11), 7-6 (3) victory at the Cincinnati Masters.

Reason No. 8 to watch the U.S. Open

...Nadal and Murray earlier this year and extended Roger Federer to five sets on clay in Paris...Andy Roddick in Washington to repeat as Legg Mason champ, and did the same to advance to...

Adored Roddick continues to evolve

Amazing what a loss can do for your reputation. After a heart-wrenching Wimbledon final, Andy Roddick is suddenly revered by fans all over.

Del Potro tops Roddick to defend title

Top-seeded Andy Roddick lost to Juan Martin Del Potro in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic final, falling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) to the defending champ.

Soderling out in D.C. with injury

A right elbow injury has forced Robin Soderling to withdraw from his Legg Mason Tennis Classic quarterfinal against Juan Martin del Potro.

Roddick reaches milestone

Andy Roddick won the 500th match of his professional career with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Sam Querrey in the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Roddick wins first match at Legg Mason

Andy Roddick beat Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-2 at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, his first match since losing the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer on July 5.