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Professional tennis players are accustomed to surmounting obstacles, but this year, many players at the US Open are trying to overcome a common hindrance.

Jet lag.

Jetting to Beijing and back was a memorable experience for the world’s best tennis players, but the consensus is that they could have done without the aftereffects of jet lag.

“I’m still trying to get over the jet lag,” said Serena Williams in her pre-tournament press conference.

“Venus seems like she isn’t having a problem, but I don’t handle jet lag as well as she does. Hopefully it won’t be an issue.”  read more »

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal won the 2008 Olympus US Open Series men's title and, along with the 2008 Olympus US Open Series women's champion Dinara Safina, will compete for the largest payout in tennis history at the 2008 US Open -- $2.5 million.

The 2008 US Open is just about to start so lets revise some quick facts and figures about the women's competition at this tournament.

2007 champions  read more »

SYDNEY, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from next week's U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery. Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, said in a statement published on his Web site Wednesday he is frustrated at not being able to play but had exhausted every possibility besides surgery

New York - Results on Monday at the 20.6-million-dollar US
Open (x indicates new result).

New York - Results on Monday at the 20.6-million-dollar US
Open (x indicates new result).

New York - Results on Monday at the 20.6-million-dollar US
Open (x indicates new result).

New York - Results on Monday at the 20.6-million-dollar US
Open (x indicates new result).

His Wimbledon reign and No 1 ranking surrendered, Roger Federer has one trump card left in his competition with Rafael Nadal: four straight US Open titles.He believes that counts for something heading...