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Stosur advances at rainy US Open Reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur began her title defense with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Croatia's Petra Martic on Monday before rain halted the first day of play at the Grand Slam showdown. Rain returns to curse US Open The US Open was swamped by torrential downpours on Monday with just 90 minutes of early action taking place as the final Grand Slam tournament of the year was once again plagued by heavy rain. Federer targets record sixth US Open Roger Federer aims to cap his dramatic renaissance by becoming the first man in 87 years to win six US Open titles when the season's last Grand Slam event takes place from Monday. Federer rolls on, Murray struggles at Open World No. 1 Roger Federer launched his quest for an 18th career Grand Slam title by defeating American Donald Young 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the US Open. US Open stars see Serena as nearly unstoppable Serena Williams overcame foot surgery and blood clots on her lungs in the past two years to regain the form that has made her a 14-time Grand Slam tennis champion. Serena favorite in wide Open field Serena Williams earns the nod as a favorite heading into the US Open by virtue of her Olympic and Wimbledon titles, but the field of contenders is otherwise wide open entering the year's last Grand Slam. US Open Tennis TV Schedule 2012: Opening Day Matches You Don't Want to Miss With the 2012 US Open set to get underway tomorrow at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, much of the talk has been about who will wind up in the finals. It's always fun to look ahead and try to predict what will happen, but this year's tournament is full of quality players from around the world and chock full of intriguing matchups in the opening round. Here's what ... Li Na into US Open second round Chinese ninth seed Li Na reached the US Open second round on Monday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Britain's Heather Watson, but had to endure a marathon rain break before sealing victory. US Open: Will FedEx be dispatched? The US Open begins on Monday. With Nadal out, the big battle this time is between Federer, Djokovic and Murray. A Seshan rates the chances of the tennis giants. US Open: Day two order of play The full order of play for day two of the 2012 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York.
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