[tinetttstation]

***WEATHER PERMITTING***

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM

Men's Singles - 4th Round
Gilles Muller(LUX) vs Rafael Nadal(ESP)[2]
To Finish 3-0
Not Before:1:00 PM
Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Serena Williams(USA)[28] vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS)[17]
Suspended
Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic(SRB)[1] vs. Janko Tipsarevic(SRB)[20]
Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 PM
Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
Roger Federer(SUI)[3] vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA)[11]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 AM

Men's Singles - 4th Round
Andy Roddick(USA)[21] vs David Ferrer(ESP)[5]
To Finish 3-1
Not Before:1:00 PM
Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[1] vs. Andrea Petkovic(GER)[10]

Grandstand 11:00 AM

Men's Singles - 4th Round
Donald Young(USA) vs Andy Murray(GBR)[4]
To Finish 2-1
Not Before:1:00 PM
Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Samantha Stosur(AUS)[9] vs. Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[2]

Court 17 11:00 AM

Men's Singles - 4th Round
John Isner(USA)[28] vs. Gilles Simon(FRA)[12]
Not Before:1:00 PM
Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Angelique Kerber(GER) vs. Flavia Pennetta(ITA)[26]

[rozneesitcn]

I have to say I kind of hope Federer-Tsonga and Djokovic-Tipsarevic don't play.

[TeemFilla]

It would seem that it is very unfair to play the quarterfinals for the top half of the draw and allow them to play just two days in a row when the bottom half of the draw are looking at playing four days in a row - they should delay the men's quaters until Friday or decide on Monday final now - if they did that the ticket holders and television could adjust rather than trying to make the event fit the schedule and having a terrible Sunday final because the one finalist is exhausted.

[tinetttstation]

Brad Gilbert has said all day that to let the top half proceed at this point is unfair and brought up the 2003 US Open where Juan Carlos Ferrero played four straight days and Andy Roddick played two(?) if I remember correctly?

[swissloveone]

They are complete *ssholes with the schedule and don't care. I am embarassed to have been a USTA member for so long and I hope they choke on their martinis tomorrow. But pigs will be pigs at the expense of good competition. At least I am glad that all the Americans are on the shit end of the stick because they get what they deserve from a marketing standpoint. They don't remotely care about a fair tournament and very clearly did not care when Juan Carlos was the loser. Now we can watch Djokovic or whomever from that half of the draw prance around with a half earned trophy.

[77chawzence]

They are complete *ssholes with the schedule and don't care. I am embarassed to have been a USTA member for so long and I hope they choke on their martinis tomorrow. But pigs will be pigs at the expense of good competition. At least I am glad that all the Americans are on the shit end of the stick because they get what they deserve from a marketing standpoint. They don't remotely care about a fair tournament and very clearly did not care when Juan Carlos was the loser. Now we can watch Djokovic or whomever from that half of the draw prance around with a half earned trophy.

Well, this is just their schedule for right now. No one has had 2 days in a row rain out for 40 years, so they are still in the "doing what they know" mode. And ordinarily, keeping the tournament on track to end on schedule is what they do.

We don't know what the weather will look like tomorrow or any other day this week. Or, what the schedule will look like after tomorrow should they even have the opprotunity to get through these matches. From what I understand, it looks like rain for large parts of the week. I imagine, just like today, if they can only do some matches, it will be from the bottom half of the men's draw and the rest will be scrubbed.

Personally, I plan to hold off on saying whether or not the trophy is earned. All of the players are equally just trying to get through the next few days. And while complaining to them isn't a bad idea if you want to have some chance of effecting change, indicting them beforehand isn't particularly effective. You'll have the next 40 years to complain about the outcome. Try to enjoy whatever tennis is left.

I'm not particularly optimistic about it, but maybe the USTA will find some way to not make you feel shamed for ever having been a member.

[Indoendris]

now that rain has washed out two days of plan, the USTA has no good options left: 4 rounds to go and only 4 days to play them in. It is all very well to talk of building roofs, but those are expensive solutions. Some simple project management practices would have helped: the first rule of project management is - assume something will go wrong! and set aside buffers for them - all buffers should be at the END of the project timeline.
what the USTA should have done (in the first place) is keep thursday and friday free of the 'main events' like Men's and Women's singles, fill them up with doubles, juniors, veterans and whatnot - then they would have had some options.. now they don't. All life is a project!

[Bill-Watson]

Agreed, I wouldn't let the top half QFs play either.

[O25YtQnn]

I just looked at the radar and it's not looking for today either.

[zueqhbyhp]

poop poop poop

[Nutpoode]

Well, this is just their schedule for right now. No one has had 2 days in a row rain out for 40 years, so they are still in the "doing what they know" mode. And ordinarily, keeping the tournament on track to end on schedule is what they do.

Really? Is this true for all the majors, or just for the US Open?

I seem to recall a US Open, probably within the last ten years (maybe 2003, from other comments) that had oodles of rain, but is this really the first time that they've lost two consecutive days? Anyone have a good history of weather delays at the majors over the years?

[O25YtQnn]

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT...
* AT 601 AM EDT... BANDS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST... PRODUCING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. It's moving in north-easterly direction so who knows...

[Nosmas]

Rain has just been shooting up the coast for the past few days and just dumping over us.

The rainfall totals around here are pretty impressive. We've gotten more rain by quite a bit than with the hurricane. 10" just a bit south of here.

My dog has been really complaining about it. He doesn't like wet grass and will try to ... ummm... stay on the porch to complete his required activities unless you berate him and send him whining/sobbing down the stairs into the yard.

[ErubTiereedig]

Does anyone know if it is raining in NY now?

45 minutes to go, I'd REALLY like it if some tennis could be played!!

[gariharrr]

Does anyone know if it is raining in NY now?

45 minutes to go, I'd REALLY like it if some tennis could be played!!

It is not raining now, and looks relatively clear over here on the east river.

[ErubTiereedig]

It is not raining now, and looks relatively clear over here on the east river.

Thanks... I guess I'll cross my fingers for awhile!

[bestworkother]

I seem to recall a US Open, probably within the last ten years (maybe 2003, from other comments) that had oodles of rain, but is this really the first time that they've lost two consecutive days? Anyone have a good history of weather delays at the majors over the years?

2003 was an absolute nightmare, Martini. Rained off and on for most of the 2nd week. It got so bad that, even when it stopped raining, they could not play on Grandstand for a stretch because the drainage system stopped working.

That was the year that Ai and Skeevy Wonder took three days to play their fourth round match. They started on Monday, and after the fifth interuption of play, got delayed til Tuesday. Then they came out on Tuesday, played 2 games, and it started raining again. Finally on Wednesday, they were able to finish the match - and give Skeevy a couple hours rest before she played Capriati in the quarters that very same day (Capriati had completed her match on Monday, and so had 2 full days rest).

As much screaming as is going on at the USTA's poor job of handling things this year, I don't believe it has yet reached the level of outcry it did in 2003.

[MARMELADINA]

As much screaming as is going on at the USTA's poor job of handling things this year, I don't believe it has yet reached the level of outcry it did in 2003.

There's still time.

[uneniaPhenits]

Rain has just been shooting up the coast for the past few days and just dumping over us.

The rainfall totals around here are pretty impressive. We've gotten more rain by quite a bit than with the hurricane. 10" just a bit south of here.

My dog has been really complaining about it. He doesn't like wet grass and will try to ... ummm... stay on the porch to complete his required activities unless you berate him and send him whining/sobbing down the stairs into the yard.

Did your dog request a meeting with brian earley?

I feel worse for your dog than anyone at the BJKNTC!

[Lunims]

It looks like they should be able to get a few hours of play! I looked up a weather report that listed precipitation percentages per hour. It was low (10-20&#37 for this hour and the next one. After that was 100% so there will definitely be a delay at some point.