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Dec 16 2012, 08:58 AM
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NEW YORK -- Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych started play in their U. Michael Oher Jersey .S. Open semifinal more than an hour late Saturday, after heavy rain and a tornado warning. But the womens final between 14-time major champion Serena Williams and No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was postponed from Saturday night until Sunday because of more rain in the forecast. The tournament did not immediately announce what time that final would begin. A storm hit Flushing Meadows at about 10 a.m., dumping showers that continued past 11 a.m., when Olympic champion Murray and 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Berdych were originally supposed to be on court. The match began at 12:25 p.m. in wind topping 20 mph. Saturdays schedule also included the other mens semifinal, between defending champion Novak Djokovic and fourth-seeded David Ferrer. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that schedules two mens semifinals on Saturday. If both arent completed Saturday, the mens final cant be played as scheduled Sunday and needs to be delayed until Monday -- which has happened each of the past four years in New York. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the New York City boroughs of Queens -- home to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center -- and Brooklyn as a line of strong thunderstorms moved through Saturday morning. There was no immediate indication whether a twister actually formed or touched down. During the womens semifinals Friday, it was muggy with temperatures in the 80s, though Williams didnt have to worry much about the weather or anything else, really. Her 6-1, 6-2 victory over the 10th-seeded Sara Errani of Italy turned out exactly the way pretty much everyone expected. Even Errani, who acknowledged afterward her main goal was pushing the match longer than an hour. It wound up taking 64 minutes -- 10 fewer than the third set alone of Azarenkas 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over four-time major champion Maria Sharapova in the other womens semifinal. Williams will be in her 19th Grand Slam final, a string that began at Flushing Meadows in 1999, when she defeated Martina Hingis for her first title. "Its stressful against her," Errani said. "She puts a lot of pressure on you." Azarenka will be participating in her second major final; she won the Australian Open in January to reach No. 1 in the rankings for the first time. Heading into the U.S. Open final, Williams owns a 9-1 record against Azarenka. "Ive got to do something different, to be honest," Azarenka said. Asked whether she would watch video of their past matches, Azarenka joked: "Well, I dont want to be depressed." Last year, Williams was stunned in the final at Flushing Meadows by Australias Sam Stosur, a match best remembered for Williams directing a series of insults at the chair umpire, including, "Youre just unattractive inside." Two years before that, Williams launched into her infamous foot-fault tirade and was docked a point on match point, ending a semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters. When it was mentioned to Williams that nothing of that sort has happened this year, she replied: "Hey, its not done yet." "I did grunt once today, and I thought, God, I hope I dont lose the point," said Williams, who has lost 19 games in six matches so far. "Like I said, my goal this year was not to get in any fights." Torrey Smith White Jersey . If history is an indication, it wont be an easy game for the Flyers who last picked up a win in Edmonton almost 11 years ago. 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He is the first golfer to earn more than $100 million, and held top spot on the Official World Golf Ranking longer than many players have careers on the PGA Tour. Yet one thing Tiger Woods doesnt have is a winning record at the Ryder Cup. He sports a mediocre 13-14-2 mark and has only won the celebrated mug once in his illustrious career. Thats right, Tiger is one for six against the Europeans, and on Tuesday, he took full blame for his play. "Well, certainly, I am responsible for that because I didnt earn the points that I was put out there for," Woods said. "I believe I was out there for five sessions each time and didnt go 5-0 for our side. So I certainly am a part of that and thats part of being a team. I needed to go and get points for my team and didnt do it. "Hopefully I can do that this week, hopefully the other guys do the same and we can get this thing rolling." Of course over most of that period of time, Woods has been the best player in the game and his opponents no doubt get up anytime they have a chance to face him. There are never any easy matches in the Ryder Cup but the chance to knock off Woods has fueled more than one team. Winning a point is a great achievement; winning one when Woods is on the other team is almost worth two, at least in the Euro team room. "Its a huge game for an underdog to play a Tiger Woods, and they get up for it,&quoot; said Graeme McDowell. Ray Rice Jersey. "They are not expected to win. When expectation levels drop, game tends to improve. A guy who plays Tiger Woods, or a player of that calibre, doesnt expect to win so he lets it all go and he plays out of his skin and gets the upset." Its worth noting that Woods record in singles play is much better than the team portion of the competition. Alone, hes 4-1-1. Its no secret that its been tough to find a partner for him over the years. Hes played with 11 different golfers over the years although just two in his last two Cups – Steve Stricker three times in 2010 and Furyk four times in 2006. "Yeah, I think with as dominant as he was through most of those years, I think anyone would be a little surprised to see a .500," said Jim Furyk, who along with Phil Mickelson and Woods, are the Old Guard on the U.S. team. "But also that has a lot to do with no one has an extremely good record on our team, would be my guess, and that would be because we havent won a lot of these matches." That may be a big chicken and egg, but the point is well made. And, as competitive as Woods is, losing again and again is not easy to swallow. What may spur him on this week is the fact he no longer is No. 1, that he is facing idle chatter that his game is waning and that his time at the top is running out. Nothing would be sweeter for Woods than to secure four or even five points and win the Cup. ' ' '
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