U.S. Open (Tennis)

The U.S. Open's Open Secret

Working security at the glamorous event sucks, apparently

BIG LOVE

The U.S. Open takes queens

Five Questions To Ask About An MLS Soccer Stadium In Flushing Meadows Park

The week before last, rumors began cropping up that Major League Soccer's long-running search for a place to put a new New York City team -- a search that had circumnavigated the boroughs from Pier 40 in the West Village to Randall's Island and Willets Point -- had settled on a site: the northeast c ... More >>

But Where Do They Rank In Bullfighting?

No Spaniards finished high up in the First Stage of the 2012 Tour de France - which is perhaps something of a surprise considering a Spanish rider has won four of the previous six races (that would be five of the last six, but Alberto Contrador had his 2010 title stripped when he tested positive for ... More >>

Live: Das Racist Writes A New Punchline

​ Das Racist Bowery Ballroom Monday, September 12 Better than: Making .gifs of Novak Djokovic collapsing in joy after winning the U.S. Open. In the past year I've attended more than my fair share of Das Racist shows, and I would inevitably wind up disappointed that they weren't able to trans ... More >>

LOVE THE GAME

Hop the 7 train to the U.S. Open

Best Of NYC: We're the Greatest Sports City in the World

And proud of it

The Men's US Open Final is Wet With Rain (UPDATE: It's Rained Out!)

Nadal​It is a big Sunday for sports! If you still don't understand the rules of American football, you are probably all set to watch tennis, which is widely considered less manly. Still, the men's championship US Open match is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET (UPDATE: Not today! See below.) in ... More >>

U.S. Open Brawl Reveals Certain Clues as to Humanity's Decline (Video)

​Happy Friday! Earlier today we mentioned the slap-happy fight at the U.S. Open that stopped the game between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner last night. It seems a fan was videotaping the special moment (naturally!), and it's now on YouTube for all to enjoy, with fitting commentary from ... More >>

Victoria Azarenka: The First 2010 U.S. Open Heat Collapse (Video)

​It's official: this is the hottest summer on record in New York City. Naturally, if you're playing in the U.S. Open, and you get word that a heat wave is coming, this is not good news to you. The sun has now beat down upon one of its many U.S. Open victims to the point of submission.

Eating the U.S. Open: Does the Pat LaFrieda Burger Hold Love?

Is the baseline burger an ace?​It's day three of the U.S. Open, one of the swankiest sporting events you can attend outside a Hamptons polo match. There's a Ralph Lauren shop open till late on the grounds and a slew of celebrity chefs cooking there, too, including Rick Moonen, Jonathan Waxman, ... More >>

ACES WILD

Cheer on the stars at the U.S. Open

Mega Q&A: Author Dave Tompkins on His New Book, How To Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop

​A few weeks ago, the music writer Dave Tompkins took a podium in one of NYU's many windowless annexes to promote his upcoming book, How To Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II To Hip-Hop. Behind him was a still from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms frozen on the projector screen. In ... More >>

Under the Toque: Bradford McDonald Heads Upstate; Jason Neroni (Maybe) Heading to L.A.

​Bradford McDonald, formerly of Per Se and Alain Ducasse at the Essex House, has taken over as the executive chef at Crabtree's Kittle House in Chappaqua, N.Y. McDonald's new menu features such dishes as Malpeque Oysters with Sorrel Foam and Nori Powder, and Slow Roasted Berkshire Pork Belly w ... More >>

SERVE IT UP

See Federer and Williams right here

SERVE IT UP

Serena and Venus play the Garden

THE GIANTS DON'T LOSE

NY's most overachieving sports team takes on San Fran's back-up quarterback

A Man for the (Stone) Ages

Nick the Caveman, direct from Union Square

Close-Up on Flushing, Queens

Dyke Hillary! Dyke Hillary!

Hot new book takes center stage in the gay-baiting of Senator Clinton

Barefoot, Pregnant, and Quiet

From taunts of "Dyke Hillary" to outright murder, report calls lesbian-baiting a global threat to activist women

Doing the Nasty

Who's that with Bubba? A fellow memoirist—and Wimbledon bad boy—returns

Anna Had Game

Remembering a Different Kournikova

Close-Up on Forest Hills, Queens

Close-Up on Corona

Close Up On: Flushing

Sports

The Open City

What a Perfect Burg for This Racket

Sports

How to Open a Closed World

Levar Harper-Griffith’s Strategy: Step Onto a Tennis Court When You’re Three Days Old

Sports

Open City

Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

Russian the Net

The Williamses Bow Out and Anna Goes Down, but Elena Emerges at the Chase Championships

Survival of the Fittest

The Specialization of Women’s Bodies for Specific Sports

The Year in Sports

Near-Death Experiences

In big-time tennis, that which does not kill you makes you stronger

Gender Bending in Queens

Letters

Letters