AT A GLANCE U.S. Open

Surface: Hard courts.
Site: The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
Today’s schedule: Day session begins at 11 a.m.; night session begins at 7 p.m.
Forecast: Partly cloudy, chance of rain in the early evening. High of 78.
Top men in action: No. 1 Roger Federer, No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 9 Tomas Berdych, No. 10 Tommy Haas.
Top women in action: No. 1 Justine Henin, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic, No. 5 Ana Ivanovic, No. 8 Serena Williams, No. 12 Venus Williams.
2006 men’s singles champion: Federer.
2006 women’s singles champion: Maria Sharapova.
No. 1-seeded man: Federer, bidding for his 12th career Grand Slam title — which would tie him for second in tennis history — and fourth consecutive U.S. Open title. Bill Tilden was the last man to win this tournament that many times in a row, taking six straight titles from 1920-25.
No. 1-seeded woman: Henin, trying for her seventh career Grand Slam title and second U.S. Open title.
TV: USA Network, 11 a.m.; 7 p.m.

Associated Press