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Parmentier, Erakovic ousted at Forest Hills Top-seeded Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier and second-seeded Marina Erakovic of New Zealand were first-round upset victims Wednesday at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.

Chinese Shuai Peng dismissed Parmentier in easy 6-3, 6-2 fashion, while American crowd favorite Jamea Jackson toppled Erakovic 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 on the hardcourts at The West Side Tennis Club -- the former home of the U.S. Open.

By Sports Network
04:01:12 PM Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008

Hewitt pulls out of U.S. OpenFormer champion Lleyton Hewitt will skip the U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery.
By Sports Network
07:50:57 AM Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008

Lleyton Hewitt out of US Open due to hip surgeryLleyton Hewitt withdrew from next week's U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery. Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, said in a statement published on his Web site Wednesday he is frustrated at not being able to play but had exhausted every possibility besides surgery
07:49:19 PM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008

Chakvetadze, Mauresmo reach Pilot Pen quartersTop-seeded Anna Chakvetadze and former world No. 1 Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo were a pair of second-round winners Wednesday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
By Sports Network
03:30:54 PM Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008

Benesova lands in Forest Hills QFsThird-seeded Czech Iveta Benesova was among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
By Sports Network
03:14:02 PM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008

Nadal and Ivanovic draw top seeds for US OpenRafael Nadal was seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament.
02:24:22 PM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008

Addition of Artest has moved Rockets up ladderThere have been some significant moves in the Western Conference during the offseason which should impact the way the West will be won during the 2008-09 campaign.
By Warren Blatt, Sports Network
09:25:44 AM Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008

Nadal, Ivanovic are top seeds for U.S. OpenWorld No. 1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia have been installed as the top seeds at the U.S. Open, which will commence Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
By Sports Network
10:29:17 AM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008

Andreev reaches third round in New HavenFourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev was an easy second-round winner Tuesday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
By Sports Network
03:34:12 PM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008

It's official: Nadal ends Federer's reign at No. 1Rafael Nadal's summer keeps getting better. A day after winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, Nadal officially unseated Roger Federer to become the world's No. 1 tennis player when the ATP rankings came out Monday.
02:50:45 PM Monday, Aug 18, 2008

Ivanovic returns to No. 1
Nadal officially takes over No. 1 ranking
Olympic gold is the pinnacle for Rafael Nadal
Ginepri, Isner reach second round in New Haven
Del Potro takes Legg Mason by storm in fourth straight ATP title

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