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After last night's exhilarating action, we've got some great tennis to follow up.

At 11am, Justine Henin plays at Ashe while Novak Djokovic plays at Louis Armstrong. In the afternoon, Ana Ivanovic, Tim Henman, Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams all play.

Lleyton Hewitt will play on Louis Armstrong at night, while Venus Williams and the injured Rafael Nadal play at Ashe.

Match to watch for: Mardy Fish v. Tommy Robredo at 1pm on Ashe. Fish is hot and he gets the big stage to take on the nunmber 8 player in the world. A solid chance for a major upset.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/courts-watch#comments Style Ana Ivanovic Justine Henin Lleyton Hewitt Mardy Fish Marion Bartoli Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tim Henman Tommy Robredo U.S. Open Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:16:43 -0400 John Koblin 57359 at http://www.observer.com Judging Tim Henman http://www.observer.com/2007/judging-tim-henman

Tim Henman, the British hopeful who never made it past the semis at Wimbledon, announced last week that this US Open will be the last Grand Slam of his career.

“I can’t compete the way I want to in the matches,” he said at a press conference.

Henman, 32, ultimately could never handle the pressure-cooker that the All-England Club became every time he played a match at The Championships (they even named a plush lawn after him!). And he admitted, however grudgingly, that it still hurts.  read more »

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