Monday night was all U.S. Open all the time. No surprises, as all of the favorites won their matches. Venus Williams, despite suffering a knee injury early in the match, went on to take care of Russia's Vera Dushevina--even though it took nearly 3 hours. Andy Roddick beat Germany's Bjorn Phau in a late night set following Williams' win. The victory didn't stop him from carping about the late start because the opening ceremony dog and pony show ran really long, pushing all the games back. Roddick remarked that he'd like to see the ladies take the late games for once. To that we say, chivalry, Andy darling, is not dead.
Neither is Roger Federer's quest for his 6th straight championship and 3rd Grand Slam title of 2009. He easily dismissed NCAA champion Devin Britton in the first round.
Serena Williams beat Alexa Glatch and Kim Glijsters had an impressive win over Viktoriya Kutuzova after a 2 1/2-year hiatus from the game. James Blake was also among Monday's victors in Flushing Meadows, NY.
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