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The United States Open Tennis Championships (US OPEN) is a hard court tennis tournament which is chronologically the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam each year; the other three are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

2013 US Open Tennis will be held on August 26 - September 9, 2013 in Flushing Meadows, New York. World no.3 Andy Murray is the defending champion while Novak Djokovic is the runner-up last year.

Men's Singles DRAW -  [LIVE STREAM #1]
Women's Singles DRAW -  [LIVE STREAM #2] 

Gilas Pilipinas now has a different mindset following its sensational second-place finish in the recent FIBA Asia Championship.

National team coach Chot Reyes said they have proven that Gilas can be competitive even when lined up against bigger and taller teams.

The massive flooding due to the southwest monsoon that has inundated most of Metro Manila and nearby provinces over the past three days has caught the attention of two National Basketball Association (NBA) superstars.

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade both took to social media to express their concern over the situation here.

If Manny Pacquiao is fine, he won't have any problem beating Brandon Rios, according to the Filipino boxer's former strength and conditioning coach.

Justin Fortune, who has worked with Pacquiao in the past, said the only concern the fighting congressman would have to address is his recent knockout loss.

Former world heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson still has faith in Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao, saying the “Pacman” is not yet finished as a top-level boxer and a pay-per-view draw.

In a wide-ranging interview with On the Ropes Boxing Radio, Tyson was asked how Pacquiao can rebound from his shocking knockout loss at the hands of Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez.

Maria Sharapova pulled out of the US Open on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time) because of a right shoulder injury.

The US Tennis Association announced the 2006 champion's withdrawal.

John McEnroe finds it hard to envisage Roger Federer adding to his record 17 grand slam titles and believes the Swiss maestro is showing signs of slowing down.

The 32-year-old Federer heads into next week's U.S. Open seeded seventh, his first time outside the top three in any slam in the past decade, and his recent form offers no suggestion of a quick improvement at Flushing Meadows in New York.