It's only Day 1 of the US Open and neither No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal nor No. 2 seed Roger Federer have stepped on court, but they've already faced questions about their potential meeting on Day 14. It's seven matches away, but the chance of the friendly rivals meeting bears speculation. Federer's won five times at Flushing Meadows. Nadal is hungry to win his first crown here—and he leads their head-to-head record 14 to 7. ... << MORE >>

Here's a round-up of tennis business stories for the week. Pros have been making appearances for sponsors—and Nikolai Davydenko served drinks for Dunlop. Chris Evert signed with Lagardere management. ... << MORE >>

Here's a round-up of tennis business stories for the week. US Open ads are zooming around the city. Tracy Austin added to Tennis Channel's US Open team. ... << MORE >>

Here's a round-up of tennis business stories for the week. Davidoff is out as sponsor of the Basel tournament, and Dr. Deborah MacFarlane is in as CEO of NYJTL. ... << MORE >>

Here's a round-up of tennis business stories for the week. Ashaway releases New Dynamite line of Zyex-based tennis strings. Journalist Christiane Amanpour and singer Gloria Estefan will be featured in the US Open Opening Ceremony on Aug. 30, which includes tributes to Martina Navratilova, James Blake, wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer and USTA member Dori Samadzai-Bonner, who is a native of Afghanistan. ... << MORE >>

Congress has approved spending $80 million in physical education for the upcoming school year. And some of those dollars are bound for public tennis programs. ... << MORE >>

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II last visited The Championships in 1977, with previous visits in 1962 and 1957. Why she has stayed at bay is unknown, but her attendance today is being marked in ways both thrilling and rather ordinary, considering her station. For the first time, the national anthem will not be played when she arrives at Centre Court and the traditional acknowledgement of the Royal (bowing and curtsying) has been made optional. The grounds will be cast with an electronic energy of fans who hope to catch a glimpse, and surely by Venus Williams, Mirka and ... << MORE >>

Media outlets have had to appropriate resources for these two major sporting events. Despite tennis' deep roots all over the world, football generally trumps our sport for audience size, and the World Cup's cache is close to that of The Olympic Games. ESPN told me how they went about handling the two events. << MORE >>

Here's a round-up of select business developments happening in tennis. ... << MORE >>

"I'm still a little bit shocked," Fishbein said Wednesday evening at Le Grand Hotel- Intercontinental, where the draw ceremony was held. "It's nerve-racking!" Fishbein, on her first trip to Paris, wore jeans and a printed purple T-shirt with writing that included the words, "Jersey girl," on it. "My mother bought it for me," she said with a blush. ... << MORE >>