US Open Men's Final To Monday For 4th Year In Row

Even in Thursday’s perfect weather, Andy Roddick ran into trouble completing a rain-delayed victory at the U.S. Open—this time, because of water seeping through a crack behind a baseline in the tournament’s second-largest stadium.

At least he finally got to finish a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over fifth-seeded David Ferrer, which Roddick celebrated by high-fiving spectators at cramped Court 13. Two days of wet weather gave way to sunshine, and defending champion Rafael Nadal and 2008 runner-up Andy Murray managed to work their way into the quarterfinals, too, by wrapping up straight-set victories.

Still, because of rain earlier in the week, the tournament decided Thursday afternoon to revamp its schedule and push the men’s final to Monday at 2000 GMT -- 24 hours later than originally planned. The women’s final was shifted from Saturday night to Sunday at 4 p.m. It’ll be the fourth consecutive year that the U.S. Open ends on Monday.


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