dc: sweep (confetti, too)

after (and before!) the sweep. photo by denis doyle/getty images via yahoo sports

nadal d. berdych: 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
ferrer d. stepanek: 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 8-6
lopez/verdasco d. stepanek/berdych: 7-6 7-5 6-2
nadal d. hajek: 6-3, 6-4
ferrer d. dlouhy 6-4, 6-2

us open rewind: labor day, on the grounds

kuznetsova on the practice courts...

i didn't recognize her right away. she's a little blonder that i thought...

i recognized hot sauce in a hot second...

(and venus in the background).

tsonga, in action in the grandstand. i forgot how much fun it can be to scramble around for a seat in this arena.

after an afternoon of watching from the promenade, it was good to see shots hit from this vantage point...

tsonga defeated his countryman, julien benneteau, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4.