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Women's semis, Nadal quarterfinal washed out

It was a somber day in the city, a day of 9/11 memorials, and the weather -- chilly, rainy and windy -- somehow seemed appropriate. But the conditions were not favorable for tennis. All play at the U.S. Open was rained out, which pushed the women's final to Sunday and the men's final to Monday for the second year in a row.

The women's semifinals -- Serena Williams vs. Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki vs. Yanina Wickmayer -- will be played Saturday following the completion of the men's quarterfinal between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez. When their match was halted by rain at close to midnight Thursday, Nadal led 7-6 (7-4), 6-6 (3-2).

The Nadal-Gonzalez match is tentatively scheduled to begin at noon, weather permitting.

Serena Williams fined $10,500 for rant at U.S. Open

Serena Williams was fined $10,500 for her profanity-laced tirade at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters in the U.S. Open. The Grand Slam Committee Administrator will also conduct an investigation to determine if Williams' behavior warrants additional penalties.

The fine was $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $500 for racket abuse. She is expected to be back on the court Monday with her sister, Venus, for the women's doubles final. Serena has made $455,000 ($350,000 in singles, $105,000 in doubles) in this tournament so far.

Williams, through her agent, issued the following statement Sunday afternoon: ``Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job. Now that I have had time to gain my composure, I can see that while I don't agree with the unfair line call, in the heat of battle I let my passion and emotion get the better of me and as a result handled the situation poorly. I would like to thank my fans and supporters for understanding that I am human and I look forward

Kim Clijsters back on familiar turf at U.S. Open

She is unseeded and unranked heading into the U.S. Open, and yet, Kim Clijsters probably is the one player the Williams sisters most want to avoid early in the tournament. Even after a two-year maternity leave, this congenial Belgian is still that dangerous.

Clijsters was once ranked No. 1 in the world, and she won the 2005 U.S. Open, her only Grand Slam singles title. As it turned out, she never returned to Flushing Meadows. A wrist injury kept her from the 2006 U.S. Open, and in 2007, she was pregnant. She never had a chance to defend her title, and that will be added incentive.

So far, her comeback has been smoother than even she expected. She beat four top-20 players in her first two events, including French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli and rising star Viktoria Azarenka. She hasn't done as many splits as she did before having baby Jade, but her groundstrokes are powerful as ever, and her movement is surprisingly fluid.

Serena Williams falls in U.S. Open semis after confronting line judge

NEW YORK -- Defending U.S. Open champion Serena Williams smashed her racket after losing the first set, hurled an expletive-laced tirade at a line judge for calling a foot fault on match point, was docked that point for a second code violation, and, as a result, lost Saturday's semifinal to Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-5.

She walked across the net to Clijsters, who looked as bewildered as the Arthur Ashe Stadium audience, shook her hand and walked off the court. The crowd booed loudly as Williams waved.

Serving down 5-6 in the second set and trailing 15-30, Williams faulted on her first serve. A line judge called a foot fault on her second serve, making it a double fault and giving Clijsters match point. Furious with the call, Williams angrily went over and thrusted a tennis ball toward the line judge, screaming at her.

Clijsters reigns again as U.S. Open champion

NEW YORK -- Her toddler daughter, Jada, watched from a stadium box, a pacifier in her mouth, her Mommy's trademark blond curls bouncing in the breeze.

Down on the court, wild-card entrant Kim Clijsters scored a victory for working mothers everywhere with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Danish teen Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday night in the U.S. Open women's final.

Clijsters, the Belgian former No. 1, returned to the tour last month after taking two years off to get married and start a family. In just her third tournament back, the unranked Clijsters became the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the 1980 Wimbledon title.