NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
8:15 p.m.
Eva Asderaki-Moore of Greece has become the first female chair umpire for a U.S. Open men’s singles final.
The U.S. Tennis Association said Sunday that this year’s tournament also is the first major in which a woman chaired both singles finals. Marija Cicak of Croatia handled Saturday’s women’s final.
Asderaki-Moore was the chair umpire for the 2011 U.S. Open women’s final in which Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams. Williams was fined for verbally abusing Asderaki-Moore after the chair umpire awarded a point to Stosur, saying Williams’ yell of “Come on!” on what she thought was a winner hindered Stosur as she got a racket on the ball.
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8:05 p.m.
A bloodied Novak Djokovic has won the first set of the U.S. Open final against Roger Federer.
The top-ranked Djokovic was briefly rattled by a scary fall in the fourth game, but he settled down to take the set 6-4 on Sunday in a match that started more than three hours late because of rain. Federer looked tight, with an uncharacteristic 15 unforced errors.
And his serve, so reliable all tournament, deserted him. He was broken twice in the set, equaling the total for his first six matches at Flushing Meadows this year. Facing Djokovic’s stellar return game, the second-ranked Federer got in just 53 percent of his first serves.
Up a break early in the set, Djokovic’s right foot rolled as he tried to change directions to chase after a volley and slid out from under him. He slammed down hard on his right side, scraping his forearm, hand and knee. Blood was dripping down his arm as Djokovic was broken in the game.
He had treatment during the next changeover and started to take control again after that.
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7:10 p.m.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have taken the court for the U.S. Open men’s final after a rain delay of more than three hours.
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6:30 p.m.
They’re still in a rain delay at the U.S. Open — because there’s still no roof atop Arthur Ashe Stadium. That’s supposed to be in place for next year’s tournament.
The men’s final between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Roger Federer was scheduled for a 4 p.m. start. After 2 1/2 hours of rain, everyone is still waiting.
The U.S. Open has a long history of scheduling problems because of weather, including five consecutive men’s finals postponed from Sunday to Monday from 2008-12.
As part of a broader, $500 million-plus renovation plan for the tournament site, the U.S. Tennis Association has been constructing a retractable roof over Ashe, with 2016 the planned date for its debut.
For now, a framework of more than 6,500 tons of steel sits atop that stadium, but the work to install the retractable panels will resume after this year’s tournament ends — whenever that may be.
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4 p.m.
The start of the U.S. Open men’s final between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Roger Federer is being delayed by rain.
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3:20 p.m.
Dalma Galfi of Hungary won the U.S. Open junior title by beating Sofia Kenin of the United States 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday.
Galfi converted all four break points she had against Kenin, a 16-year-old from Hollywood, Florida.
The 17-year-old Galfi, who was seeded No. 2, is the first Hungarian to win the U.S. Open girls’ trophy since the competition began in 1974.
Other Hungarians to win Grand Slam girls’ singles titles were Aniko Kapros at the 2000 Australian Open and Agnes Szavay at the 2005 French Open.
Galfi won the Wimbledon junior girls’ doubles title with Fanni Stollar of Hungary in July.
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1:25 p.m.
Martina Hingis won her 11th Grand Slam women’s doubles title 18 years after the first, teaming with Sania Mirza to beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-3 in the U.S. Open final Sunday.
Switzerland’s Hingis, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and India’s Mirza won their second major championship in a row, after Wimbledon in July.
Hingis and Mirza were seeded No. 1 in New York. Australia’s Dellacqua and Kazakhstan’s Shvedova were seeded fourth.
Hingis also won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title this year with Leander Paes.
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