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SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Serena impressive in her own right

Be sure to check out Andre Agassi's revealing autobiography excerpt in this week's Sports Illustrated. I'll be taking all questions on the must-read next week.

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Exhibitions a problem of perception

Are you really equating a couple of sets of exhibition tennis to the demands of a long tour season? -- Henry Brito, Atlanta

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Anticlimactic feeling comes with season's end for players, fans

A few thoughts as tennis takes its annual autumnal tumble off the radar ...

SI.com: Frank Deford: Kramer leaves legacy, laughter from the pre-war era

Without any second thoughts, I would say that Jack Kramer was the single most significant figure in the history of his game, tennis.

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Parting shots from the U.S. Open

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Open felt like two separate tournaments. The first was an exciting, spirited 10-day party, played amid ideal conditions. The second was a soggy circus. But in the end, the sun came back out and we were treated to some compelling finals. Herewith, some scattered observations and opinions:

SI.com: S.L. Price: Serena's implosion, the women's final, more

SI.com caught up with Sports Illustrated senior writer S.L. Price, who is covering the U.S. Open in New York, after Serena Williams was penalized on match point in her 6-4, 7-5 loss to Kim Clijsters in the semifinals Saturday night. Clijsters will play Caroline Wozniacki in the final at 9 p.m. ET Sunday.

SI.com: S.L. Price: America hasn't seen last of Melanie Oudin

SI.com caught up with Sports Illustrated senior writer S.L. Price, who is covering the U.S. Open in New York, after Melanie Oudin's 6-2, 6-2 loss to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals Wednesday night. With her deep run, Oudin is projected to make her top-50 debut and could climb as high as No. 43 when the rankings come out following the Open. She is the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam since Serena Williams in 1999.

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Five storylines to watch in Week 2

According to the tennis shibboleth: "You can't win a Grand Slam title in Week 1; you can only lose it." Well, Week 1 is over and now it's Showtime at the U.S. Open. Five plotlines to follow over the next seven days:

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Q&A with Donald Dell

At a bare minimum, when you've represented Robert Kennedy, Arthur Ashe, Michael Jordan, and Jimmy Connors, among others, you ought to have some good stories. And Donald Dell doesn't disappointment. A well-known figure in the tennis world for being the sport's first agent, helping to found the ATP Tour and serving as a U.S. Davis Cup captain, Dell, 71, mixes practical advice and war stories in his new book, Never Make the First Offer.

Georgia fans cheer on teen tennis phenomenon

Beneath seven flat-screen TVs and one large pulldown screen, members of the Racquet Club of the South gathered Monday to watch and celebrate one of their own.

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