THE UNITED STATES OPEN IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, AND ANDY RODDICK WINS HIS INITIAL MATCH ON HIS 28TH BIRTHDAY.

THE U.S. OPEN UPDATE:

ROGER FEDERER DESTROYS  BRIAN DABUL, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

ANDY RODDICK STOPS STEPHANE ROBERT, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

KIM CLIJSTERS DEFEATS GRETA ARN, 6-0, 7-5.

VENUS WILLIAMS DEFEATS ROBERTA VINCI, 6-4, 6-1.

TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR ALL SEEDED PLAYERS,  AS ALL WERE SUCCESSFUL IN WINNING THEIR MATCHES, ON BOTH, MEN AND WOMEN’S BRACKETS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SEEDED WINNERS IN THE 2010 START, AND BEST LUCK TO ALL THE LOSERS FOR THE 2011 U.S. OPEN, NEXT YEAR.