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Bryans win second US Open doubles title (AP)
Twins Mike and Bob Bryan won their second U.S. Open men’s doubles title and sixth Grand Slam championship overall, beating Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10) Friday. Doubles partners for more than a dozen years, the 30-year-old brothers won in their 704th career match. The Bryans won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics and next head to Spain to help the defending champion United…

Safin fined for outburst during first-round match
Marat Safin has been fined $2,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during his first-round win over Vince Spadea at the U.S. Open, the International Tennis Federation said on Thursday.

Nadal prevails to clinch first tennis gold for Spain
Rafael Nadal won a gold medal in Olympic tennis by beating Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the final of men’s singles.

Rain pushes women’s Open final to Sunday (AP)
Serena Williams waited six years to return to the U.S. Open final. What’s another day? The title match between two-time champion Williams and first-time Grand Slam finalist Jelena Jankovic was postponed from Saturday until Sunday night because of heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Hanna. Williams-Jankovic originally was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Roddick, Blake, Bryans on U.S. Davis Cup team
Andy Roddick will lead the United States against Spain in the Davis Cup semifinals in Madrid later this month.

Nadal: New ATP head must communicate better
The new chief of the ruling body of men’s tennis should make communication with the players their first priority, Rafael Nadal said .

Russian Fed Cup team missing its top 3 players
Russia will be missing three top players - injured Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina - when it faces Spain in the Fed Cup final. They’re ranked in the top 10 on the WTA Tour, but were left off the team announced Wednesday for the Sept. 13-14 matches on outdoor clay at Club de Campo in Madrid. Selected for the Russian team were No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 10 Vera Zvonareva, No. 56 Ekaterina Makarova and No. 71 Elena Vesnina.