Quiz: Play, or perhaps guess, your way through the U.S. Open tournament
How well do you know the U.S. Open tennis tournament? Give this quiz a try: First round: How much money did Arthur Ashe collect when he won the 1968 U.S. Open, the first in the Open era, when professional players were allowed to enter? a) $100,000. b) $14,000. c) $6,000. d) $20 per diem. Second round: How much will the men’s and women’s singles champions each earn this year? a) $5 million. b) $3.7 million. c) $3 million. d) $2.3 million. e) $1 million. Third round: Who was the first unseeded man to win the tournament in the Open era? a) Pat Rafter. b) Greg Rusedski. c) Marin Cilic. d) Roscoe Tanner. e) Andre Agassi. Fourth round: What duo holds the record for most U.S. Open doubles titles in the Open era? a) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. b) Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. c) John McEnroe and Peter Fleming. d) Bob Lutz and Stan Smith. e) Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva. Quarter-final: Who announced her retirement from tennis this month? a) Alexandra Stevenson. b) Francesca Schiavone. c) Melanie Oudin. d) Martina Hingis. Semifinal: How many of the men’s semifinalists last year are in the draw at Flushing Meadows this year? a)4. b)3. c) 2.d) 1.e) Zero. Women’s final: Who won the first prime-time U.S. Open women’s final? a) Serena Williams. b) Venus Williams. c) Billie Jean King. d) Martina Navratilova. e) Steffi Graf. Men’s final: If Roger Federer, who turned 36 on Aug. 8, were to win the title this year, he would be the oldest men’s champion at the event since whom? a) Bill Tilden. b) Rod Laver. c) Pete Sampras. d) Ken Rosewall.