Visiting the U.S. Open Without Spending It All

WSJ's Carl Bialik gives colleague Jim Chairusmi some tips on making the tennis tournament affordable.

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U.S. Open 2011 Guide - August 29 - September 11

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NY Mag put together a guide to 2011's U.S. Open to make our experience a little more enjoyable.

Find out the predicted winners, what to eat and which underdogs might go a little further than expected.

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Maloof Money Cup 2011 NYC - June 4th- 5th - Flushing Queens

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Maloof Money Cup 2011 NYC

Saturday/Sunday June 4th & 5th | 4PM

Flushing Queens, NY

Alix Bristol interviews Terrell Robinson about the Maloof Money Cup:

Check out some of Terrell's skating:

The title of the song is Shadows of Ourselves

Video: Neek The Exotic & Large Professor - Behind the "Still On The Hustle" Video

Neek The Exotic & Large Professor "Still On The Hustle" album drops May 17th on Fat Beats Records.

You can pre-order it here...

"Still On The Hustle" single available at iTunes...

Maloof Money Cup Returns to NYC

Once again it's about that time of the year and as always we'll keep you updated on the details about the return of the Maloof Money Cup. 

Returns June 4th and 5th to Maloof Cup Park in Flushing Meadows, Queens.

Two days of some of the best organized street-style skating with one of the biggest prizes.

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Where do you keep your Maloof Money Cup ticket?

NYC: Maloff Money Cup NYC presents: MMCinema Festival - March 12th

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Maloof Money Cup NYC presents MMCINEMA Festival

Anthology Film Archives NYC

Saturday, March 12th

12:00PM - 3:00PM 

FREE - LIMITED SEATING

NYC Maloof Money Cup Gallery

Photos: Rebecca Smeyne

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See more pics from last weekend's Maloof Money Cup in Flushing Meadows, Queens.

Check out video of the finals.

Paul Rodriguez was ahead going into the finals, but, Chris Cole outpointed him to win the cash.

(The landing was slippery, so you'll see a lot of the skaters sliding or falling.)

Maloof Money Cup NYC Live Webcast - Catch The Finals

Check out the Maloof Money Cup 2010 from NYC... Live on FUEL TV!

New York's Chinatown... in Queens

Ten Ren employee pouring tea. Photo: Kelly Willens

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Everyone is familiar with NYC's Chinatown in lower Manhattan(Canal Street), but you might be surprised to know there is another popular Chinatown within the 5 boroughs... Flushing, Queens.

The same Flushing, Queens where the U.S. Open is played every September and is home to the NY Mets.

Find out why people say this is a great place to eat and why there's barely room to walk on the weekends.

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Serena Williams Fined $82,500, Gets 2 Years Probation for U.S. Open Incident

Serena Williams discussing her exchange of words with line judge(far left) with U.S. Open officials.

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Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her admonishment of a line judge at this years U.S. Open.

She will be put on probation for the next two years, meaning, if she does it again, her fine will be doubled and she could barred from the U.S. Open.

You may recall she got disagreed with an official on Sept. 12th during U.S. Open women's finals match against Kim Clijsters. Upon her serving, the line judge called a foot fault - a call you almost never hear at that point of a match - thus giving a point to Clijsters.

Williams again prepared to serve, but, this time walked over to the woman and started asking her how she could make such a call?

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I watched the match and have to admit I was shocked at the call! Williams had rallied back from having been down and actually had a chance to win the match. It was unfortunate because Clijsters, who played a great match, wasn't given the chance to win by defeating her. Any good athlete prefers to not have an asterisk next to a win.

U.S. Open: Day 2 Slideshow +

The NYT put together an up close slideshow to capture some of the action and atmosphere of the 2009 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows Queens...see more here...

More great photos from the U.S. Open at the Charlotte Observer....

Don't know about the tennis U.S. Open? Here's an overview...

Check out this panoramic photo of Arthur Ashe Stadium on opening night...