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Tuesday, 30 July, 2002, 16:37 GMT 17:37 UK

US OPEN TENNIS

Hewitt destroys Sampras dream
Australian Lleyton Hewitt wins his first Grand Slam title at the US Open with a straight sets win over legend Pete Sampras.

Venus retains US Open crown
Venus Williams beats sister Serena 6-2 6-4 to lift her second US Open title at Flushing Meadows.

Top seeds take doubles title
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs add the US Open women's double trophy to their Wimbledon title.

HEWITT: THE NEW KING
Hewitt on cloud nine
Pete Sampras tips US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt to dominate the game for the next decade.

Hewitt stuns Sampras
Lleyton Hewitt claims his first Grand Slam title in fine style with a comprehensive straight sets win over Pete Sampras in the US Open final.

The end of the Sampras reign?
All-time great "Pistol" Pete Sampras may have played his final Grand Slam, following his startling defeat in the 2001 US Open final.

Hewitt destined for greatness
At 20, US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt already has a confidence, intensity and determination that sets him apart from his peers.

THE WILLIAMS FINAL
Love match for Williams sisters
US Open champion Venus Williams casts aside thoughts of her win in order to express her love for defeated sister Serena.

Venus looms large
BBC Sport Online profiles US Open women's singles champion Venus Williams.

DAY 12
Hewitt blasts into final
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt destroys Yevgeny Kafelnikov in three quick sets to reach his first Grand Slam final.

Kafelnikov: I was trying
Defeated US Open semi-finalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov claims he had no answer to Lleyton Hewitt's play.

Sampras eyes revenge
Pete Sampras is keen to make up for defeat in last year's final in Saturday's US Open semi-final against Marat Safin.

Doubles delight for Zimbabwe
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett win the US Open men's doubles, beating Don Johnson and Jared Palmer.

DAY 11
Roddick rues temper tantrum
Andy Roddick says his outburst in the match against Lleyton Hewitt cost him a place in the US Open semi-finals.

Hewitt wins US thriller
Lleyton Hewitt overcomes Andy Roddick in a dramatic five-setter to seal a semi-final spot in the US Open.

Sisters plot tennis monopoly
Venus and Serena Williams will set up the first all-sisters Grand Slam final in 117 years if they win their US Open semis.

Top seed Kuerten toppled
Gustavo Kuerten tumbles to a shock US Open quarter-final defeat by Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Aussie pair triumph in US
Australians Rennae Stubbs and Todd Woodbridge claim the mixed doubles crown in the US Open.

Sampras celebrates classic duel
Pete Sampras gives credit to Andre Agassi after winning their vintage quarter-final at the US Open.

Capriati mauls Mauresmo
Jennifer Capriati overpowers Amelie Mauresmo to reach the US Open semi-finals.

DAY 10
Safin sees off Zabaleta
Champion Marat Safin moves into the US Open semi-finals with a crushing defeat of Mariano Zabaleta.

Sampras beats Agassi in epic
Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi by three sets to one in an incredible US Open quarter-final.

Venus outclasses Clijsters
Venus Williams easily defeats Kim Clijsters to reach the US Open semi-finals.

Hewitt reaches last eight
Lleyton Hewitt raises his game to defeat Tommy Haas in four sets in the US Open fourth round.

DAY NINE
Williams beats Davenport in classic
Serena Williams sets up a semi-final showdown with Martina Hingis with an epic win over Lindsay Davenport.

Hingis breezes into semis
Top seed Martina Hingis demolishes Daja Bedanova in straight sets to make it to the semi-finals of the US Open.

Kuerten finds his form
Gustavo Kuerten impresses as he sets up a quarter-final showdown with Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the US Open.

Roddick powers on
Andy Roddick wins the battle of the teenagers against Tommy Robredo but must wait to find out who he will play next.

Old rivals meet again
Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi will continue their amicable rivalry in the US Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Champions progress to last eight
Reigning champions Venus Williams and Marat Safin both reach the US Open quarter-finals.

DAY EIGHT
Sampras sets up Agassi showdown
Pete Sampras beats Pat Rafter in four sets and will face Andre Agassi in the US Open quarter-finals.

Awesome Agassi crushes Federer
Andre Agassi cruises to a 6-1 6-2 6-4 win over Roger Federer to reach the last eight of the US Open - plus a men's round-up.

Capriati storms past Schett
Jennifer Capriati reaches the US Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-3 win over Barbara Schett - plus a women's round-up.

DAY SEVEN
Kuerten comes through thriller
Top seed Gustavo Kuerten comes back from two sets down to beat Max Mirnyi at the US Open.

Wimbledon hero crashes out
Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic suffers a straight-sets US Open defeat to Spaniard Albert Costa.

Seles stunned by Bedanova
Daja Bedanova defeats Monica Seles - plus a round-up of the rest of the women's US Open action.

Ferrero rocked by Rebredo
Tommy Rebredo beats fifth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero to set up a clash with Andy Roddick - plus the other men's US Open action.

DAY SIX
Venus advances with ease
Venus Williams defeats Lisa Raymond - plus a round-up of the rest of the women's US Open action.

Brits crushed at US Open
Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski cannot hide their disappointment after crashing out at Flushing Meadows.

Sampras surges on
Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer all win in the US Open third round.

Malisse outguns Henman
Belgian Xavier Malisse knocks Tim Henman out of the US Open in a tense five-set match.

Public shut out US Open
BBC Sport Online's Kevin Asseo assesses why the US Open is struggling to make an impact on the American public.

DAY FIVE
Hewitt caught in race row
Lleyton Hewitt denies making a racist comment during his win over James Blake at the US Open.

Hingis flirts with defeat
Martina Hingis is taken the distance in beating Iva Majoli - plus a round-up of the rest of the women's US Open action.

Five-set fighters
Lleyton Hewitt and Yevgeny Kafelnikov battle for victory - plus a round-up of the rest of the men's US Open action.

DAY FOUR
Rusedski 'escaped disqualification'
Greg Rusedski was lucky not to be thrown out of the US Open for his 'ungentlemanly behaviour', says his defeated opponent.

Henman eases past Meligeni
Tim Henman books a place in the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 win over Fernando Meligeni.

Safin struggles through
Marat Safin has difficulty in winning his second round match at the US Open - plus a full round-up from the men's singles.

Easy passage for Clijsters
Kim Clijsters has little trouble dismissing Allison Bradshaw 6-3 6-2 - plus a round-up of the rest of the women's US Open action.

DAY THREE
Big guns into third round
Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams breeze into the third round of the US Open.

Rafter overcomes early scare
Patrick Rafter sees off Belgium's Christophe Rochus in three sets - plus news of the other men's seeds in action at the US Open.

Goran goes through
Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic begins his US Open campaign with an assured straight sets win over Hugo Armando.

DAY TWO
Roddick shows power
Andy Roddick joins Pete Sampras and Lleyton Hewitt in the second round of the US Open.

Capriati eases through
Jennifer Capriati and Venus Williams both win at the US Open but it is a bad day for the Italian women seeds.

Rusedski clears first hurdle
Greg Rusedski beats Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui in four sets in the first round of the US Open.

DAY ONE
Agassi turns on the style
Andre Agassi serves up a title warning after beating fellow American Mike Bryan in the first round of the US Open.

Henman struggles through
Tim Henman is taken to five sets by qualifier Jan Vacek but Martin Lee goes out in the first round of the US Open.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP
A different ball game
The US Open is a completely different experience to Wimbledon. BBC Sport Online investigates.

Flushing Meadows men's memories
BBC Sport Online looks back on five memorable men's US Open matches.

Laver's Grand Slam moment
Tennis legend Rod Laver reveals how Flushing Meadows has changed since he completed his Grand Slam in 1969.

Five best women's matches
BBC Sport Online selects five memorable women's US Open meetings.

Flushing facts and figures
Everything you need to know about the US Open... and more.

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