Labor Day Weekend = US Open Tennis

Labor Day weekend means a whole lot more to me than barbecues and pennant races. (As a Phillies fan, I haven't had that many pennant races to pay attention to.) To me, Labor Day weekend is all about the US Open. Today's biggest match -- as far as crowds go -- will be Andre Agassi vs. Tomas Berdych. However, the day's best match is clearly Rafael Nadal -- the number two player in the world -- against American James Blake, who is fighting back from a devastating 2004. On a quick side note, I think the NHL needs to take a page from what the USTA is doing in this year's Open. The winning player from each match signs three balls and hits them into the crowd as souvenirs. This from a sport that hasn't been away from the public for a year because of it's own greediness/stupidity/etc. UPDATE 1: Blake has just closed out the first set, 6-4. UPDATE 2: Nadal has just broken Blake to take the second set, 6-4. UPDATE 3: Blake has just broken back to take the third set, 6-3, giving him a two sets to one lead. UPDATE 4: Blake jumps all over Nadal, 6-1, to win the match three sets to one. He'll face the winner of the Sebastien Grosjean-Tommy Robredo (19) match, with Agassi possibly looming in the quarterfinals.