Hurricane Irene was passing through New York does not cause significant damage in the arena of the ongoing U.S. Open Grand Slam tournament.

Grand slam final this year will still take place as scheduled on Monday (8/29/2011). Although back two hours, the first match will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 13:00.

Meanwhile, the entrance to Billie Jean King tennis center will be open to the public at 10.00 am.

Several seeded players who will compete on the first day include eighth-seeded Mardy Fish, who face Tobias Kamke, as well as third-seeded Roger Federer, who will play Colombian Santiago Giraldo.


Schedule of matches:

Arthur Ashe Stadium
Tobias Kamke (GER) vs Mardy Fish (USA x8)
Heather Watson (GBR) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS x3)
Dolonts Vesna (RUS) vs. Venus Williams (USA)
Roger Federer (SUI x3) vs. Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Louis Armstrong Stadium
Ryan Harrison (USA) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO x27)
Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) vs. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM)
Stephanie Foretz-Gacon (FRA) vs. Vera Zvonareva (RUS x2)
Marion Bartoli (FRA x8) vs. Alexandra Panova (RUS)