Rain plays havoc with U.S. Open
Aug. 29, 2006

Amelie Mauresmo wiped raindrops from her face and Lleyton Hewitt nearly skidded into a split as bad weather played havoc with the U.S. Open on a stop-and-go Tuesday. More than 50 matches were postponed, including Maria Sharapova's opener. Showers and a shaky forecast pushed back a remembrance of Hurricane Katrina on the one-year anniversary to Wednesday. The start of play was delayed 3 1/2 hours by rain, giving sleepy-eyed fans extra time to recover after watching Andre Agassi finish off his first-round win at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Light but persistent rain forced two suspensions and left the courts empty by late afternoon. No matches came close to completion. The nine that were in progress were to be picked up — whenever — at the point they were stopped. "It can be tough when you''re waiting around all day," said 13th-seeded Mary Pierce, still waiting to begin her match against Elena Vesnina of Russia. "Sometimes you have to be ready in 20 minutes after you''ve been waiting for hours."

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