Open Season On Americans

Unsurprisingly, the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows in Queens has produced zero American kings. The men’s semifinals kicks off at Arthur Ashe Stadium tomorrow and, as always, no Red, White & Blue reps remain. Andy Roddick, who usually exits major championships faster than a felon flees a crime scene, made a charge to the semifinals, played his best tennis and s[till lost to Swede and World’s No. 1 Roger Federer]. James Blake (pictured), the top-ranked American and sixth seed, [bowed out early](http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2007/09/04/blake_cant_break_through/) to German Tommy Haas. Subsequently, Federer will face Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) and David Ferrer (Spain) will play Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in the Final Four, and the U.S. Open men’s title will once again belong to a foreigner.

On the women’s side, Venus Williams still gives the USA hope. Williams [out dueled a very game Jelena Jankovic] on Wednesday, and later today (1:30 p.m. on USA) battles No. 1-ranked Justine Henin (Belgium) in the most intriguing semifinals matchup. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) plays Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) in the other bracket.