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Well,we media folks have done it again. We've taken indisputable , recurring and conspicuous facts and buried them to create a sustainable fiction in service to nervous, cautious lies.

Maria Sharapova, a three-time Grand Slam singles winner, has made a career of thriving in the big moments. Mental toughness has been her calling card. We take you now to the fourth game of Monday's fourth-round match with No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki. The willowy Russian was serving to level the match that had yet to find a rhythm, and she had a game point on her racket. And then, incredibly: Double fault. Double fault. Double fault.

Classy Serena will not be able to play in the U.S. Open, thus making all the line judges safer, unless she threatens to "shove a ball down their f'ing throat" from the stands. I don't understand the nature of her glass cut - how can something that severe happen in a restaurant that it requires foot surgery, for pete's sake? An additional benefit to her absence will be that we don't have to look at her horrendous wardrobe choices. OMG.

 Arthur Ashe 11:00 AM  1. Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Maria Sharapova (RUS)[3] vs. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)[32]   followed by  2. Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)[9]    3. Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Andre Agassi (USA) vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)    Arthur Ashe 7:00 PM  1. Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Serena Williams (USA) vs. Ana Ivanovic (SCG)[16]   followed by  2. Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Wesley Moodie (RSA) vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]  Armstrong 11:00 AM  1. Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Tatiana Golovin (FRA)[27] vs....