Hanna playing havoc with U.S. Open schedule

NEW YORK - Worried about Tropical Storm Hanna, U.S. Open organizers moved up the start of Saturday’s men’s semifinals to an hour earlier and prepared to have the men’s final delayed a day until Monday if needed.

The men’s semifinals will start Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT, instead of noon.

If rain forces the postponement of both of the men’s semifinals and the women’s final, which is scheduled for Saturday night, those matches would be rescheduled for Sunday. The men’s semifinals would begin at 1 p.m., and the women’s final would be slated for 9 p.m. In that case, the men’s final would be rescheduled from Sunday until Monday at 5 p.m.

If the men’s semifinals are completed Saturday, but the women’s final is not, then the tournament plans to play both championship matches Sunday. One would begin at 4 p.m., the other at 9 p.m.

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