NEW YORK (AP) -Thumbnail glances of the men's singles finalists at the U.S. Open:
No. 2 Roger Federer
Right-handed; 27, born in Basel, Switzerland, and lives in Oberwil, Switzerland. ... 53-12 this year with titles at Estoril and Halle. Also reached the finals at Monte Carlo, Hamburg, French Open and Wimbledon, losing each to Rafael Nadal. ... Has won 12 major titles, two behind Pete Sampras' career record. ... Is the four-time defending champion and has a 33-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows. ... Reached the semifinals at all four Grand Slams this year. ... Defeated Maximo Gonzalez, Thiago Alves, No. 28 Radek Stepanek, No. 23 Igor Andreev, Gilles Muller and No. 3 Novak Djokovic during U.S. Open run. ... Has won 55 career titles. ... Lost his No. 1 ranking last month after a record 237 weeks at the top, a streak dating to February 2004. ... Has a losing record against Andy Murray (1-2). ... Has reached 13 of the past 14 Grand Slam finals. ... Has earned more than $40 million (?28 million) in career prize money. ... Lost 1998 U.S. Open boys' final to David Nalbandian. ... Started the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to benefit disadvantaged children in South Africa. ... Does not have a permanent coach but is working with Swiss Davis Cup captain Severin Luthi.
No. 6 Andy Murray
Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 21, born, and lives, in Dunblane, Scotland ... 41-13 for the year with titles at Doha, Marseille and Cincinnati. Those titles, all on hard courts, are the most by a man on the surface this year. ... This is his first major final. His previous best finish at a major tournament was the quarterfinals at Wimbledon this year. ... Beat Sergio Roitman, Michael Llodra, Jurgen Melzer, No. 10 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 17 Juan Martin del Potro and No. 1 Rafael Nadal in U.S. Open. ... Victory over Nadal was his first in six tries against the Spaniard. ... Has victories over Federer at Cincinnati in 2006 and Dubai this year. ... Won the U.S. Open boys' title in 2004. ... Will reach a career-high No. 4 in the rankings this week, matching the highest for a British man. ... Finished second in the U.S. Open Series, which will increase his U.S. Open prize money by as much as $500,000. ... Joined Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski as the only British men to reach a U.S. Open semifinal in the Open era. ... Trying to become the first British man to win a major title since Fred Perry at the 1936 U.S. Open. ... Coached by Miles Maclagan and Louis Cayer.
