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The number of wildcards that have won a Grand Slam title - Kim Clijsters, US Open, 2010. FOUR... There are four former US Open champions in this year's draw at the event: defending champion Clijsters (2005, 2009); two-time champion Venus Williams (2000,

* Haider-Maurer impresses on grand slam debut (Adds quotes)

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka stumbled in the second set of her opening match at the U.S. Open on Monday but answered with a strong final set to defeat Romania's Monica Niculescu 6-0 5-7 6-1.

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Spain's Rafa Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, the top seeds at the U.S. Open, will open their tournament's during Tuesday's night session while Briton Andy Murray will have to cool his heels for another day.

* Fifth seed says she is over her arm injury (Adds quotes)

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Three-time Olympic medallist Fernando Gonzalez says he fears for his future as a player after an injury forced him out of his first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday.

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Last year, Kim Clijsters came to the U.S. Open with no expectations, an unknown factor in a grand slam event she had won the last time she played it.

Defending champion and second seed Kim Clijsters survived a second-set wobble to reach the second round of the US Open on Monday by defeating Greta Arn of Hungary 6-0, 7-5. There were wins also for fifth seed Samantha Stosur of Australia and the woman