Elena Dementieva's Yonex outfit for the 2008 US Open will be denim-based.

Denim looked great on Serena Williams, but we'll see how Elena will work it. (source: Throw Up the Deuce)

World No.7 Dinara Safina clinched the 2008 Olympus US Open Series women's title after winning her second consecutive Series tournament Sunday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

The 2008 Roland Garros finalist will now compete for $2.5 million at the 2008 US Open. If she wins the US Open she will get $1.5 million for winning the tournament and a $1 million bonus for winning the US Open and the Olympus US Open Series. (source: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

For the first time in her career Maria Sharapova will skip a Grand Slam — right shoulder injury forces the Russian to miss the 2008 US Open. Previously, she had withdrawn from the Beijing Olympics.

World No.3 Sharapova met with Dr. David Altchek, the premier shoulder doctor in the world, who examined all her tests from April and discovered a moderate tear in her rotator cuff tendon. The doctor couldn’t believe she was playing that long with her injury.

"You can imagine that I was not very thrilled to hear that my medical team did not see this tear in my shoulder back in April," said the 21-year-old on her website.

It's a shame, even when you have as much money as Sharapova you receive false diagnosis.

Luckily, Sharapova’s injury didn’t get much worse since April and she probably doesn't need surgery. She will go to Arizona next week to do extensive rehab, and is expected to recover in 2-3 months.

Maria Sharapova defeated Marta Domachowska 7-5 5-7 6-2 in her opening match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal but after the victory the three-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from the tournament with a shoulder injury which could prevent her from playing at the US Open and the Olympics.

The 21-year-old Sharapova will have an MRI scan and the test results will determine whether she will be able to compete at the US Open and the Olympics, two great events coming up in August.

The world No.3 twice required treatment on a right shoulder in the second-round match against Domachowska which was nearly three hours long, and Sharapova served 17 double-faults in that time. (source: BBC)

It was a big surprise to see Maria Sharapova at the US Open 2007 men’s final sitting in Novak Djokovic’s box, and clearly rooting for him.

Everyone was perplexed, but luckily, we didn’t have to wait long for an explanation from the Serb himself: “No, let’s not go too much with Maria. It’s just a friendship we have. It was nice for her to come and support me. As well, Robert, he was yesterday on the match, and today. I mean, it’s amazing feeling to see such successful people, you know, in my box supporting me, playing with me I can say, living every emotional moment. It’s great. It’s great.” Read more »