The problem with the U.S. Open? It just might be cursed.  Andy Murray will get another shot at his first Grand Slam title Monday at the U.S. Open.  For the fifth year in a row, the tournament will have a Monday men's final—that is, assuming a meteor doesn't obliterate Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday morning. Maybe it'll be a hurricane, or the landfill below the stadium, which is supposed to last 25 more years, will just open up and swallow the whole thing.  Late Saturday afternoon, organizers stopped the semifinal between defending champion Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer in the first set, with Ferrer leading 5-2. It was sunny, but they feared that a tornado, or at the very least severe weather, was on the way.  Djokovic and Ferrer will pick up where they left off at 11 a.m. Sunday. The women's final, which was canceled earlier in the day, will be played at 4:30 p.m. Open officials declined to put Djokovic and Ferrer in Louis Armstrong Stadium and play the two semifinals simultaneously because of the television broadcast schedule and ticketholders who had paid for a session of two matches.  But there was some tennis Saturday, and it was strange tennis in every way except the result: Andy Murray beat Tomas Berdych 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) to reach his second U.S. Open final.  The wind gave the match a weekend-hacker feel that one rarely finds in pro tennis. Murray hit towering lobs, slice forehands and softball serves. Berdych repeatedly lost his high toss in the wind and charged the net far more than usual. The breeze blew Murray's hat off during a crucial point in the first set, so a let was played—and then Murray decided to stuff the hat in his bag. One point was interrupted by a gust so strong that it blew Berdych's chair and racket bag onto the court.  "I'm surprised it didn't happen more," Murray said. "It was so, so windy."  Murray seemed to overcompensate for the conditions in the first set, rather than striking the ball aggressively on most points, as he has done so well this season. He led by a break of serve, but as he lost control of the set, he began to mumble and berate himself. At one point, he smashed his head with his open palm over and over again. "Very, very tough conditions to play in," he said.  Berdych, who made 64 unforced errors, said he'd like to see tennis enact a wind rule—which, of course, would require a roof, the one improvement that isn't coming to Flushing anytime soon. "This is just about somehow to try to deal with the conditions and then trying to put ball over the net," he said. "Sometimes was even impossible."  The fourth set was high quality, though, and Murray saved a set point in the tiebreaker. In his news conference, he was interrupted by Sean Connery and Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, who had been in his box and later celebrated Murray's win by sharing a few drinks with Murray's mother, Judy.  "You smell of wine," Murray told his mother.  She had every reason to toast her son. He has been the man of the summer, having played in the Wimbledon final and won the gold medal at the London Games.  Murray has played four Grand Slam finals in his career and lost them all. This time, he'll have his best chance to win. He loves the U.S. Open's hard courts. He's moving incredibly well and striking his backhand cleanly. And he'll have a day of rest, while Ferrer or Djokovic will have to play on consecutive days. This is the last year that Open will schedule the semifinals and final on back-to-back days.  As for Ferrer, his early lead was a surprise considering Djokovic's form this tournament. The match will likely last long and drain both players, as Murray has a light hit and a massage. "Whatever happens in the final, it's been a great year," Murray said. "I will give it everything."  Even if they have to play in the Grandstand. In the snow. With a broken net. It's the U.S. Open, after all. You never know what might happen next.
Rain in New York wiped out Super Saturday at the U.S. Open, but not until Andy Murray won his semifinal and earned a chance to play for his first Grand Slam title.