Andy Murray Adds To List Of Notable Withdrawals From U.S. Open

Andy Murray yesterday unexpectedly announced that he was "withdrawing from the U.S. Open because of a hip injury, adding to the lengthy list of top players who will miss" the year's last Grand Slam. Murray was the No. 2 seed in the tournament, which begins tomorrow, and his exit "further depletes an event that already was missing three of last year's four men's semifinalists," including '16 champion Stan Wawrinka, runner-up Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori (AP, 8/26). Even before Murray's decision, the number of absentees "dominated the conversation" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/27). Today's N.Y. Times Magazine U.S. Open preview features Roger Federer on the cover (THE DAILY).