As week two of the 2008 US Open begins, there is no shortage of stars in Flushing Meadows. On Monday, some cast members of the hit HBO show Entourage, including Adrian Grenier, were at the night session as well as Prince. In addition, former American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis, freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo and bronze medalist Randi Miller were on hand.
During the day, Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men, Christiane Amanpour and Dawnn Lewis were in attendance.
A few top actors were in Flushing Meadows for Day Seven. Luke Wilson, Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl, Stephen Root of Office Space and News Radio as well as Wayne Knight of Seinfeld were there as well as singer Neil Sedaka.
Also, at the night session Sunday watching his girlfriend Elena Dementieva defeat Na Li to reach the quarterfinals, was Maxim Afinogenov of the Buffalo Sabres.
For the day session on Saturday, former NBA star Rick Fox was on hand, watching Venus and Serena Williams as well as world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in Arthur Ashe Stadium. For the night session, the great Tony Bennett is expected to be on hand.
One of the world's top swimmers, Aaron Peirsol, five-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the 100-meter backstroke, is back from Beijing and was at the US Open for the second straight day on Friday.
Joining him was Anna Wintour, the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue and good friend of Roger Federer, who was at the Open on Opening Night as well as actors John Turturro and John Lithgow.
Thursday was athlete day amongst the celebrities at the 2008 US Open as some of the best in the world were in Flushing Meadows.
Besides Peirsol, Yankees Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was on hand as well as current Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez, former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms and professional golfer Paula Creamer.
Joining them was renowned fashion designer Oscar de la Renta and Alec Baldwin again as well as magician David Blaine.
On Wednesday, the third day of the Open, Kelsey Grammer, of the hit show Frasier, was taking in the day session in Arthur Ashe Stadium along with professional golfer Sergio Garcia, who was on hand for the third straight day.
Joining them was U.S. women’s soccer player Heather O’Reilly, fresh off the team’s gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
In Wednesday’s night session, singer Aretha Franklin and Baldwin were in attendance along with Grammer, Garcia and de la Renta. Watching her fiancee, Andy Roddick, play against Fabrice Santoro, was Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker.
For the first day of play on Monday, a few fellow athletes were enjoying the likes of world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and 1998 US Open champion Lindsay Davenport play in Arthur Ashe Stadium as NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and Garcia were on hand as well as tennis legend Rod Laver.
On Opening Night, a few stars from the world of fashion were on hand as all 40 US Open champions were honored prior to matches with Jelena Jankovic and James Blake. Wintour was in attendance as well as de la Renta. Garcia stuck around for the evening festivities and other stars joining him were Martha Stewart, Paula Abdul and Greg Kinnear.
Also on hand as part of the Opening Night talent were bands Earth, Wind and Fire and the Jersey Boys as well as Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker, the host for the celebration. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly were also in attendance.
Garcia, who was in the area recently playing the Barclays in nearby Paramus, New Jersey, was back there on Tuesday as was Whitaker.
Joining them for night matches featuring four-time defending champion Roger Federer and two-time US Open champion Venus Williams on Tuesday were de la Renta as well as Erin Thorn, Leilani Mitchell and Megan Duffy of the New York Liberty and Lithgow.
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