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without a shark cage. It's her fourth attempt in the last three years.
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• For 1st time in tournament history, zero US men in 4th round of US Open after Smyczek's loss
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Might be best to say that Tim Smyczek, much like American men's tennis, ran out of gas Sunday night.
• The 25-year-old from Milwaukee, who served up a funny headline when he told about how the car he was riding in ran out of gas en route to the U.S. Open last week, was two points away from helping his country avoid an ignominious fate.
• "I never heard somebody yell out from the stands, 'You're our last hope,'" Smyczek said.
• But he could not pull through against Marcel Granollers.
• He lost 6-4, 4-6, 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 to the Spaniard in front of a rowdy crowd chanting "USA! USA!" in the Grandstand, and now, the Americans don't have a single man in the round of 16 at their own Grand Slam for the first time since the tournament started in 1881.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Monday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2013. There are 120 days left in the year. This is Labor Day.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.
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• On this date:
• In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out.
• In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established.
• In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta.
• In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
• In 1924, the Rudolf Friml operetta "Rose Marie" opened on Broadway.
• In 1935, a Labor Day hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming more (Continued on page 38)
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