OPEN NOTES

Jennifer Capriati’s victory was the only match finished yesterday afternoon. The entire day and night cards except for three matches – Ai Sugiyama vs. Francesca Schiavone; Mary Pierce vs. Anastasia Myskina; and Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. Dinara Safina – will be played today.

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No. 4 Andy Roddick faces his personal tonic today, Xavier Malisse, against whom he is 6-0. Malisse – Capriati’s former beau – has played better of late, losing in four straight tourneys to a Top 10 foe before upsetting Lleyton Hewitt in Cincinnati two weeks ago.

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Second-seeded Roger Federer has a shot to become the first man since Pete Sampras in 1995 to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same season. But to do it, he’ll have to clear a huge personal hurdle – 13th-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian. Federer is 0-4 against Nalbandian.

“I’ve had my difficulty with him in the past. But it’s not like I have no chance: They’ve always been close matches,” the 22-year-old Federer said yesterday in the players’ lounge. “His game tends to get difficult for me. But that’s in the past.”

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Michael Chang will be honored with a special ceremony between the evening session matches tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Chang completed his 16-year career with a first-round loss at the Open a week ago today.

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Fans with unused tickets from yesterday afternoon or evening may exchange them at the box office for tickets to day sessions today, tomorrow or Thursday. Fans not able to do so may mail them in for day-session tickets for next year’s event.

The Open set an all-time attendance record for its first week, drawing 381,891 to break the 2001 mark of 371,131. . . . During the rain delay, players found unusual ways to amuse themselves. U.S. under-18 chess champ Dmitry Schneider, a New City, N.Y., resident, played eight players simultaneously without losing once – although Max Mirnyi gave him a spirited match.

“They’re amateurs, but some of them showed some real potential,” Schneider said.