SAN DIEGO -- Hoisting the trophy and spraying champagne will be nice, for sure, for the crew that wins the Americas Cup World Series.Even sweeter will be the two bonus points that can help jumpstart that team when the fleet reconvenes in Bermuda next summer for the elimination rounds.The ninth and final stop of the ACWS will be sailed this weekend in Fukuoka, Japan. The winner of the overall series will earn two bonus points to carry into the qualifiers in June, while the second-place team will earn one bonus point.Thats a significant bonus to take forward, said British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie, whose Land Rover BAR team holds the overall series lead with 437 points, 14 better than two-time defending Americas Cup champion Oracle Team USA.Emirates Team New Zealand, the hard-luck loser to Oracle in the 2013 Americas Cup, is three points back in third, with 420.SoftBank Team Japan is fourth with 399, followed by Artemis Racing of Sweden with 391 and Groupama Team France with 360.Ainslie, who was knighted a few months after winning his fourth straight Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, said Land Rover BAR has been motivated by the bonus points and because its a new team fighting for the oldest trophy in international sports.Its been a huge amount of work, Ainslie said. Ive never worked this hard in my life. Its been massively rewarding for all of us for what weve achieved in a short amount of time. But were just starting. Our goal is to build a sustainable business in the UK with the core goal of winning the Americas Cup. We know it will be a huge battle next summer in Bermuda. If were not able to win the Cup next time, were going to keep going. We set this up to keep going until we get the job done.Ainslie would love to become the first Englishman to hoist the Americas Cup in victory. After losing the trophy to the schooner America in 1851, the Brits have never been able to win it back.Its huge, Ainslie said. For us, we have a very proud sporting heritage. Thats the one sporting trophy weve never won.The two bonus points will essentially represent two wins in the double round-robin qualifiers. In a break with tradition, the defender, Oracle, will sail against the challengers in that series.If a challenger wins the qualifiers and ultimately advances to the Americas Cup match, it will begin with a one-point advantage. Likewise, if Oracle, owned by software billionaire Larry Ellison, wins the qualifiers, it will begin the first-to-seven match with a one-point lead.After the qualifiers, the top four challengers will advance to the playoffs consisting of semifinals and finals to determine which team faces Oracle in the Americas Cup match.Ainslie said that one-point bonus for the Americas Cup match would be a nice helping hand.It certainly is our approach that its definitely worth fighting for, he said.Land Rover BAR has won three of the eight ACWS stops, with one second and two thirds.Oracle has yet to win a stop on the series, although it has four second-place finishes and two thirds.However, Oracle was last in the previous ACWS stop in Toulon, France.Skipper Jimmy Spithill missed that regatta after having elbow surgery. Hes back for this regatta.Obviously this would be a pretty nice one to crack that, Spithill said. But the biggest thing in this series was consistency. Trust me, every single event we come to as a team, the goal is the same, to try to come away with a win. This one is no different. We want to come away with points. Were in not too bad of a position.Ainslie sailed with Oracle in the 2013 Americas Cup, helping the American-backed team rally to beat Team New Zealand in one of the biggest comebacks in sports history.I would say if they went through without winning an event that would be a disappointment in terms of their psyche, although it doesnt really hurt them, Ainslie said. Knowing that team, they expect to be performing better. Theyve been one of the more consistent teams but they havent been able to nail it on the date. Hopefully, from our point of view, this Japan event wont be when they start.---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson Vapormax Plus Dámské . 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Click to watch.?To view starting times of upcoming days at the US Open, click here.?Live scoringOur real-time scoreboard, updated stats and social handles can be found on one spot, US Open CourtCast.?BracketsFind out whos moving on (and whos not) with our US Open mens and womens brackets. ?Sundays key matchesNo. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 26 Jack Sock, 11 a.m. ET on Louis Armstrong Stadium (Watch) This is a classic matchup between the aging star (Tsonga is 31) and the up-and-comer. The 23-year-old Sock stunned 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in the third round and is into the second week at the US Open for the first time. Theyve met once previously -- a year ago, in Madrid. Tsonga won a third-set tiebreaker.No. 10 Gael Monfils vs. Marcos Baghdatis, 11 a.m. ET on the Grandstand (Watch)A tasty, old-school confrontation of the elastic Frenchman and the resilient Cypriot. Monfils, at 30, is enjoying a renaissance, and Baghdatis hasnt been this far in a major in nearly eight years. Monfils owns a 2-1 career record over Baghdatis. Oddly enough, they met a few weeks ago in Cincinnati, with Monfils prevailing 7-5, 6-0.No. 8 Madison Keys vs. Caroline Wozniacki, second match on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)Keys, the 21-year-old American, pulled herself out of a monumental hole in the third round, erasing a 5-1 third-set deficit against JJapanese teenager Naomi Osaka.dddddddddddd Now Keys gets Wozniacki, a former No. 1 player who has reached two finals and two more semifinals here. The two have never played each other.No. 4 Rafael Nadal vs. Lucas Pouille, third match on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)So much for any injury concerns or fatigue playing a factor for Nadal. He hasnt dropped a set in three matches here and has been pushed past 4-4 just once in nine sets. A good sign for the former two-time US Open champ, who two weeks ago fell in the second round of Cincinnati, conceding he was tired. 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The largest question looming is this: How will the lack of playing time (Djokovic has played only six games in five days) affect the world No. 1? ' ' '
