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The2009 US Open was atennis tournament played onoutdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009, in theUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center atFlushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with themen's singles final match on Sunday, September 13, but due to rain the tournament was extended by one day. Like theAustralian Open, the tournament featured night matches.
Former World No. 1 and2005 US Openwomen's singles champion,Kim Clijsters, competed in the 2009 US Open[1] after being granted awild card entry, returning to professional tennis after more than two years of retirement. She made it to thewomen's singles semi-finals, where she knocked out the defending championSerena Williams incontroversial circumstances. In the final, Clijsters defeatedCaroline Wozniacki, the firstDane, man or woman, to reach aGrand Slam final in theOpen Era, in straight sets: 7–5, 6–3. Clijsters thus became the first mother to win a Grand Slam sinceEvonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. In the process, she also became the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament.
In the men's singles final, five-time defending championRoger Federer lost to Argentina'sJuan Martín del Potro in a match lasting over four hours.
The Arthur Ashe Kids' Day was held on August 29, 2009, prior to the start of the tournament. It featured an exhibition tennis match involving American playerAndy Roddick and Great Britain'sAndy Murray, who were joined by actor and comedianWill Ferrell.American Idol winnerJordin Sparks performed her hit single "Battlefield", along with rising starsHonor Society andJustin Bieber. There were also tennis matches and contests featuringSerena Williams,Ana IvanovicAndy Roddick,Roger Federer,Maria Sharapova,Kim Clijsters, andJames Blake. The popular tennis and music festival, which included interactive games, musical entertainment and tennis clinics, was hosted by television personalitiesSusie Castillo andQuddus.[2]
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Kim Clijsters, for winning her first match at the US Open in 4 years.[3]
Jesse Witten, for defeating 29th-seeded
Igor Andreev 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 his first career win at a Grand Slam at the age of 26 and ranked 276.[4]
Flavia Pennetta, for defeating
Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–0, which was her third consecutive 6–0 set.[5]Melanie Oudin, ranked 70th, for eliminating world #4Elena Dementieva, after losing the first set and overcoming a thigh injury to win the final set.[6]Francesca Schiavone, for defeating #8 seed
Victoria Azarenka despite losing the first set.[7]Melanie Oudin, for defeating former world #1 and the 29th seedMaria Sharapova, losing the first set and winning 7–5 in the third.[8]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, For reaching the round of 16 for the first time, and for not dropping a set to this point.[9]
Kateryna Bondarenko, for beating
Gisela Dulko in only 47 minutes 6–0, 6–0, advancing to her first grand slam quarterfinal.[10]
Marin Čilić, for defeating ATP No. 2
Andy Murray in three sets.[11]Yanina Wickmayer, for defeatingKateryna Bondarenko in straight sets and becoming the second Belgian player in the semifinals.[12]Juan Martín del Potro, for defeatingMarin Čilić in four sets to advance to the semifinals of the US Open for the first time.[13]
Caroline Wozniacki, for beatingYanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–3 in the semifinals, thus becoming the first Dane, man or woman, to reach a Grand Slam final in theOpen Era.[14]
Roger Federer, for beating
Novak Djokovic in the semifinals 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 7–5, thus reaching his 21st Grand Slam and 6th consecutiveUS Open final.[15]Juan Martín del Potro, for winning his first Grand Slam title, endingRoger Federer's streak of consecutive US Open championships at five.[16]
The first day of the tournaments saw many seeds get through pretty easily in straight sets:Roger Federer,James Blake,Lleyton Hewitt,Nikolay Davydenko andRadek Štěpánek. The day also produced a couple of upsets, whenMikhail Youzhny continued 26th seededPaul-Henri Mathieu's horrible US Open record by beating him in four. While, tall AmericanJohn Isner did the same to 28th seededVictor Hănescu by ending the Romanian's 2009 bid in three with the second set going to a tie-break 16–14. The exciting day continued with a couple of five-set marathons, withSimon Greul defeatingGiovanni Lapentti,Guillermo García López out-lastingPeter Polansky, andJan Hernych surviving againstRainer Schüttler. The days last match featured America's hopeAndy Roddick prevailing overBjörn Phau in straight sets in a match that started at 11:00 pm.[17]
On the women's side, former world no. 1Kim Clijsters opened the play, winning overViktoriya Kutuzova losing only two games. Joining her were defending2009 Wimbledon andAustralian Open championSerena Williams,Amélie Mauresmo,Victoria Azarenka,Flavia Pennetta,Elena Vesnina,Agnieszka Radwańska,Li Na andMarion Bartoli who all won in two sets. AustralianSamantha Stosur was pushed by veteran playerAi Sugiyama in three sets,Daniela Hantuchová got past AmericanMeghann Shaughnessy in three as well. In the first night match,Venus Williams was able to claw her way to avoid an upset to win against RussianVera Dushevina in a very close three-setter. Venus committed four foot faults in the match.[18] With Venus and Serena getting past the first round, a few American players saw success on the women's side withVania King,Bethanie Mattek-Sands, andJill Craybas getting to the second round. Austrian and 28th seededSybille Bammer, who defeatedSerena Williams in Cincinnati, and 25th seededKaia Kanepi were the only casualties of the day.
Paul-Henri Mathieu [26],
Victor Hănescu [28]
Kaia Kanepi [25],
Sybille Bammer [28]On the men's side, many seeded players got through in straight sets: 2008 US Open runner-upAndy Murray,2008 Australian Open ChampionNovak Djokovic,Tomáš Berdych,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Fernando González, andFernando Verdasco. No. 30 seedVictor Troicki survived a five-set scare, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–1. However, some seeds failed to be as lucky and fell in the first round withIvo Karlović falling toIván Navarro andIgor Andreev falling to AmericanJesse Witten, both in straight sets, whileStan Wawrinka fell in five. American players were once again successful, with 5 out of the 11 getting past the first round:Sam Querrey,Kevin Kim,Jesse Witten,Jesse Levine, andTaylor Dent.
On the women's side, the first major upset of the tournament occurred with UkrainianKateryna Bondarenko upsetting 11th seed and former world no. 1Ana Ivanovic. Ivanovic committed 50 unforced errors. In the second round, her sisterAlona Bondarenko,2009 French Open championSvetlana Kuznetsova,Maria Sharapova,Elena Dementieva,Nadia Petrova andTathiana Garbin all advanced. Other seeded players that were eliminated in the first round were 32nd seedÁgnes Szávay, losing to IsraeliShahar Pe'er in straight sets,Alisa Kleybanova, losing toPetra Kvitová in three andVirginie Razzano losing toYanina Wickmayer in straight sets. Day 2 was a good day for women American players with three out of five getting through:Melanie Oudin,Shenay Perry, andChristina McHale. However, world no. 1Dinara Safina struggled in her match againstOlivia Rogowska but manage to survive, winning in three sets[20]
On the doubles side, the day was led by 2nd seededDaniel Nestor andNenad Zimonjić, who won in straight sets, and the only seeds that were eliminated were No. 15 seedStephen Huss andRoss Hutchins.
Stan Wawrinka [19],Ivo Karlović [27],Igor Andreev [29]Ana Ivanovic [11],Virginie Razzano [16],Alisa Kleybanova [27],
Ágnes Szávay [32]
Stephen Huss /Ross Hutchins [15]The men's side sawRafael Nadal playing his first match at the 2009 US Open and winning against his friendRichard Gasquet. He was joined by no. 1 seedRoger Federer,Juan Martín del Potro,Gaël Monfils,Lleyton Hewitt,Juan Carlos Ferrero, andGilles Simon, who all won in straight sets, whileDavid Ferrer,Nicolás Almagro and AmericanRobby Ginepri won in 4. Joining them was AustrianJürgen Melzer, who defeatedMarat Safin in Safin's last Grand Slam match.[22]
On the women's side, upsets continued withAmélie Mauresmo falling toAleksandra Wozniak,Anabel Medina Garrigues losing toKirsten Flipkens, and dark horse favorite AustralianSamantha Stosur losing to AmericanVania King,[23] all in straight sets, whileMarion Bartoli andAgnieszka Radwańska both fell to resurging playersKim Clijsters andMaria Kirilenko in three. However, the day also saw half of the seeds getting through easily and was led by former championVenus Williams andFlavia Pennetta, who won indouble bagel,Victoria Azarenka,Francesca Schiavone,Elena Vesnina, andLi Na. The day ended for the first time in over 30 years in the US Open history by a women's match, which sawSerena Williams dispatchingMelinda Czink in just 53 minutes.[24]
On the doubles side, there were a couple of major upsets: sixth seededMariusz Fyrstenberg andMarcin Matkowski, fell in their opening round, as well as unseeded world no. 8 in doublesLisa Raymond and her partnerShenay Perry.
Day 4 continued the success of the top men's seeds, with no. 4 seedNovak Djokovic dispatchingCarsten Ball 6–2, 6–4, 6–4. He was joined by2009 French Open runner-upRobin Söderling,2009 French Open semifinalistTommy Haas,2009 Hamburg Open ChampionNikolay Davydenko,Philipp Kohlschreiber, andTommy Robredo. The Americans once again took advantage of their home court, with four of them winning their matches:James Blake surviving againstOlivier Rochus in four, with Blake committing 53 unforced errors,John Isner,Jesse Witten, andSam Querrey.Andy Roddick once again got through easily againstMarc Gicquel 6–1, 6–4, 6–4. He produced 33 winners and only 10 unforced errors in the last match of the night.
The women's side received a lot of buzz, with 17-year-old AmericanMelanie Oudin upsetting hot favorite and US Open Series championElena Dementieva in the second round.Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan upset last year's runner-upJelena Janković in three sets.[26] Seeded players who joined Dementieva and Janković wereAlona Bondarenko, who lost toGisela Dulko, andPatty Schnyder, who lost in straight sets, whileSabine Lisicki lost in three to the last Australian and qualifier on the drawAnastasia Rodionova. No. 1 seedDinara Safina once again survived a scare fromKristina Barrois, winning 6(5)–7, 6–2, 6–3. However, a few seeded players got through quite easily, led by RussiansSvetlana Kuznetsova,Maria Sharapova,Nadia Petrova, and Danish playerCaroline Wozniacki. Unseeded players who got through in straight sets wereKateryna Bondarenko, who eliminated Ivanovic,Shahar Pe'er,Sara Errani, andPetra Kvitová.
On the doubles side, it was the opposite, with all of the women's doubles seeds getting through. However, on the men's side, the highest seeded players who fell were no. 9 seededŁukasz Kubot andOliver Marach, losing to veteran doubles playersLeoš Friedl andJaroslav Levinský.
Elena Dementieva [4],Jelena Janković [5],Patty Schnyder [19],
Sabine Lisicki [23],Alona Bondarenko [30]
Łukasz Kubot /Oliver Marach [9],
Simon Aspelin /Paul Hanley [12],Travis Parrott /
Filip Polášek [13]The fifth day of the US Open saw many seeds struggle on the men's side, with no. 30 seedViktor Troicki losing toJulien Benneteau in four sets, and no. 18 seedDavid Ferrer losing toJosé Acasuso in five sets. This day also sawRafael Nadal[28] andAndy Murray struggle with their matches, with both of them being pushed to four sets. A couple of seeds were also pushed to four:Tomáš Berdych andFernando González. No. 24 seedJuan Carlos Ferrero and no. 16 seedMarin Čilić both survived their matches, despite losing the first two sets. Many victors were pushed to five sets:Nicolás Almagro, a returningTaylor Dent, andDenis Istomin. Although many seeds struggled, French seeds got through easily withJo-Wilfried Tsonga,Gaël Monfils, andGilles Simon winning their matches on straight sets. They were joined byArgentineJuan Martín del Potro, who also won in straight sets.
On the women's side,Victoria Azarenka lost to ItalianFrancesca Schiavone in three sets after Azarenka double-faulted on a match point.[29] The rest of the matches were all won in straight sets, led bySerena Williams, who defeatedMaría José Martínez Sánchez, who had a controversial match at the2009 French Open. She was joined byDaniela Hantuchová, who crushed AmericanVania King,Li Na,Kim Clijsters,Flavia Pennetta, andVenus Williams.Elena Vesnina lost to 7th seedVera Zvonareva.
On the women's side, seventh seededHsieh Su-wei andPeng Shuai were ousted by the American team ofAlexa Glatch andCarly Gullickson. They were followed by no. 14 seedSania Mirza andFrancesca Schiavone, who lost toShahar Pe'er andGisela Dulko in a tight three-setter.
Five-time defending championSwissRoger Federer took out the 2001 ChampionLleyton Hewitt in four sets after losing the first to set up a match-up withSpaniardTommy Robredo in the fourth round, who beat AmericanJames Blake in three sets.SwedeRobin Söderling took out the young AmericanSam Querrey in four sets in order to advance to faceRussianNikolay Davydenko in the fourth round, who won his match against Swiss qualifierMarco Chiudinelli in straight sets. One-time slam championNovak Djokovic won in a four-set match after losing the first set against American qualifierJesse Witten in order to advance to the fourth round against CzechRadek Štěpánek, who won in a match againstGermanPhilipp Kohlschreiber in four sets after losing the first. SpaniardFernando Verdasco sent GermanTommy Haas packing in a brutal five-set match, Verdasco met AmericanJohn Isner in the next round because Isner eliminated the 2003 championAndy Roddick from the tournament in another five-set battle.[31]
AmericanMelanie Oudin defeated three-time slam champion and2006 US Open ChampionRussianMaria Sharapova in three sets, losing the first and winning the next two to advance into the fourth round. RussianNadia Petrova defeated ChineseZheng Jie 6–4, 6–1 to set up a match withMelanie Oudin in the fourth round. DanishCaroline Wozniacki took out doubles partner RomanianSorana Cîrstea in the third round in 6–3, 6–2, which allowed her to set up a match withSvetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round, after Kuznetsova beatIsraeliShahar Pe'er 7–5, 6–1. UkrainianKateryna Bondarenko bestedAustralian qualifierAnastasia Rodionova in the third round 7-6(7–4), 6–4, which allowed her to meetArgentineGisela Dulko, who beatKazakhstan'sYaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 6–4. CzechPetra Kvitová took down top-seeded world no. 1 RussianDinara Safina[32] in three up-and-down sets 4–6, 6–2, 7-6(7–5). This set up a fourth-round match with BelgianYanina Wickmayer, who took down ItalianSara Errani with a score of 6–3, 6–4.
Andy Roddick [5],Tommy Haas [20],James Blake [21],Sam Querrey [22],Philipp Kohlschreiber [23],Lleyton Hewitt [31]Dinara Safina [1],
Zheng Jie [21],Sorana Cîrstea [24],Maria Sharapova [29]
Bruno Soares /
Kevin Ullyett [8],
František Čermák /Michal Mertiňák [10],Marcelo Melo /André Sá [16]
SpaniardsRafael Nadal andNicolás Almagro played in a third-round match which was won in straight sets by Rafael Nadal, who would faceFrenchmanGaël Monfils in the fourth round. Monfils beatArgentineJosé Acasuso in straight sets.ChileanFernando González won in straight sets against CzechTomáš Berdych and would faceFrenchmanJo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat fellow FrenchmanJulien Benneteau in straight sets. SpaniardJuan Carlos Ferrero won over higher-seeded FrenchmanGilles Simon. Ferrero advanced to play ArgentineJuan Martín del Potro, who won in four sets over AustrianDaniel Köllerer. CroatianMarin Čilić won in three easy sets overDenis Istomin ofUzbekistan to faceBritonAndy Murray, who beat AmericanTaylor Dent in three sets.
AmericanSerena Williams beat SlovakianDaniela Hantuchová in two sets that totaled 64 minutes of action to face in the quarterfinals ItalianFlavia Pennetta, who beatRussianVera Zvonareva. Zvonareva had six match points in the second set, but had a meltdown and lost the third set 6–0.[34] ChineseLi Na won in two sets over ItalianFrancesca Schiavone. Na advanced to play wild-card BelgianKim Clijsters, who took down third-seededVenus Williams in three sets after two love games, 6-0 for Clijsters and 0-6 for Venus Williams. The third set went to Clijsters in one break of Venus's serve 6–4.
Gilles Simon [9],Tomáš Berdych [17],
Nicolás Almagro [32]Venus Williams [3],Vera Zvonareva [7],Daniela Hantuchová [22],Francesca Schiavone [26]Martin Damm /Robert Lindstedt [11]Anabel Medina Garrigues /Virginia Ruano Pascual [2],Anna-Lena Grönefeld /Patty Schnyder [9]SwedeRobin Söderling advanced to the quarterfinals with a retirement ofRussianNikolay Davydenko to face the SwissRoger Federer, who beatSpaniardTommy Robredo in straight sets. This would mark the third time the duo of Federer and Söderling has met in a Grand Slam in 2009, including the2009 French Open final and the2009 Wimbledon Championships fourth round, which were both won by Federer.SpaniardFernando Verdasco beat AmericanJohn Isner to advance into the quarterfinals, which means for the first time in US Open history no American male advanced into the quarterfinals of the tournament.[36] Verdasco would face SerbianNovak Djokovic in the quarterfinals because Djokovic took down CzechRadek Štěpánek in straight sets. After defeating Štěpánek, Djokovic provided a light-hearted moment for the crowd along with former tennis great and current commentatorJohn McEnroe. Djokovic began by impersonating McEnroe, who grew up in the nearbyQueens neighborhood ofDouglaston. He then motioned for McEnroe to come down from the press box; McEnroe obliged, mimicking some of Djokovic's mannerisms before the two played a few points. The two then embraced at the net.
The first match featured UkrainianKateryna Bondarenko making quick work of ArgentineGisela Dulko in double-bagel sets in 47 minutes. Dulko had beaten Bondarenko's sister,Alona Bondarenko, in the second round. with Dulko making 20 unforced errors compared to Bondarenko's 6, while Bondarenko made 17 winners to Dulko's 7.[37] Melanie Oudin advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 win over No. 13 seed Nadia Petrova. BelgianYanina Wickmayer won in a three-set match againstCzechPetra Kvitová to advance into the quarterfinals, making two Belgians who have advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since the2003 US Open tournament. Wickmayer took advantage of the Czech's unforced errors and won the match 4–6, 6–4, 7–5. Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 in an absorbing contest that kicked off Monday's night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Nikolay Davydenko [8],Tommy Robredo [14],Radek Štěpánek [15]Svetlana Kuznetsova [6],Nadia Petrova [13]Daniela Hantuchová /
Ai Sugiyama [5],Vania King /Monica Niculescu [12]Lisa Raymond /Marcin Matkowski [3],Rennae Stubbs /Robert Lindstedt [7],Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Nenad Zimonjić [8]In the fourth round of men's singles,Juan Martín del Potro won in straight sets over 2003 finalistJuan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. This set up a quarterfinal clash withMarin Čilić, who upset second-seededAndy Murray in straight sets as well. In a closely contested matchFernando González prevailed over FrenchmanJo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets. The 11th-seeded Gonzalez advanced to his second US Open quarterfinal, having reached this stage seven years ago. This set up a meeting withRafael Nadal in the quarterfinals who outlasted the last FrenchmanGaël Monfils in four sets.
Belgian wild-cardKim Clijsters won overChineseLi Na in two sets 6–2, 6–4 to make it to the semifinals. The next match featured AmericanSerena Williams who defeated a gritty competitor inItalianFlavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals in two hard-fought sets. This set up a meeting in the semifinals with Clijsters, who defeated Serena's sisterVenus in the fourth round.
Andy Murray [2],Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7],Gaël Monfils [13],Juan Carlos Ferrero [24]Flavia Pennetta [10],Li Na [18]
Daniel Nestor /Nenad Zimonjić [2],
Wesley Moodie /Dick Norman [7]Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Nadia Petrova [8],Maria Kirilenko /Elena Vesnina [10]Liezel Huber /Mahesh Bhupathi [1],
Hsieh Su-wei /Kevin Ullyett [5]The first quarterfinals match in the Men's side featured no. 4 seedNovak Djokovic taking on no. 10 seedFernando Verdasco, with Novak Djokovic prevailing over Fernando Verdasco 7–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 to reach his third straight semi-finals in theUS Open. The next match sawRobin Söderling againstRoger Federer. Federer defeated Söderling in four sets: 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.
The third quarterfinals match and the first of the day for the Women's side featured BelgianYanina Wickmayer beatingKateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in two sets, joining Belgian Kim Clijsters in the semi-finals. This set up a semifinal match withCaroline Wozniacki from Denmark, who defeated AmericanMelanie Oudin in two sets 6–2, 6–2.
Argentinie Juan Martín del Potro defeated Croatian Marin Čilić in four sets and became the third of his country to qualify for the semifinals (after Vilas and Nalbandian). The other quarterfinal match between Rafael Nadal and Fernando González was suspended due to bad weather and would be resumed on Friday. Rafael Nadal was leading 7-6(4), 6-6(3–2) when play was stopped.
The Williams sisters defeated Russians Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova in three sets and qualified for the final. The mixed doubles final saw Americans Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott claim the title in straight sets over Zimbabwe's Cara Black and Indian Leander Paes.
Seeded players out
Marin ČilićAlisa Kleybanova /Ekaterina MakarovaCara Black /Leander Paes| Matches on main courts[41] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onArthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's doubles – Semifinals | Serena Williams [4]Venus Williams [4] | Alisa Kleybanova [13]Ekaterina Makarova [13] | 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–2 |
| Mixed doubles – Finals | Carly GullicksonTravis Parrott | Cara Black [2]Leander Paes [2] | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's singles – Quarterfinals | Juan Martín del Potro [6] | Marin Čilić [16] | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Matches onLouis Armstrong Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Junior boys' singles 3rd round | Yuki Bhambri [1] | Jack Sock | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Wheelchair women's singles quarterfinals |  Esther Vergeer [1] | Florence Gravellier | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Junior girls' singles 3rd round | Beatrice Capra [16] | Asia Muhammad | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Wheelchair men's singles quarterfinals | Shingo Kunieda [1] | Martin Legner | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
All the matches that should have been played this day were postponed due to the continued rain.
Rafael Nadal needed 34 minutes to finish offFernando González in their rain-interrupted quarterfinal, advancing 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 at theArthur Ashe Stadium. Nadal led 7-6 and 3–2 in a second-set tiebreak when play was called off late Thursday evening. Precipitation throughout a gloomy Friday rendered play impossible, throwing the schedule into chaos and prompting a resumption on Saturday at noon.
Kim Clijsters won an entry into the women's singles final after a dramatic ending to her semifinal againstSerena Williams. After losing the first set 4–6, Williams smashed her racquet into the ground, giving her acode violation warning for racquet abuse from the chair umpire. In the second set, down 5–6 (15–30), Williams had afoot fault called on her second serve, giving Clijsters two match points at 15–40. Williams started yelling at the line umpire, who reported to the chair umpire. As a result, she was penalized for another code violation, forunsportsmanlike conduct, meaning a point penalty for Williams, which meant that Clijsters was awarded the match 6–4 7–5 without playing the match point.[42] Williams later admitted that she was "pretty sure" she did foot fault.[43] After securing her thirteenth straight win at the US Open, Clijsters went on to play Danish youngsterCaroline Wozniacki in the final, who beat her unseeded opponentYanina Wickmayer 6–3 6–3.[44]
Seeded players out
Fernando GonzálezSerena Williams| Matches on main courts[45] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onArthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles – Quarterfinals | Rafael Nadal [3] | Fernando González [11] | 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–0 |
| Women's singles – Semifinals | Kim Clijsters [WC] | Serena Williams [2] | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Matches onLouis Armstrong Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles – Semifinals | Caroline Wozniacki [9] | Yanina Wickmayer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
In the first match, Juan Martín del Potro defeated third-ranked Rafael Nadal easily, winning 6–2, 6–2, 6-2 and became the first finalist of the men's singles tournament. Del Potro's convincing victory, which echoed Caroline Wozniacki's takedown of crowd favorite Melanie Oudin in the quarterfinals, set the twenty-year-old Argentine up for his first Grand Slam final.
In the second semifinal of the women's doubles championship Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in three sets and they became finalist of the championship to defend which they got in 2008.
Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes won the men's doubles defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles also in three sets.
Del Potro's opponent in the men's championship match was decided in a contest between world number one Roger Federer and fourth-ranked Novak Djokovic, who lost to Federer in the final of the2007 U.S. Open. Federer dispatched his opponent in straight sets, winning 7-6(3), 7–5, 7–5, to round out the final two players remaining from an original draw of 128 men's professional tennis players.
In the women's final, unranked Kim Clijsters capped off an impressive return to professional tennis with a win over ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, winning 7–5, 6–3, for her second Grand Slam title.
Seeded players out
Rafael Nadal,Novak DjokovicCaroline WozniackiMahesh Bhupathi /
Mark KnowlesSamantha Stosur /Rennae Stubbs| Matches on main courts[46] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onArthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles – Semifinals | Juan Martín del Potro [6] | Rafael Nadal [3] | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Men's singles – Semifinals | Roger Federer [1] | Novak Djokovic [4] | 7–6(3), 7–5, 7–5 |
| Women's singles – Final | Kim Clijsters [WC] | Caroline Wozniacki [9] | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Matches onLouis Armstrong Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's doubles – Semifinals | Cara Black [1]Liezel Huber [1] | Samantha Stosur [3]Rennae Stubbs [3] | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Men's doubles – Final | Lukáš Dlouhý [4]Leander Paes [4] | Mahesh Bhupathi [3]Mark Knowles [3] | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
The Williams sisters beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber in straight sets to win the women's doubles championship, 6-2 6–2.
Juan Martín del Potro defeated Roger Federer in five sets. In so doing he became the third Argentine to win the US Open title, and the first South American to win a men's Grand Slam event on a hard court.
There was some controversy during the presentation ceremony when the Master of Ceremonies initially refused to allow del Potro the time to speak in Spanish as he was under pressure from his American television network, CBS, to get the ceremony over with so that it could return to its regularly scheduled programming.[47]
Seeded players out
Roger FedererCara Black /Liezel Huber| Matches on main courts[48] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onArthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's doubles – Final | Serena Williams [4]Venus Williams [4] | Cara Black [1]Liezel Huber [1] | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Men's singles – Final | Juan Martín del Potro [6] | Roger Federer [1] | 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Juan Martín del Potro defeatedRoger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Kim Clijsters defeatedCaroline Wozniacki, 7–5, 6–3
Lukáš Dlouhý /Leander Paes defeatedMahesh Bhupathi /Mark Knowles, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Serena Williams /Venus Williams defeatedCara Black /Liezel Huber, 6–2, 6–2
Carly Gullickson /Travis Parrott defeatedCara Black /Leander Paes, 6–2, 6–4.
Bernard Tomic defeatedChase Buchanan, 6–1, 6–3.
Heather Watson defeatedYana Buchina, 6–4, 6–1.
Márton Fucsovics /Hsieh Cheng-peng defeated Julien Obry / Adrien Puget, 7–6(5), 5–7, [10–1]
Valeria Solovieva /Maryna Zanevska defeatedElena Bogdan /
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, 1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Shingo Kunieda defeatedMaikel Scheffers, 6–0, 6–0
Esther Vergeer defeatedKorie Homan, 6–0, 6–0
Stéphane Houdet /Stefan Olsson defeatedMaikel Scheffers /Ronald Vink, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Korie Homan /Esther Vergeer defeatedDaniela DiToro /Florence Gravellier, 6–2, 6–2
Peter Norfolk defeatedDavid Wagner, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Nick Taylor /David Wagner defeatedJohan Andersson /Peter Norfolk, 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–3
[49][50]Withdrawals:David Nalbandian,[51]Dominika Cibulková,[52]Mardy Fish[53]
Below are the lists of thewildcard awardees entering in the main draw.[54][55]
Men's singles wildcard entries[edit]
| Women's singles wildcard entries[edit]
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Mallory Cecil /Devin BrittonJill Craybas /Eric ButoracCarly Gullickson /Travis Parrott(champions)Angela Haynes /Travis RettenmaierMelanie Oudin /Rajeev RamShenay Perry /Scoville JenkinsAbigail Spears /Robert KendrickBelow are the lists of thequalifiers entering themain draw.
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total prize money | $21,664,000 |
| Men's singles winner | $1,600,000 |
| Men's singles runner-up | $800,000 |
| Women's singles winner | $1,600,000 |
| Women's singles runner-up | $800,000 |
| Men's doubles winners | $420,000 |
| Men's doubles runners-up | $210,000 |
| Women's doubles winners | $420,000 |
| Women's doubles runners-up | $210,000 |
| Mixed doubles winners | $150,000 |
| Mixed doubles runners-up | $70,000 |
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| United States | CBS ESPN2 Tennis Channel |
| Canada | TSN RDS TSN2 |
| Brazil | ESPN Brasil SporTV |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports Xtra Eurosport |
| Switzerland | SF zwei Eurosport |
| France | Canal + Eurosport |
| Germany | Eurosport Eurosport 2 |
| Denmark | |
 Finland | |
 Bulgaria | |
| Romania | |
| Hungary | |
| Serbia | |
| Italy | |
 Portugal | RTP RTP 2 Eurosport Eurosport 2 |
| Belgium | VRT |
| Spain | Digital plus Antena 3 |
| India | Ten Sports |
 Pakistan | |
| Japan | WOWOW |
| China | CCTV-5 |
| Thailand | TrueVisions |
 Philippines | Balls |
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 2009 US Open Series | Succeeded by None |
