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2009 US Open – Men's Singles Final
The 2009 US Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the 2009 US Open – Men's singles, Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 US Open (tennis), 2009 US Open. In the final, Juan Martín del Potro defeated 5-time defending champion Roger Federer 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 after 4 hours and 6 minutes to win the match. It was the first US Open (tennis), US Open singles final that went to 5 sets since 1999, a span of 10 events. The 2009 US Open final was Del Potro's first win over Federer, having lost his 6 previous encounters against the Swiss. By winning the 2009 US Open, Del Potro became the first Argentinian man since Gastón Gaudio in 2004 to win a Grand Slam singles title, the first Argentinian man since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win a US Open singles title and the first Argentinian man to win a hard court Grand Slam singles title (Vilas won his US Open title on green clay). Background Federer came to the 2009 US Open final having w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open, is a hardcourt tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the United States Labor Day holiday. All players participating must be at least fourteen years old. Since the start of the Open Era of tennis in 1968, the event has been Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional players. The tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championships, for which men's singles and men's doubles were 1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis), first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation due to World War I and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
