2007 U.S. Open (tennis)

TennisEventInfo|2007|U.S. Open
date=August 27 – September 9
edition=126th
champms=flagicon|SUI Roger Federer
champws=flagicon|BEL Justine Henin
champmd=flagicon|SWE Simon Aspelin / flagicon|AUT Julian Knowle
champwd=flagicon|FRA Nathalie Dechy / flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina
champxd=flagicon|BLR Victoria Azarenka / flagicon|BLR Max Mirnyi

champbs=flagicon|LTU Ričardas Berankis
champgs=flagicon|SVK Kristína Kučová
champbd=flagicon|FRA Jonathan Eysseric / flagicon|FRA Jerome Inzerillo
champgd=flagicon|BLR Ksenia Milevskaya / flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska

champml=flagicon|USA Todd Martin
champwl=flagicon|ESP Conchita Martínez and flagicon|CZE Jana Novotná
champxl=flagicon|BLR Natasha Zvereva / flagicon|ECU Andrés Gómez and flagicon|USA Anne Smith / flagicon|USA Stan Smith

champwcms=flagicon|JPN Shingo Kunieda
champwcws=flagicon|NED Esther Vergeer
champwcqs=flagicon|GBR Peter Norfolk
champwcmd=flagicon|JPN Shingo Kunieda / flagicon|JPN Satoshi Saida
champwcwd=flagicon|NED Jiske Griffoen / flagicon|NED Esther Vergeer
champwcqd=flagicon|USA Nick Taylor / flagicon|USA David WagnerThe 2007 U.S. Open was held from 27 August to 9 September, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.

Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive U.S. Open titles. Justine Henin won her second U.S. Open title, this year without losing a set. It was also her last grand slam win.

Timeline

Notable stories

Player of the Day

Player of the day can be found here [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/playerday/index.html]

*Day 1: flagicon|USA Donald Young for winning his first Grand Slam match over Chris Guccione.
*Day 2: flagicon|FRA Arnaud Clément for defeating someone over a foot taller than him.
*Day 3: flagicon|USA Robby Ginepri for showing older form in his match against Olivier Rochus, winning a set in only 20 minutes.
*Day 4: flagicon|GBR Andy Murray for winning a five set match against Jonas Björkman, returning to top form found earlier on.
*Day 5: flagicon|SRB Ana Ivanović for playing superb tennis in her matches and not dropping a set.
*Day 6: flagicon|POL Agnieszka Radwańska for causing the upset of the tournament in defeating defending women's singles champion Maria Sharapova.
*Day 7: flagicon|ESP David Ferrer for staying strong to defeat David Nalbandian.
*Day 8: flagicon|ISR Shahar Pe'er for becoming the first Israeli player to make the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
*Day 9: flagicon|ESP Carlos Moyà for, despite his age, reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals in a match where he displayed his veteran style of play.
*Day 10: flagicon|RUS Anna Chakvetadze for reaching the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career.
*Day 11: flagicon|BLR Victoria Azarenka for winning the mixed doubles title.
*Day 12: flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova for reaching her second U.S. Open final.
*Day 13: flagicon|SRB Novak Đoković for reaching his and Serbia's first (men's) Grand Slam final.
*Day 14: flagicon|SUI Roger Federer for winning his 12th career Grand Slam and 4th consecutive U.S Open title.

Important Matches

*Rafael Nadal, seeded and ranked second, was tested by Alun Jones, who broke him in the first set before Nadal came back to break back and take the set 7-5. Jones, however, won the second set 6-3, and Nadal, more at ease, won the next two sets, finally advancing 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.cite news | author = Brian Cleary | title = Rafa Survives Roller-Coaster First-Round Win | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-29/200708291188434303359.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-29 | accessdate= 2007-09-04 | language = English ]

*Donald Young won his first Grand Slam match against Chris Guccione in four sets. cite news | author = Matthew Cronin | title = Federer Cruises, Young Surprises in Victory | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2007-08-27/200708271188255821906.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-27 | accessdate = 2007-08-30 | language = English ]

*Fernando Verdasco rallied in coming from two sets down to defeat Paul-Henri Mathieu, the 22nd seed. Verdasco was ahead 5-1 in the third set and 5-3 in the final set. He won a dramatic game and thus match in the fifth set.cite news | author = Clair Maciel | title = Verdasco Prevails in Dramatic Win | url =http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-27/200708271188273374437.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-27 | accessdate = 2007-08-28 | language = English ]

*Daniela Hantuchová lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to Julia Vakulenko, becoming the first top ten seed to exit the tournament.cite news | author = Brian Cleary | title = Unseeded but Dangerous, Vakulenko Upsets No. 9 Hantuchova | url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-28/200708281188347195796.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-28 | accessdate = 2007-08-30 | language = English ]

*Teimuraz Gabashvili defeated #7 Fernando González in round 1 in 5 sets, having let sets 3 and 4 slip away, before rebounding 6-4 in the 5th.

*Ahsha Rolle continued her run at the 2007 U.S. Open after coming from a set and a break down to defeat Italian Karin Knapp.cite news | author = Erin Bruehl | title = Ahsha keeps rolling | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-29/200708291188444201812.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-29 | accessdate = 2007-08-30 | language = English ]

*James Blake defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to achieve his first ever victory in a match that went to 5 sets, having gone 0-9 previously. He saved 3 break points at 4-4 in the final set. cite news | author = Clair Maciel | title = Blake Defies Odds, Overcomes Five-Set Demons | url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-30/200708301188458128937.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-08-30 | accessdate=2007-09-01 | language = English ]

*Novak Đoković defeated Radek Štěpánek in five sets, where neither player won a set with a score of 6 games — Đoković won the match 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2). After his victory, Đoković fell to the ground [ [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/photos/2007-08-31/200708311188602395171.html http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/photos/2007-08-31/200708311188602395171.html] ] and the players embraced each other [ [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/photos/2007-08-31/200708311188603007437.html http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/photos/2007-08-31/200708311188603007437.html] ] . The match lasted four hours, 44 minutes and 63 games, equalling a record set in 1979. [ [http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/rss/s_525252.html Djokovic wins longest U.S. Open match since 1979 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ] ] cite news | author = Neil Schlecht | title = Novak Survives Epic 5-Set Test from Stepanek | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-31/200708311188609019718.html | publisher = U.S. Open |date = 2007-08-31 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 | language = English ]

*Maria Sharapova, the defending champion, was dumped out in the third round by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwańska. After losing the first set, Sharapova responded by winning the second, 6-1. However, Radwańska was undetered and broke Sharapova thrice in the final set, 6-2. This was the first time the #2 women's seed has lost before Round 4 since Andrea Jaeger in 1981.cite news | author = Brian Cleary | title = Defending Champ Sharapova Shown Early Exit by Radwanska | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-09-01/200709011188685539406.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-09-01 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 | language = English ] cite news | author = Aimee Berg | title = Sister Act II: Radwanskas on the Rise | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2007-09-02/200709021188771184296.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-09-02 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 | language = English ]

*Roger Federer defeated John Isner, making a run of 105 consecutive points without an unforced error during the second and third sets. [ [http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070902/NRSTAFF/709020341 "Isner beats Federer - in one set" : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina ] ]

*Tommy Haas beat James Blake 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4), despite winning 7 straight games and broke Blake in his first service game in the fifth set. Blake broke back and eventually had match points, but Haas saved them and had three match points. The first was saved by Blake with an in call that Haas incorrectly lost a Chase review. Blake went on to challenge, but the call was in and Haas won the match. Haas also was ahead in the tiebreak, but Blake edged back until Haas was ahead and won the match.cite news | author = Neil Schlecht | title = Haas Outduels Blake in Five-Set Classic | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-09-03/200709031188862671328.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-09-03 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 | language = English ]

*Roger Federer was a set down, but came to set up a showdown with Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, beating Feliciano López, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. Towards the end of the match, Federer won 35 consecutive points on serve. cite news | author = Aimee Berg | title = On the Ropes Early, Federer Destroys Lopez | url = http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-09-03/200709031188868976609.html | publisher = U.S. Open | date = 2007-09-03 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 | language = English ]

*David Ferrer beat #2 seed Rafael Nadal 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a match that finished 1.51am local time. This was the third latest finish in U.S. Open history. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article2398185.ece Late night US Open finishes] ] Ferrer admitted to having a McDonald's meal afterwards. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6982831.stm BBC SPORT | Tennis | US Open day 11 quotes ] ] The match itself lasted 3hrs, 28mins and was preceded by the Justine Henin-Serena Williams tie.

*Roger Federer went past Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, in straight sets with the score 7-6, 7-6, 6-2 to set up a semi-final clash with Nikolay Davydenko.

*Justine Henin defeated Venus Williams 7-6 (2), 6-4 to reach the final. This match marked the first time since 2001 (Martina Hingis; Australian Open) that someone had defeated both Williams sisters in the same tournament. Henin has yet to lose a set on her way to the final.

*Novak Đoković reached his first Grand Slam final, and in doing so became the first Serbian man to become a Grand Slam finalist. He beat David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

Day by day

Qualifying Day 1

Qualifying was impossible due to rain.

Qualifying Day 2

Qualifying Day 2 saw lots of rain. However, according to [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/index.html this link] , players such as Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Pablo Cuevas, Jamie Baker, Steve Darcis, Alina Jidkova and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi were winners to the following round of qualifying. In addition, main singles draws for men and women were released, except qualifiers' names; however the draw shows where qualifiers will go. Roger Federer, seeded 1st, will play a qualifier for the first two rounds, and possibly three consecutive rounds. [Source: [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/index.html] ]

Qualifying Day 3

The first round of qualifying was completed and second round matches began. In-form Frank Dancevic came through in the men's draw; whilst 2007 French Open Girl's Singles champion Alizé Cornet came through in the women's qualifying.

Qualifying Day 4

Players began qualifying for the main draw; the first on the men's side being Pablo Cuevas and the first on the women's, Renata Voráčová. Scoville Jenkins was the first American qualifier to reach the main draw.

Qualifying Day 5

Qualifying was completed as Dancevic, Rainer Schüttler and Andrei Pavel qualified among others such as Bruno Echagaray, who beat Robin Haase [Source: [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/qs/index.html] ] . On the women's side Cornet and Andreja Klepač came through, along with Julia Görges, who upset #6 seed Anne Kremer.

Kid's Day

Coverage found on CBS or possibly other channels: Matches, songs and other events were held and played at the 2007 U.S. Open Kid's Day. Matches were held; including with non-professional tennis players Rob Thomas, Tony Hawk and John Cena, along with others who competed in non-match activities.

Day 1

Day 1 saw Feliciano López was able to upset Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Max Mirnyi defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in an epic battle in which Mirnyi came back in the last set tiebreaker from 1-5 to win 8-6. Both Venus Williams and Serena Williams continued runs, however young qualifier Alizé Cornet stunned Samantha Stosur. Wildcard talent John Isner played four sets and defeated the seeded Jarkko Nieminen. Guillermo Cañas needed four sets to beat Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, while Fernando Verdasco came back to shock the crowd from two sets to love down to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu, 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Julia Görges lost to Justine Henin; while Scoville Jenkins lost to Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Home favourite Ahsha Rolle took a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 dramatic upset win over Tatiana Golovin in three sets. Donald Young also advanced and thus won his first ever U.S. Open match, defeating Chris Guccione, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
*Seeded players out: Marcos Baghdatis, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Jarkko Nieminen, Tatiana Golovin, Mara Santangelo, Samantha Stosur

Day 2

Arnaud Clément and wildcard Wayne Odesnik were able to advance through their matches in five sets, while Lleyton Hewitt was one who easily beat his opponent. Nicole Vaidišová and Dominika Cibulková (who upset Tathiana Garbin) won their matches, while Sania Mirza was pushed and Laura Granville easily advanced. Others to win were Martina Hingis, Juan Martín del Potro, Dudi Sela, Jürgen Melzer, Pauline Paramentier and Virginie Razzano. Lastly, doubles competition began.

*Seeded players out: Ivo Karlović, Filippo Volandri, Tathiana Garbin, Daniela Hantuchová

Day 3

Past champions Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Marat Safin, and Roger Federer easily advanced to round 3 (Safin advanced to round 2), while Rafael Nadal overcame severe knee pain to beat Australian wildcard Alun Jones in 4 sets in his opening match. Tim Henman, playing in his final Grand Slam, stunned the crowd by taking out #27 seed Dmitry Tursunov in 4 sets to advance to round 2, joined by players such as Carlos Moyà and Mikhail Youzhny. Other women to advance to round 3 include Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović, Lucie Šafářová, Marion Bartoli, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and local favorite Ahsha Rolle. #7 Fernando González lost in his opening match, causing the upset of the tournament so far.

*Seeded players out: Fernando González, Dmitry Tursunov, Potito Starace, Ai Sugiyama
*Doubles seeds out: Mara Santangelo / Paul Hanley, Cara Black / Marcin Matkowski; Wesley Moodie / Fabrice Santoro; Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina

Day 4

The fourth day of action was all about the favorites, with most of them advancing. #2 seed Maria Sharapova was the highest seed in action on either draw, crushing her opponent Casey Dellacqua and she was joined by other former champions Andy Roddick, Martina Hingis and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round. Richard Gasquet withdrew from his match against Donald Young with a fever and sore throat, and Guillermo Cañas was another casualty. British favourite Andy Murray and James Blake overcame five-set thrillers to advance, while there was also a big upset in the men's doubles draw as defending champions Martin Damm and Leander Paes crashed out. Tomáš Berdych, Tommy Haas, Nikolay Davydenko, Nadia Petrova, Anna Chakvetadze, Patty Schnyder and Nicole Vaidišová were other players to advance.

*Seeded players out: Richard Gasquet "(illness; withdrew)", Guillermo Cañas, Katarina Srebotnik, Francesca Schiavone, Michaëlla Krajicek
*Doubles seeds out: Martin Damm / Leander Paes; Lisa Raymond / Nenad Zimonjic; Elena Likhovtseva / Tiantian Sun

Day 5

Radek Štěpánek and Novak Đoković battled their match for hours, never letting a set go be won with a six-an eventual scoreline that Đoković can boast of 6-7, 7-6, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6. Mardy Fish saved match points only to lose despite being a break up in the final set to Tommy Robredo and Agustín Calleri and Philipp Kohlschreiber both pulled off upsets taking out Lleyton Hewitt and Mikhail Youzhny. In the women's draw, heavy favourites Justine Henin, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović and Serena and Venus Williams all advanced to the fourth round. They were joined there by Marion Bartoli, Dinara Safina and surprise victor Sybille Bammer who upset Elena Dementieva. The doubles court saw the biggest upset of the tournament when Maria Elena Camerin and Gisela Dulko beat top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 after being down 6-1, 3-1.

*Seeded players out: Mikhail Youzhny, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Jürgen Melzer, Elena Dementieva, Alona Bondarenko, Lucie Šafářová, Vera Zvonareva
*Doubles seeds out: Eric Butorac / Jamie Murray, Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra; Shuai Peng / Zi Yan, Cara Black / Liezel Huber; Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor

Day 6

draw included Nadia Petrova, Patty Schnyder and Martina Hingis who all lost to promising teenagers in Ágnes Szávay, Tamira Paszek and Victoria Azarenka. Shahar Pe'er also beat the thirteenth seed Nicole Vaidišová. Otherwise favourites like Andy Roddick, Anna Chakvetadze, James Blake, Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tomáš Berdych and Tommy Haas all went through to the fourth round. In the men's draw, there was only one upset as the last British player left in the singles draw, Andy Murray, crashed out to Lee Hyung-taik in four sets.

*Seeded players out: Andy Murray, Nicolás Almagro, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Patty Schnyder, Nicole Vaidišová, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues
*Doubles seeds out: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, Mahesh Bhupathi / Nenad Zimonjic, Frantisek Cermak / Leos Friedl; Kveta Peschke / Martin Damm

Day 7

The men's fourth round line-up was completed and the women's quarterfinal began to take shape. Carlos Moyà, David Ferrer, Juan Mónaco, Novak Đoković and Rafael Nadal all expectedly made it through in the men's bottom half. Ernests Gulbis became the first Latvian player to make the fourth round of the U.S. Open when he upset eighth seed Tommy Robredo in straight sets and Juan Ignacio Chela got his first ever victory over Ivan Ljubičić. Stanislas Wawrinka also continued his run. In the first of the women's fourth round matches, Justine Henin crushed an erratic Dinara Safina, Serena and Venus Williams both beat dangerous opponents in Marion Bartoli and Ana Ivanović and Jelena Janković needed three sets to get past Austrian Sybille Bammer before eventually prevailing 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

*Seeded players out: Tommy Robredo, Ivan Ljubičić, David Nalbandian, Ana Ivanović, Marion Bartoli, Dinara Safina, Sybille Bammer
*Doubles seeds out: Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen, Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram, Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi; Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo, Vania King / Emilie Loit, Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual; Chia-Jung Chuang / Jonathan Erlich, Alicia Molik / Bob Bryan

Day 8

Home favorite James Blake was the biggest seed to fall as the quarter-final draw was completed on the women's side. Shahar Pe'er put a stop to Agnieszka Radwańska's run, but Julia Vakulenko was unable to halt Ágnes Szávay, a player who had previously never gone past the second round of a grand slam. Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvetadze progressed with relative ease. James Blake threw three match points in his thriller with Tommy Haas, unable to repeat the previous year's showing of a quarterfinal. Andy Roddick was leading when a second opponent, Tomáš Berdych, retired on him in a week. Roger Federer lost the first set but ultimately had a comfortable victory and Nikolay Davydenko progressed, still the only player on the men's side not to drop a set. In men's doubles, the top seeded Bryan brothers were upset by tenth-seeded Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle 7-5, 6-4. It was Aspelin's first time in a Grand Slam semifinal and Knowle's second. In women's doubles, second-seeded Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were shocked by sixteenth-seeded Bethanie Mattek and Sania Mirza 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

*Seeded players out: James Blake, Tomáš Berdych "(illness; retired)", Agnieszka Radwańska
*Doubles seeds out: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan; Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur, Tathiana Garbin / Shahar Peer

Day 9

Novak Đoković needed four sets to overcome Juan Mónaco after having a match point in the third set, and set up a meeting with Carlos Moyà who beat Latvian Ernests Gulbis. Juan Ignacio Chela survived unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets to advance to the quarterfinals. Number one Justine Henin beat Serena Williams to make the women's semifinals, and in a match that ended at 1:50 A.M. local time, David Ferrer caused the biggest upset in the men's draw so far by taking out second-seeded fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in a thrilling four-set match.

*Seeded players out: Rafael Nadal, Juan Mónaco, Serena Williams
*Doubles seeds out: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor; Bethanie Mattek / Sania Mirza; Zi Yan / Mark Knowles

Day 10

The men's semifinals began to take shape as Roger Federer overcame Andy Roddick in a thrilling 7-6 7-6 6-2 encounter to move through to the semifinals, where he will face Russian Nikolay Davydenko who beat Tommy Haas earlier in the day, also in straight sets. In the women's draw, the semifinal line-up was complete with three matches taking the court. Anna Chakvetadze was first, cruising past Shahar Pe'er 6-4, 6-1, and will meet compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the last four for a place in the final. In the women's night match, Venus Williams beat Jelena Janković in a thrilling encounter, with Venus having to come from a set down to eventually win 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.

*Seeded players out: Andy Roddick, Tommy Haas, Jelena Janković, Shahar Pe'er
*Doubles seeds out: Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett; Corina Morariu / Meghann Shaughnessy, Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama

Day 11

David Ferrer continued his scintillating run, reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final by defeating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. The final men's quarterfinal didn't last much longer, with Novak Đoković holding his nerve to beat Carlos Moyà 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-1 and reach his third Grand Slam semi-final of the year. The mixed doubles competition was completed, with Belorussians Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka overcoming Meghann Shaughnessy and Leander Paes 6-4, 7-6 (6).

*Seeded players out: Carlos Moyà, Juan Ignacio Chela
*Doubles seeds out: Agnes Szavay / Vladimira Uhlirova, Kveta Peschke / Rennae Stubbs

Day 12

Justine Henin came through in straight sets and defeated the Williams sisters in the same tournament. Only Martina Hingis has done this. Henin and Williams battled a classic, while Anna Chakvetadze at first dominated by errors of Svetlana Kuznetsova, but then Chakvetadze had errors and Kuznetsova got by 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

*Seeded players out: Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams
*Doubles seeds out: Lukas Dlouhy / Pavel Vizner

Day 13

Justine Henin cruised to her second U.S. Open championship, crushing Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 to win the title. Esther Vergeer once again won a doubles final, this time alongside Jiske Griffioen. Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida won the Wheelchair Men's Doubles final over Robin Ammerlaan and Michael Jeremiasz. In juniors competition, Jonathan Eysseric and Jerome Inzerillo defeated Grigor Dimitrov and Vasek Pospisil to win the title, while Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska domiated their final against Oksana Kalashnikova and Ksenia Lykina.

*Seeded players out: Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, Svetlana Kuznetsova

Day 14

Roger Federer won for the fourth consecutive year to bring his overall Grand Slam singles titles tally to twelve.

*Seeded players out: Novak Đoković
*Doubles seeds out: Yung-Jan Chan / Chia-Jung Chuang

eniors

Men's Singles

flagicon|SUI Roger Federer def. flagicon|SRB Novak Đjoković, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4
Novak Đoković reached his first ever Grand Slam final.

Women's Singles

flagicon|BEL Justine Henin def. flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 6-3

Men's Doubles

flagicon|SWE Simon Aspelin / flagicon|AUT Julian Knowle def. flagicon|CZE Lukáš Dlouhý / flagicon|CZE Pavel Vízner, 7-5, 6-4
Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle both won their first Grand Slam, defeating top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan en route.

Women's Doubles

flagicon|FRA Nathalie Dechy / flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina def. flagicon|TPE Chan Yung-jan / flagicon|TPE Chuang Chia-jung, 6-4, 6-2
Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina played in last year's doubles finals, however, Dechy was the winner while Safina lost in the final.

Mixed Doubles

flagicon|BLR Victoria Azarenka / flagicon|BLR Max Mirnyi def. flagicon|USA Meghann Shaughnessy / flagicon|IND Leander Paes, 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Juniors

Boys' Singles

flagicon|LTU Ričardas Berankis def. flagicon|POL Jerzy Janowicz, 6-3, 6-4

Girls' Singles

flagicon|SVK Kristína Kučová def. flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4)

Boys' Doubles

flagicon|FRA Jonathan Eysseric / flagicon|FRA Jerome Inzerillo def. flagicon|BUL Grigor Dimitrov / flagicon|CAN Vasek Pospisil, 6-2, 6-4

Girls' Doubles

flagicon|BLR Ksenia Milevskaya / flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska def. flagicon|GEO Oksana Kalashnikova / flagicon|RUS Ksenia Lykina, 6-1, 6-2

Wheelchair

Wheelchair Men's Singles

flagicon|JPN Shingo Kunieda def. flagicon|NED Robin Ammerlaan, 6-2, 6-2

Wheelchair Women's Singles

flagicon|NED Esther Vergeer def. flagicon|FRA Florence Gravellier, 6-3, 6-1

Wheelchair Men's Doubles

flagicon|JPN Shingo Kunieda / flagicon|JPN Satoshi Saida def. flagicon|NED Robin Ammerlaan / flagicon|FRA Michael Jeremiasz, 6-3, 6-2

Wheelchair Women's Doubles

flagicon|NED Jiske Griffoen / flagicon|NED Esther Vergeer def. flagicon|NED Korie Homan / flagicon|NED Sharon Walraven, 6-1, 6-1

Wheelchair Quad Singles

flagicon|GBR Peter Norfolk def flagicon|USA David Wagner 7-6 (5), 6-2

Wheelchair Quad Doubles

flagicon|USA Nick Taylor / flagicon|USA David Wagner def. flagicon|CAN Sarah Hunter / flagicon|GBR Peter Norfolk, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 [Draw: [http://www.usopen.org/pdf/DrawReport_UD.pdf] ]

Legends

Men's Champions Invitational

flagicon|USA Todd Martin

Women's Champions Invitational

flagicon|ESP Conchita Martínez and flagicon|CZE Jana Novotná

Mixed Champions Invitational

Round Robin 1: flagicon|BLR Natasha Zvereva / flagicon|ECU Andrés Gómez
Round Robin 2: flagicon|USA Anne Smith / flagicon|USA Stan Smith

eeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Men's Singles

#flagicon|SUI Roger Federer (Champion)
#flagicon|ESP Rafael Nadal "(4th Round, lost to David Ferrer)"
#flagicon|SRB Novak Đoković, "(Finals, lost to Roger Federer)"
#flagicon|RUS Nikolay Davydenko, "(Semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)"
#flagicon|USA Andy Roddick, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)"
#flagicon|USA James Blake, "(4th Round, lost to Tommy Haas)"
#flagicon|CHI Fernando González, "(1st Round, lost to Teimuraz Gabashvili)"
#flagicon|ESP Tommy Robredo, "(3rd Round, lost to Ernests Gulbis)"
#flagicon|CZE Tomáš Berdych, "(4th Round, retired to Andy Roddick)"
#flagicon|GER Tommy Haas, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)"
#flagicon|RUS Mikhail Youzhny, "(2nd Round, lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber)"
#flagicon|CRO Ivan Ljubičić, "(3rd Round, lost to Juan Ignacio Chela)"
#flagicon|FRA Richard Gasquet, "(2nd Round, lost by walkover to Donald Young)"
#flagicon|ARG Guillermo Cañas, "(2nd Round, lost to Lee Hyung-taik)"
#flagicon|ESP David Ferrer, "(Semifinals, lost to Novak Đoković)"
#flagicon|AUS Lleyton Hewitt, "(2nd Round, lost to Agustín Calleri)"
#flagicon|ESP Carlos Moyà, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Novak Đoković)"
#flagicon|CYP Marcos Baghdatis, "(1st Round, lost to Max Mirnyi)"
#flagicon|GBR Andy Murray, "(3rd Round, lost to Lee Hyung-taik)"
#flagicon|ARG Juan Ignacio Chela, "(Quarterfinals, lost to David Ferrer)"
#flagicon|ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero, "(1st Round, lost to Feliciano López)"
#flagicon|FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu, "(1st Round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)"
#flagicon|ARG Juan Mónaco, "(4th Round, lost to Novak Đoković)"
#flagicon|ARG David Nalbandian, "(3rd Round, lost to David Ferrer)"
#flagicon|RUS Marat Safin, "(2nd Round, lost to Stanislas Wawrinka)"
#flagicon|FIN Jarkko Nieminen, "(1st Round, lost to John Isner)"
#flagicon|RUS Dmitry Tursunov, "(1st Round, lost to Tim Henman)"
#flagicon|ESP Nicolás Almagro, "(3rd Round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)"
#flagicon|ITA Filippo Volandri, "(1st Round, lost to Michaël Llodra)"
#flagicon|ITA Potito Starace, "(1st Round, lost to Ernests Gulbis)"
#flagicon|AUT Jürgen Melzer, "(2nd Round, lost to Juan Martín del Potro)"
#flagicon|CRO Ivo Karlović, "(1st Round, lost to Arnaud Clément)"

Women's Singles

#flagicon|BEL "'Justine Henin "(Champion)"
#flagicon|RUS Maria Sharapova "(Defending Champion, 3rd Round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska)"
#flagicon|SRB Jelena Janković, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)"
#flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova, "(Finals, lost to Justine Henin)"
#flagicon|SRB Ana Ivanović, "(4th Round, lost to Venus Williams)"
#flagicon|RUS Anna Chakvetadze, "(Semifinals, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)"
#flagicon|RUS Nadia Petrova, "(3rd Round, lost to Ágnes Szávay)"
#flagicon|USA Serena Williams, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin)"
#flagicon|SVK Daniela Hantuchová, "(1st Round, lost to Julia Vakulenko)"
#flagicon|FRA Marion Bartoli, "(4th Round, lost to Serena Williams)"
#flagicon|SUI Patty Schnyder, "(3rd Round, lost to Tamira Paszek)"
#flagicon|USA Venus Williams "(Semifinals, lost to Justine Henin)"
#flagicon|CZE Nicole Vaidišová, "(3rd Round, lost to Shahar Pe'er)
#flagicon|RUS Elena Dementieva, "(3rd Round, lost to Sybille Bammer)"
#flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina, "(4th Round, lost to Justine Henin)"
#flagicon|SUI Martina Hingis, "(3rd Round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)"
#flagicon|FRA Tatiana Golovin, "(1st Round, lost to Ahsha Rolle)"
#flagicon|ISR Shahar Pe'er, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Anna Chakvetadze)"
#flagicon|AUT Sybille Bammer, "(4th Round, lost to Jelena Janković)"
#flagicon|CZE Lucie Šafářová, "(3rd Round, lost to Marion Bartoli)"
#flagicon|UKR Alyona Bondarenko, "(3rd Round, lost to Venus Williams)"
#flagicon|SLO Katarina Srebotnik, "(2nd Round, lost to Maria Kirilenko)"
#flagicon|ITA Tathiana Garbin, "(1st Round, lost to Dominika Cibulková)"
#flagicon|ITA Francesca Schiavone, "(2nd Round, lost to Tamira Paszek)
#flagicon|ITA Mara Santangelo, "(1st Round, lost to Vera Dushevina)"
#flagicon|IND Sania Mirza, "(3rd Round, lost to Anna Chakvetadze)"
#flagicon|RUS Vera Zvonareva, "(3rd Round, lost to Serena Williams)"
#flagicon|JPN Ai Sugiyama, "(2nd Round, lost to Ekaterina Makarova)"
#flagicon|AUS Samantha Stosur, "(1st Round, lost to Alizé Cornet)"
#flagicon|POL Agnieszka Radwańska, "(4th Round, lost to Shahar Pe'er)"
#flagicon|ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues, "(3rd Round, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)"
#flagicon|NED Michaëlla Krajicek, "(2nd Round, lost to Ágnes Szávay)"

Media Coverage

Coverage of the 2007 U.S. Open are as follows:;Television networks

*Australia — Fox Sports (Live)
*Australia — Nine Network (Finals Only)
*Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina — BHRT (all Live)
*Brazil — ESPN Latin America, ESPN Brasil and SporTV2 (all Live)
*China — China Central Television (Live)
*Europe — Eurosport (Live)
*Middle East — ART Sports (Live)
*India — TEN Sports (Live)
*Latin America — ESPN Latin America, ESPN Más and ESPN Dos (all Live)
*Pakistan — STAR Sports (Live)
*Serbia — RTS (Live)
*Singapore — SuperSports (Live)
*United Kingdom — British Eurosport (Live)
*United Kingdom — Sky Sports (Live)
*United States — CBS Sports (Live)
*United States — CNBC (Monday night, September 3 Only)
*United States — Universal HD (Live - HD Simulcast of USA Network and CNBC)
*United States — USA Network (Live)

;Radio
*Canada — XM Sports Nation
*United Kingdom — BBC Radio 5Live
*United States — XM Sports Nation

References

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External links

* [http://www.usopen.org/home/default.sps Official website]