In my last post about the U.S. Open, I said that, Serena Williams would beat Jelena Jankovic in five sets, Murray would hold on to beat Nadal, and that Federer would beat Murray in four sets to win his fifth straight U.S. Open. I was right! Granted I got the number of sets it would take wrong, but what's most important is who won.
In the women's final, Serena took down Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to win her ninth Grand Slam and first U.S. Open in six years. With the win, Serena also regained the No. 1 ranking in the world, five years and one month in the making.
The Williams sisters are the best thing that has happened to tennis in a long time and is part of the reason that tennis is still relevant here in America. The two have won 18 majors altogether. Every time one of them step on the court you know they have a chance to win.
The last American man to win the Australian Open was Andre Agassi in 2003. The last American to win the French Open was Serena in 2002 and the last American man to win it was Agassi in 1999. Pete Sampras was the last American man to win Wimbledon, in 2000. Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003, and Serena became the first American woman to win the U.S. Open since 2002.
Anyway, Federer rolled over Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. Roger said he felt invincible again, saying, "I felt like I was invincible for a while again."
Federer, who held the world No. 1 ranking for 237 weeks, probably won't be at the top again, but we certainly now know that Federer will still be dominant until he decides to stop playing.
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