Who Won the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament?
The 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament was won by Rafael Nadal. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the final match.
Introduction
The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men’s singles was first played in 1881.
Falconi won her first WTA title at age 22 by defeating defending champion Sam Stosur in the finals of the 2010 Winston-Salem Open
Ivan Lendl won his 8th and final Grand Slam singles title, defeating John McEnroe in the final
Jimmy Connors won his 5th and final Grand Slam doubles title, partnering with Ivan Lendl to defeat Robert Seguso and Ken Flach in the final
Background
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 130th edition of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, from August 30 to September 12, 2010.
In the men’s singles, Rafael Nadal won his second US Open title and his first since 2005, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets. In winning the tournament, Nadal became only the seventh man in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces (hard court, clay, and grass), joining Rod Laver, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, and Mats Wilander. Nadal also retained his ATP no. 1 ranking by winning this tournament.
In the women’s singles competition Serena Williams successfully defended her title from 2009 defeating Vera Zvonareva in straight sets in the final. Williams’ victory marked her thirteenth Grand Slam singles title overall (fifth at the US Open), tying Billie Jean King for sixth place on the all-time list for women’s singles Grand Slam titles. With her win in doubles with her sister Venus Williams earlier in the tournament (their second consecutive US Open doubles title), Serena also completed her second career “Serena Slam”, having previously won four consecutive major titles in 2002–03 (Australian Open, French Open Wimbledon and US Open).
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the Men’s Singles title at the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament, defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final. This was Nadal’s first US Open title, having been a runner-up in 2008 and 2009. Nadal became the first man since 1969 to win both Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year.
Roger Federer
Held every year in New York City, the US Open is one of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. The 2010 US Open was played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. A total of 96 players competed in the singles tournament, 32 teams in the doubles tournament, and 16 teams in the mixed doubles tournament.
In the singles tournament, Roger Federer won his third consecutive US Open title and his sixth overall by defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. This was Federer’s first meeting with Djokovic at a grand slam tournament. In the doubles tournament, Maxim Mirnyi and Jamie Murray won their first grand slam title as a team by defeating Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in straight sets. Serbia won their first mixed doubles grand slam title by defeating Canada in straight sets.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Rafael Nadal won the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament by defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. This was Nadal’s first US Open victory, and it cemented his reputation as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
