Who Won the Tennis US Open?

The US Open is one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year, and it just wrapped up! So, who won? Read on to find out!

Novak Djokovic

On September 13th, 2020, Djokovic won his record-equalling sixth US Open Men’s Singles title. This equals the record that was set by Jimmy Connors 40 years ago. Djokovic becomes the first man in the Open Era to win all four Grand Slams at least twice.

Djokovic’s performance this season

Novak Djokovic began the season strong, winning his first three tournaments: the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the Australian Open, and the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
He then suffered a surprise loss in the Indian Wells Masters to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round. Djokovic quickly bounced back however, winning his next four tournaments: the Miami Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, Madrid Open, and Rome Masters.
At the start of the clay-court season, Djokovic was considered the favorite to win the French Open.

Djokovic’s US Open history

Novak Djokovic has a long and successful history at the US Open, having won the tournament three times. He first triumphed in 2011, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final. He then successfully defended his title in 2012, beating Roger Federer in the final. In 2018, he made it three US Open titles in a row, beating Juan Martin del Potro in the final.

Djokovic’s success at the US Open has seen him climb to second on the all-time list of men’s singles titles won at the tournament, behind only Pete Sampras. He is also one of only four men in history to have won three or more US Open titles in a row.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal of Spain won the men’s singles tennis title at the 2019 US Open, defeating first-time finalist Daniil Medvedev of Russia in straight sets, 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4. Nadal’s victory was his 19th Grand Slam singles title, tying him with Roger Federer for the all-time men’s singles record.

Nadal’s performance this season

Rafael Nadal has had an amazing season, winning 3 out of 4 grand slam tournaments. He started the season by winning the Australian Open, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. He then went on to win the French Open, defeating Stan Wawrinka in the final. At Wimbledon, he lost to Roger Federer in the final. Finally, he won the US Open, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final. This was an amazing performance by Nadal, and it has established him as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Nadal’s US Open history

Nadal’s US Open history
Rafael Nadal has won the US Open twice, in 2010 and 2013. He has also been a runner-up at the tournament on three occasions, in 2006, 2007 and 2011.

Nadal’s first appearance at the US Open came in 2005, when he lost in the third round to Federico Luzzi. The following year, he made it to the quarter-finals before being beaten by Mardy Fish.

In 2007, Nadal reached the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time, where he lost to Roger Federer. He made it to the final four again in 2008, but was beaten by Andy Murray.

Nadal finally broke through to win his first US Open title in 2010, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. He defended his title successfully in 2011, beating Andy Murray in the final once again.

After being beaten by Djokovic in the 2012 final, Nadal bounced back to win his second US Open crown in 2013, defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the final.

Roger Federer

Swiss maestro Roger Federer has won a fifth successive US Open title with a straight sets victory over Andy Roddick. It was a record-equalling sixth title for the 28-year-old, who first won in New York in 2004. Federer dominated the final to win 7-5 7-6 7-6 and take his overall haul of Grand Slam titles to 13.

Federer’s performance this season

Roger Federer’s 2019 season began at the Hopman Cup, where he was representing Switzerland for the seventeenth consecutive time. In his first round-robin match, he faced Germany’s Alexander Zverev and lost in straight sets. This was followed by a win over Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie. In his last round-robin match, Federer faced Australia’s Alex de Minaur and won in straight sets. Federer then defeated Britain’s Dan Evans in the semifinals. In the final, Federer faced Germany’s Sascha Zverev and won in three sets to claim his record-extending tenth title at the Hopman Cup.

Federer then competed at the Australian Open. In his firstround match, he defeated Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in straight sets. This was followed by a win over France’s Lucas Pouille in four sets. In the third round, Federer defeated American Steve Johnson in straight setsto set up a rematch of his 2018 semifinal against Japan’s Kei Nishikori, which he won in four sets. In the quarterfinals, Federer downed defending champion Marin Čilić in straight sets to reach his thirteenth semifinal at the Australian Open, where he narrowly defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in five sets to reach his record-extending twenty-eighth Grand Slam final. There, he faced longtime rival Rafael Nadal for a record-extending thirty-second time (including all finals), with Nadal winning in five sets to claim his second title at Melbourne Park and deny Federer a record seventh Australian Open title.

Following his run to the final at Melbourne, Federer next competed at Indian Wells Masters, where he received a bye into the second round due to being seeded third. There, he defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber
in three sets before trouncing American Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach the semifinals for a record fifteenth time at this tournament (breaking Jimmy Connors’ all-time mark). He then eased past Dutch player tall Kerkhove
in straight setsto reach final for an astounding twelfth time (tying Novak Djokovic for second place on the all-time list behind only Connors’ thirteen appearances). However, Canadian Milos Raonic retired early into their championship match due to injury after losing the opening set; as such official scoreline reads 6–1 before it ended with Raonic being unable to continue playing any longer and had to concede defeat while giving up the victory and trophy to Federer as a result (allowing him return back atop of ATP rankings again). Consequently it was Federer’s record 103rd tour title (breaking Ivan Lendl’s all-time mark that had been stood since 1987) and fourth Indian Wells crown overall (tying him with Djokovic for second place on tournament’s all-time list behind only Connors’ five titles).

Federer’s US Open history

Roger Federer has won the US Open a record five times, and has made the finals an additional five times. He won his first US Open title in 2004, defeating Lleyton Hewitt in the final. He then went on to win the tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, becoming the first man since Bill Tilden to win four consecutive US Open titles. In 2009, Federer lost to Juan Martin del Potro in the finals, ending his streak of five consecutive titles at the US Open. He then made it back to the finals in 2010 and 2011, but lost both times to Rafael Nadal. In 2012 and 2013, he did not make it past the semifinals. In 2014, he made it back to the finals, but lost to Marin Cilic. He won the tournament again in 2015 and 2016, defeating Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka in the finals respectively.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in women’s singles tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). Williams holds the most major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined among active players. Her record of 39 major titles puts her third on the all-time list and second in the Open Era: 23 in singles, 14 in women’s doubles, and two in mixed doubles. She is the most recent female player to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously (2002–03 and 2014–15) and the third player to do so twice after Rod Laver and Maureen Connolly. Williams is also the most recent player, male or female, to have won a Grand Slam title on all three playing surfaces (grass, hard court, and clay) in a calendar year (2015).

Williams’ performance this season

While many people counted Serena Williams out after she lost in the first round of the2018 French Open, the tennis legend proved them wrong by winning her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon just a few weeks later.

Williams then went on to win the 2018 US Open, defeating Japan’s Naomi Osaka in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. With this victory, Serena tied Margaret Court’s all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles.

The 36-year-old has now won seven US Open titles, tying her with Helen Wills Moody for the most among active players. She has also won an astonishing 23 Grand Slam singles titles overall – second only to Court’s 24.

Williams’ US Open history

Serena Williams has won the US Open six times – more than any other active female player. She first won the tournament in 1999, when she was just 17 years old, and has since gone on to win it in 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In total, she has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles – more than any other active female player.