2009 US Open – Men's Singles facts for kids
| 2009 US Open | ||||||||||
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| Champion |  Juan Martín del Potro |
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| Runner-up |  Roger Federer |
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| Final score | 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 | |||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||
| Singles | men | women | boys | girls | ||||||
| Doubles | men | women | mixed | boys | girls | |||||
| Other events | ||||||||||
| Legends | men | women | mixed | |||||||
| WC Singles | men | women | quad | |||||||
| WC Doubles | men | women | quad | |||||||
The 2009 US Open Men's Singles was a major tennis tournament. It brought together the best male tennis players from around the world. Roger Federer was the champion from the year before. He was hoping to win again. However, he lost in the final match to Juan Martín del Potro. The final score was 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2. It was a very exciting and close game!
Top Players (Seeds)
In tennis tournaments, the best players are "seeded." This means they are ranked and placed in the draw. This helps make sure the top players don't play each other too early. Here are the top seeded players for the 2009 US Open:
- #1 Roger Federer (He reached the final, but lost to Juan Martín del Potro.)
- #2
Andy Murray (He lost in the Fourth Round to Marin Čilić.) - #3
Rafael Nadal (He made it to the Semifinals, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro.) - #4
Novak Djokovic (He also reached the Semifinals, losing to Roger Federer.) - #5
Andy Roddick (He was defeated in the Third Round by John Isner.) - #6 Juan Martín del Potro (He was the Champion!)
- #7
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (He lost in the Fourth Round to Fernando González.) - #8
Nikolay Davydenko (He had to stop playing in the Fourth Round due to a hip injury.) - #9 Gilles Simon (He retired in the Third Round because of a knee injury.)
- #10 Fernando Verdasco (He reached the Quarterfinals, losing to Novak Djokovic.)
- #11
Fernando González (He also made it to the Quarterfinals, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.) - #12
Robin Söderling (He was defeated in the Quarterfinals by Roger Federer.) - #13 Gaël Monfils (He lost in the Fourth Round to Rafael Nadal.)
- #14 Tommy Robredo (He was defeated in the Fourth Round by Roger Federer.)
- #15
Radek Štěpánek (He lost in the Fourth Round to Novak Djokovic.) - #16
Marin Čilić (He reached the Quarterfinals, losing to Juan Martín del Potro.)
Other notable players included:
- #17 Tomáš Berdych
- #18 David Ferrer
- #19 Stanislas Wawrinka
- #20
Tommy Haas - #21 James Blake
- #22 Sam Querrey
- #23 Philipp Kohlschreiber
- #24 Juan Carlos Ferrero
- #31
Lleyton Hewitt - #32 Nicolás Almagro
The Final Matches
The "draw" is like a map of the tournament. It shows which players played against each other in each round. Here's how the final stages of the tournament played out:
Quarterfinals
- Roger Federer beat Robin Söderling
- Novak Djokovic beat Fernando Verdasco
- Rafael Nadal beat Fernando González
- Juan Martín del Potro beat Marin Čilić
Semifinals
The Grand Final
The final match was between the top seed, Roger Federer, and the sixth seed, Juan Martín del Potro. It was a very close and exciting five-set match!
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer |
6 | 6 | 66 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Robin Söderling |
0 | 3 | 7 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer |
7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Novak Djokovic |
63 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Novak Djokovic |
7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Fernando Verdasco |
62 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer |
6 | 65 | 6 | 64 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro |
3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Fernando González |
64 | 62 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rafael Nadal |
7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rafael Nadal |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro |
6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Marin Čilić |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2009 (individual masculino) para niños
