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(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 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 final was a super exciting tennis match! Juan Martín del Potro from Argentina played against Roger Federer from Switzerland. Federer was a five-time champion, meaning he had won the US Open five times in a row before this match.
Del Potro won the match with a score of 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2. This was a huge win for him! He became the first Argentine man to win the US Open since Guillermo Vilas in 1977. It was also his only major tennis title, though he reached another final in 2018. This final was also special because it was the first US Open final since 1999 to go to five sets, which means it was a very close and long match.
Roger Federer was trying to make history. He wanted to be the first man to win six US Open titles in a row in the Open Era (the modern era of professional tennis). He also aimed to win the "Surface Slam." This means winning major tournaments on all three main types of tennis courts – clay, grass, and hard courts – in the same year. He had already won the French Open (on clay) and Wimbledon (on grass) earlier in 2009.
This tournament was also unique because it was the only major event between 2005 and 2014 that was not won by one of the "Big Four" tennis stars: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal. All three of them, plus Andy Murray, reached the semifinals, but none of them won the championship.
For the first time in the history of the US Open, no American players made it to the quarterfinals. This was a surprising result for tennis fans in the United States.
Contents
Top Players and Their Rankings
Before the tournament, players are ranked, and the top players are called "seeds." This helps organize the tournament so that the best players don't play each other too early.
Who Were the Top Seeds?
- 1st Seed: Roger Federer (Switzerland) – He reached the final.
- 2nd Seed:
Andy Murray (Great Britain) – He reached the fourth round. - 3rd Seed:
Rafael Nadal (Spain) – He reached the semifinals. - 4th Seed:
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – He reached the semifinals. - 5th Seed:
Andy Roddick (USA) – He reached the third round. - 6th Seed: Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) – He was the champion!
This was the first major tournament since the 2006 Australian Open where only one of Federer or Nadal was among the top two seeds. Andy Murray became the world number two player just before the US Open, replacing Nadal. However, Nadal got his number two ranking back after Murray lost in the fourth round.
This tournament was also the last major appearance for Marat Safin, a former champion and world number one player.
- 1. Roger Federer (final)
- 2. Andy Murray (fourth round)
- 3. Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
- 4. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
- 5. Andy Roddick (third round)
- 6. Juan Martín del Potro (champion)
- 7.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round) - 8.
Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round, retired because of a hip injury) - 9. Gilles Simon (third round, retired because of a knee injury)
- 10. Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
- 11.
Fernando González (quarterfinals) - 12.
Robin Söderling (quarterfinals) - 13. Gaël Monfils (fourth round)
- 14. Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
- 15.
Radek Štěpánek (fourth round) - 16.
Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
- 17. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
- 18. David Ferrer (second round)
- 19. Stan Wawrinka (first round)
- 20.
Tommy Haas (third round) - 21. James Blake (third round)
- 22. Sam Querrey (third round)
- 23. Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
- 24. Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
- 25. Mardy Fish (withdrew because of a rib injury)
- 26. Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
- 27. Ivo Karlović (first round)
- 28.
Victor Hănescu (first round) - 29. Igor Andreev (first round)
- 30. Viktor Troicki (second round)
- 31.
Lleyton Hewitt (third round) - 32. Nicolás Almagro (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
How the Finals Played Out
The tournament had many rounds, but the most exciting part was the final matches where the top players battled it out.
Quarterfinals
- Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Robin Söderling (Sweden)
- Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain)
- Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Fernando González (Chile)
- Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) beat Marin Čilić (Croatia)
Semifinals
- Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in a tough match.
- Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) beat Rafael Nadal (Spain) in a strong performance.
The Grand Final
- Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) won against Roger Federer (Switzerland) in five sets, becoming the champion of the 2009 US Open!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2009 (individual masculino) para niños
