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A trip down memory lane:
Top 5 strange events at the US Open
US Open biggest upsets
1970 US Open: Margaret Court completes the Grand Slam
1971 US Open: Chris Evert becomes the “It Girl”
1972 US Open: Ilie Nastase defeats Arthur Ashe
1973 US Open: Margaret Court defeats Evonne Goolagong
1976 US Open: Connors defeats Borg
1978: the US Open moves to Flushing Meadows
1978 US Open: 4th consecutive US Open title for Chris Evert
1978 US Open: Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg
79 US Open 2nd round: McEnroe vs Nastase, chaos on court
1979 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Vitas Gerulaitis
1980 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg
1981 US Open: Tracy Austin defeats Martina Navratilova
1981 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg: Borg’s last Grand Slam match
1983 US Open: Career Grand Slam for Martina Navratilova
1984 US Open: John McEnroe last Grand Slam title
1990 US Open: Linda Ferrando upsets Monica Seles
1990 US Open: Alexander Volkov upsets Stefan Edberg
1990 US Open, the spitting incident
1991 US Open: Connors, 39 qualifies for the semifinals
1991 US Open: Seles and Capriati introduce power in womens tennis
1991: Monica Seles first US Open title
1991 US Open: playing to perfection, Edberg grabs first Open
1991 US Open: Edberg’s final dominance doesn’t diminish Courier
1992: Stefan Edberg defeats Pete Sampras
1992 US Open: Edberg takes Sampras, US Open, No.1 ranking
1993 US Open: Pete Sampras defeats Cédric Pioline
1994 US Open 4th round: Jaime Yzaga defeats Pete Sampras
1994: first US Open title for Andre Agassi
1995: Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi
1996 US Open: Class act Edberg making one last run at US Open
1996 US Open: Pete Sampras’ warrior moment
2001 US Open: Venus defeats sister Serena
2001 US Open QF: Andre Agassi – Pete Sampras
2001 US Open: Lleyton Hewitt defeats Pete Sampras
2002 US Open: last Grand Slam title for Pete Sampras
2004 US Open: First time to NYC for a French fan of Agassi
2005 US Open: Roger Federer defeats Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi gives the Open crowd one more thrill ride, August 31st, 2006
September 3rd 2006: Andre Agassi’s last match
Andy Murray’s road to the 2012 US Open final
2012 US Open: first Grand Slam title for Andy Murray
Reports:
Polls:
Who will win the 2016 US Open?
- Novak Djokovic (45%, 62 Votes)
- Andy Murray (27%, 38 Votes)
- Rafael Nadal (17%, 24 Votes)
- Stan Wawrinka (4%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (3%, 4 Votes)
- Kei Nishikori (1%, 2 Votes)
- Gael Monfils (1%, 2 Votes)
- Milos Raonic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Marin Cilic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dominic Thiem (0%, 0 Votes)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 139

Who will win the 2016 US Open?
- Serena Williams (62%, 64 Votes)
- Angelique Kerber (22%, 23 Votes)
- Garbine Muguruza (6%, 6 Votes)
- Simona Halep (5%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (2%, 2 Votes)
- Agnieszka Radwanska (1%, 1 Votes)
- Venus Williams (1%, 1 Votes)
- Madison Keys (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dominika Cibulkova (1%, 1 Votes)
- Roberta Vinci (0%, 0 Votes)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 104

Photo credit: Michael C Dunne
Juan Martin Del Potro won his first match on clay in nearly three years and advanced to the second round of the BMW Open by beating Dustin Brown 7-6 6-4. He then defeated Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the quarterfinal, where he lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber. The German will face Dominic Thiem in the final tomorrow.
Plagued with wrist injuries over the last years, the 2009 US Open champion made his comeback to the tour in February at the Delray Beach Open. He will play the Madrid Masters next week and will probably receive a wild card for the upcoming French Open.
For the first time in years, all the big stars (minus Murray who had back surgery) played the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Nadal and Djokovic were fighting for the number 1 ranking whereas Federer, Wawrinka, Tsonga and co were all fighting for a qualification to the ATP Finals in London.
For the first time in the tournament history, the eight quarter-finalists were qualified for the ATP Finals in London. Djokovic defeated the defending champion David Ferrer in the final, and clinched his 40th career title.
Rafael Nadal’s road to the final
Round | Opponent | Score |
R1 | Bernard Tomic | 6-4 ret. |
R2 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
R3 | Gael Monfils | 6-1 6-2 6-3 |
R4 | Kei Nishikori | 7-6 7-5 7-6 |
QF | Grigor Dimitrov | 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2 |
SF | Roger Federer | 7-6 6-3 6-3 |
Stanislas Wawrinka’s road to the final
Round | Opponent | Score |
R1 | Andrey Golubev | 6-4 4-1 ret. |
R2 | Alejandro Falla | 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 |
R3 | Vasek Pospisil | WO |
R4 | Tommy Roberdo | 6-3 7-6 7-6 |
QF | Novak Djokovic | 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7 |
SF | Tomas Berdych | 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
Nadal – Wawrinka head to head
Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Nadal | 6-2 6-2 6-2 |
2007 | Stuttgart | Clay | Nadal | 6-4 7-5 |
2007 | Paris Bercy | Hard | Nadal | 6-4 6-3 |
2009 | Miami | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(2) 7-6(4) |
2010 | Rome | Clay | Nadal | 6-4 6-1 |
2010 | Toronto | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(12) 6-3 |
2010 | Shanghai | Hard | Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
2012 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Nadal | 7-5 6-4 |
2013 | Madrid | Clay | Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
2013 | Roland Garros | Clay | Nadal | 6-2 6-3 6-1 |
2013 | Shanghai | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(10) 6-1 |
2013 | London Masters | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(5) 7-6(6) |
While Stanislas Wawrinka will play in his first Grand Slam final, with a win on Sunday, Rafael Nadal could equal Sampras’s 14 Grand Slam titles.
The Spaniard could also become the first player in the Open era (and the third overall after Aussie legends Rod Laver and Roy Emerson) to win each Grand Slam title at least twice.
Both players enter the final with great momentum. After struggling to overcome Kei Nishikori in the fourth round and Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals, Nadal beat arch rival Roger Federer in great fashion on Friday. Wawrinka beat three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals and will give it all to take the trophy home, but the stats speak clearly against Wawrinka:
– Nadal leads their head to head 12-0.
– Wawrinka is the seventh different opponent Nadal will face in a Grand Slam final. Only Federer (Wimbledon 2006 and 2007) and Djokovic (Wimbledon and US Open 2011, Australian Open 2012) beat him in the final.
– the last first time Grand Slam finalist to have won the title is Juan Martin Del Potro at the 2009 US Open. Both Tomas Berdych (Wimbledon 2010) and David Ferrer (Roland Garros 2014) failed to win a set in their final. Their opponent: Rafael Nadal.
Pete Sampras will present the trophy to the winner on Sunday, 20 years after the first of his two Australian victories (1994, 1997). Who do you think will win?
Who will be the 2014 Australian Open champion?
- Rafael Nadal (33%, 92 Votes)
- Novak Djokovic (28%, 80 Votes)
- Roger Federer (27%, 76 Votes)
- Juan Martin Del Potro (4%, 11 Votes)
- Andy Murray (4%, 10 Votes)
- Stanislas Wawrinka (2%, 5 Votes)
- Tomas Berdych (1%, 3 Votes)
- Other (1%, 3 Votes)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1%, 2 Votes)
- Richard Gasquet (0%, 1 Votes)
- David Ferrer (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 283

Photo credit: Tennis Australia
It could have been one of the biggest upsets in the Australian Open history: Maria Sharapova needed 3 hours 30 minutes to defeat 44th ranked Karin Knapp 10-8 in the final set!
Azarenka, Nadal, Federer, Murray and Tsonga cruise into the third round.
Upset of the day: Roberto Bautista Agut def Juan Martin Del Potro
Seriously, who saw that one coming? Del Potro captures the Sydney title, claims his goal is to join the top 3 and a few days later he falls in the second round for the second Slam in a row.
Seeds upsets:
Yvonne Meusburger def Bojana Jovanovski (33), Kurumi Nara def Magdalena Rybarikova (32), Roberto Bautista Agut def Juan Martin Del Potro (5), Donald Young def Andreas Seppi (24), Teymuraz Gabashvili def Fernando Verdasco (31)
Video highlights:
Pic of the day:
Play was halted for heat and then it was halted for storms.
Video of the day: Nick Kyrgios
Matches to follow on Day 5:
Serena Williams (1) – Daniela Hantuchova (31)
Sam Stosur (17) – Ana Ivanovic (14)
Tommy Robredo (17) – Richard Gasquet (9)
Serena/Venus Williams – Kristina Mladenovic/Flavia Pennetta