1989 US Open – Men's Singles 1989 US Open – Men's Singles Mats Wilander was the defending champion but lost in the second round to 18-year-old and future World Number 1 Pete Sampras. Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was Lendl's eighth consecutive singles final reached. The seeded players are listed below. Boris Becker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Played on Stadium Court, National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York. Originally shown by USA Network with play by play commentators:
2008 US Open (tennis) the first American to win a singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003. Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their second US Open title, and Liezel Huber (who became an American citizen in 2007) won the women's doubles with Zimbabwean Cara Black. The International Tennis Federation and United States Tennis Association offered audiences a number of new ways to access the Open in 2008. A YouTube channel was set up to broadcast highlights, and the official US Open website featured hourly updates of what was happening at the tournament. Multiple matches could be accessed at any one time, on