1979 US Open – Men's Singles umpire being replaced before McEnroe ran out the winner. John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 US Open. The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 1979 US Open – Men's Singles Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John McEnroe. Connors' loss broke a string of five consecutive men's finals reached, a record since broken by Ivan Lendl. During the second round Ilie Nastase was defaulted from his
2018 US Open (tennis) year. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title, defeating del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3. It was his third US Open title and 14th Grand Slam, tieing Pete Sampras' record to become equal third among all-time Grand Slam champions. In women's singles, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4, becoming Japan's first ever able-bodied Grand Slam singles champion. The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.