1986 US Open – Men's Singles 1986 US Open – Men's Singles Ivan Lendl was the defending champion and retained his title, defeating Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. He would go on to play an Open Era record 21 consecutive US Open tournaments, until his retirement in 2006. This was also the first US Open in history where no American reached the semifinals. The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is
2008 US Open (tennis) Briton, male or female, since Greg Rusedski at the 1997 Open to reach the final of a Grand Slam singles tournament. Nadal, who was also playing in his first US Open semifinal, said that, with the number of matches he had played recently taken into consideration, he was pleased with his overall performance at the Open. Had the match gone to seeding, Nadal would have been facing his rival, Federer, for a third time in a Grand Slam final in 2008, after having already beaten him at the French Open and Wimbledon. The women's singles final was also played, and