2009 US Open (tennis) Kim Clijsters, and James Blake. The popular tennis and music festival, which included interactive games, musical entertainment and tennis clinics, was hosted by television personalities Susie Castillo and Quddus. The first day of the tournaments saw many seeds get through pretty easily in straight sets: Roger Federer, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko and Radek Štěpánek. The day also produced a couple of upsets, when Mikhail Youzhny continued 26th seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu's horrible US Open record by beating him in four. While, tall American John Isner did the same to 28th seeded Victor Hănescu by ending the Romanian's 2009 bid
2009 US Open – Men's Singles 2009 US Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the five-time defending champion, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. This was del Potro's first and so far only major title, although he reached a second final in 2018. Federer was attempting to become the first man to win a sixth consecutive US Open title after Bill Tilden in 1925 during the Pre-Open era. He was also vying to become the first man to win Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year after he won