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The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881. It is played on outdoor hard courts [ e ] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , New York City, United States.
Jimmy Connors is the only individual to have won US Open singles titles on all three surfaces (grass, clay, and hardcourt), while Chris Evert is the only woman to have won US Open singles titles on two surfaces (clay and hardcourt). [5] The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that has been played every year since its inception. [27]
Andre Agassi defeated Michael Stich in the final, 6–1, 7–6 (7–5), 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1994 US Open. It was his first US Open title and second major title overall. Agassi was the first unseeded player to win the title in the Open Era, and the first overall since Fred Stolle in 1966.
Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 7–6 (7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was his first US Open title and fourth major title overall. Becker saved a match point en route to the title, against Derrick Rostagno in the second round by way of a lucky net cord.
Ilie Năstase defeated Arthur Ashe in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 (1–5), 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Năstase became the first Romanian to win a singles major.
Thiem became the first man to come back from two sets down in a US Open final in the Open Era, the first to do so overall since 1949, and the first to do so in any major final since Gastón Gaudio at the 2004 French Open. [2] [3] Both players served for the championship in the final set (Zverev at 5–3 and Thiem at 6–5), but both were broken ...
Four-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was his fifth US Open title and 13th major title overall. Federer moved to second place on the all-time men's singles major titles list, passing Roy Emerson. [1] Since Federer's five ...
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sampras in a rematch of the previous year's final.