The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010, in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States.
The tournament was initially going to finish with Men's Singles final on September 12, but was postponed due to rain on the last day and just before the men's tournament final. In the previous two years the tournament was also postponed because of weather.
Juan Martín del Potro and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Del Potro, due to a wrist injury, opted not to defend his title. Clijsters successfully defended her title with a score of 6–2, 6–1 in the final against Vera Zvonareva.
Notable stories
Milestones Maria Sharapova recorded her 100th Grand Slam match victory with a 6–0, 6–0 defeat of wildcard Beatrice Capra in the third round.Sharapova blows past USA's Capra at windy U.S. Open - USATODAY.com Kim Clijsters became the first woman since Venus Williams in 2000–1 to successfully defend her US Open title, by defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final.US Open 2010: Kim Clijsters beats Vera Zvonareva to defend Flushing Meadows title - Telegraph The final lasted just under one hour with Clijsters winning 6–2, 6–1. Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 in the men's final, and in doing so, completed his Golden Career Grand Slam.
Serena Williams' withdrawal
Three-time champion and World No. 1 Serena Williams officially announced her withdrawal from the US Open on August 20 due to foot surgery. Her withdrawal also meant that she and older sister Venus could not pair up to defend the doubles title they won in 2009,Serena Williams withdraws from U.S. Open while recovering from cut foot - ESPN and allowed WTA No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to be installed as the top seed for the tournament,2010 U.S. Open: Will Caroline Wozniacki Succeed As Number One? | Bleacher Report where she was defeated in the semi-finals by Vera Zvonareva. It was the first time since 2003 in which Serena Williams was forced to miss her national championships due to injury, the first Grand Slam tournament she missed through injury since Wimbledon in 2006, the first time since the 2007 Australian Open in which the women's World No. 1 missed a Grand Slam tournament and the first time in the WTA's 35-year rankings history that the World No. 1 missed the US Open.Serena Williams Withdraws From U.S. Open - NYTimes.com
Other notable withdrawals included two-time champion Justine Henin, as well as men's defending champion Juan Martín del Potro, Tommy Haas, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Ivo Karlović and Mario Ančić. Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijsters and John Isner had all been in doubt after suffering minor injuries during lead-up tournaments but all were cleared to play.Juan Martin Del Potro Withdraws From US Open; Clijsters to Have MRI on Hip
Victoria Azarenka collapses In a second round match played in heat, Belarusian 10th seed Victoria Azarenka collapsed whilst trailing Gisela Dulko 1–5 in the first set. Azarenka was subsequently taken to hospital in a wheelchair where she was diagnosed with mild concussion and later released a statement saying that a mishap in the gym, and not the heat, caused her to collapse during the match.US Open 2010: Victoria Azarenka collapses in searing heat at Flushing Meadows - TelegraphAt hot, humid U.S. Open, Victoria Azarenka collapses in match - ESPN Her second round retirement represented her worst ever performance at the US Open, having never previously fallen before the third round. It was also the second time she was forced to retire from a match at a Major, when she retired in near identical circumstances against Serena Williams at the 2009 Australian Open.
Spanish performance The men's tournament was well known for the excellent performances of Spanish players.US Open 2010: Rafael Nadal leads Spanish Armada into fourth round - TelegraphU.S. Open: Don't call these Spaniards specialists - ESPN Of the sixteen Spaniards that started in the 128-man draw, six of them reached the fourth round: Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer, Feliciano López and Albert Montañés. There were two all-Spanish fourth round matches, guaranteeing two Spaniards in the quarter-finals: Nadal vs. López and Ferrer vs. Verdasco (the latter winning in a final set tiebreak). In a rematch of their 2009 Australian Open semi-final, Nadal defeated Verdasco in straight sets in the all-Spanish quarter-final, and went on to become the first Spaniard since Manuel Orantes in 1975 to win the US Open.Rafael Nadal wins US Open final and confirms his greatness | Sport | guardian.co.uk
Singles players Men's singles ChampionRunner-up Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Semifinals out Mikhail Youzhny Roger Federer Quarterfinals out Fernando Verdasco Stan Wawrinka Gaël Monfils Robin Söderling 4th round out Feliciano López David Ferrer Sam Querrey Tommy Robredo Richard Gasquet Mardy Fish Albert Montañés Jürgen Melzer 3rd round out Gilles Simon Sergiy Stakhovsky Daniel Gimeno Traver David Nalbandian [31/PR] Andy Murray Nicolás Almagro John Isner Michaël Llodra Kevin Anderson Janko Tipsarević Arnaud Clément James Blake (WC) Thiemo de Bakker Kei Nishikori (Q) Juan Carlos Ferrero Paul-Henri Mathieu2nd round out Denis Istomin Philipp Kohlschreiber Benoît Paire (Q) Ryan Harrison (Q) Benjamin Becker Jérémy Chardy Florent Serra Adrian Mannarino (Q) Dustin Brown Juan Ignacio Chela Marcel Granollers Guillermo García López Dudi Sela Marco Chiudinelli Julien Benneteau Victor Hănescu Nikolay Davydenko Thomaz Bellucci Igor Andreev Andy Roddick Eduardo Schwank Pablo Cuevas Peter Polansky (Q) Philipp Petzschner Taylor Dent Ivan Dodig (Q) Carsten Ball (WC) Marin Čilić Ričardas Berankis (Q) Ricardo Mello Guillaume Rufin (WC) Andreas Beck1st round out Teymuraz Gabashvili Máximo González (PR) Donald Young (WC) Tobias Kamke Santiago Giraldo Rainer Schüttler Peter Luczak Ivan Ljubičić Alexandr Dolgopolov Daniel Brands Jarkko Nieminen Ernests Gulbis Rik de Voest (Q) Florian Mayer Pere Riba Fabio Fognini Lukáš Lacko Lu Yen-hsun Mikhail Kukushkin Bradley Klahn (WC) Andreas Seppi Łukasz Kubot Potito Starace Andrey Golubev Xavier Malisse Jack Sock (WC) Frederico Gil Radek Štěpánek Lukáš Rosol (Q) Carlos Berlocq Tomáš Berdych Michael Russell Simon Greul Somdev Devvarman Tim Smyczek (WC) Robert Kendrick (Q) Horacio Zeballos Olivier Rochus Stéphane Robert Marcos Baghdatis Robby Ginepri Júlio Silva (Q) Jan Hájek Juan Mónaco (30) Kristof Vliegen (PR) Dušan Lojda (Q) Viktor Troicki Andreas Haider-Maurer (Q) Alejandro Falla Marc Gicquel (Q) Fernando González Michał Przysiężny Milos Raonic (Q) Evgeny Korolev Illya Marchenko Dmitry Tursunov (PR) Ryan Sweeting (WC) Björn Phau Martin Kližan (Q) Lleyton Hewitt Leonardo Mayer Michael Berrer Brian Dabul
Women's singles ChampionRunner-up Kim Clijsters Vera Zvonareva Semifinals out Caroline Wozniacki Venus Williams Quarterfinals out Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi Francesca Schiavone Samantha Stosur 4th round out Maria Sharapova Svetlana Kuznetsova Yanina Wickmayer Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Shahar Pe'er Elena Dementieva Ana Ivanovic3rd round out Chan Yung-jan Beatrice Capra (WC) Maria Kirilenko Lourdes Domínguez Lino (Q) Jelena Janković Patty Schnyder Peng Shuai Alexandra Dulgheru Alona Bondarenko Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Mandy Minella (Q) Sara Errani Daniela Hantuchová Virginie Razzano (WC) Petra Kvitová 2nd round out Chang Kai-chen Tamira Paszek (Q) Aravane Rezaï Iveta Benešová Anastasija Sevastova Yvonne Meusburger Urszula Radwańska (PR) Kateryna Bondarenko Mirjana Lučić (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (Q) Julia Görges Agnieszka Radwańska Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sofia Arvidsson Sabine Lisicki Maria Elena Camerin (Q) Melanie Oudin Sania Mirza (Q) Victoria Azarenka Pauline Parmentier Ágnes Szávay Tsvetana Pironkova Rebecca Marino (Q) Anastasia Rodionova Alisa Kleybanova Vania King Sybille Bammer Marion Bartoli Zheng Jie Elena Baltacha Sally Peers (Q)1st round out Chelsey Gullickson (WC) Carla Suárez Navarro Anne Keothavong (PR) Lucie Šafářová Magdaléna Rybáriková Karolina Šprem Nuria Llagostera Vives (Q) Jarmila Groth Kimiko Date-Krumm Regina Kulikova Jill Craybas Yaroslava Shvedova Anna Chakvetadze Stefanie Vögele Li Na Simona Halep Alicia Molik Chanelle Scheepers Alizé Cornet Jamie Hampton (WC) Kirsten Flipkens Romina Oprandi Alla Kudryavtseva Arantxa Parra Santonja Shelby Rogers (WC) Nadia Petrova Julie Coin Sorana Cîrstea CoCo Vandeweghe (WC) Zuzana Kučová (Q) Ayumi Morita Sophie Ferguson (WC) Olga Savchuk (Q) Vera Dushevina Kristina Barrois Michelle Larcher de Brito (Q) Angelique Kerber Monica Niculescu (Q) Jelena Kostanić Tošić (PR) Alberta Brianti Sandra Záhlavová Irina Falconi (Q) Renata Voráčová Polona Hercog Ksenia Pervak Roberta Vinci Elena Vesnina Bojana Jovanovski Tathiana Garbin Johanna Larsson Dinara Safina Christina McHale (WC) Zuzana Ondrášková (Q) Olga Govortsova Edina Gallovits Klára Zakopalová Ekaterina Makarova Timea Bacsinszky Lucie Hradecká Petra Martić Aleksandra Wozniak Gréta Arn
Player(s) of the day Day 1: Andy Roddick – Roddick advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 victory over Stéphane Robert on his 28th birthday. Day 2: Beatrice Capra – The young wild card entrant defeated Karolina Šprem 6–1, 6–3 and advanced to the second round. Day 3: Ryan Harrison – The 18-year-old qualifier ousted 15th-seeded Ivan Ljubičić in a hard-fought match, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4. Day 4: Kei Nishikori – The qualifier, and only Japanese player in the men's draw, upset 11th-seeded Marin Čilić in a grueling five-hour match, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1. Day 5: Sergiy Stakhovsky – The Pilot Pen champion fought past a rain delay, a partisan crowd, and a determined young opponent to take down Ryan Harrison, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6). Day 6: Caroline Wozniacki – The Pilot Pen champion destroyed Chan Yung-jan, 6–1, 6–0, maintaining her average of one game lost per match at the tournament as she heads into the Round of 16. Day 7: Francesca Schiavone – The world #7 defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–3, 6–0 in just 1 hour and 8 minutes to advance into the Quarterfinals. Day 8: Kaia Kanepi – Overcame a lopsided start to upset 15th-seeded Yanina Wickmayer, 0–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1, reaching her first US Open quarterfinals. Day 9: Stan Wawrinka – Two days after his upset of Andy Murray, the Swiss overcame crowd favorite and last American standing Sam Querrey in a long five-setter, 7–6(11–9), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 4–6, 6–4. Day 10: Vera Zvonareva – Russia's top player defeated 31st-seeded Kaia Kanepi, 6–3, 7–5, in gusty conditions for her best-ever US Open showing. Day 11: Mikhail Youzhny – The big-hitting Russian outlasted Stan Wawrinka in five sets, 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, to advance to the semifinals. Day 12: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan – The American twins won their 9th Grand Slam title and 3rd US Open, defeating Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4). Day 13: Novak Djokovic – The ATP ranked #3 defeated Roger Federer in a five-set match to reach his first Grand Slam final since he won the 2008 Australian Open. Day 14: No matches completed due to rain. Day 15: Rafael Nadal – The World #1 beat Novak Djokovic to win the US Open for the first time and complete his Career Slam.
Day-by-day summaries
Events Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 It was Nadal's 6th title of the year and 42nd of his career. It was his 3rd slam of the year, first US Open, and 9th slam of his career.
Women's singles
Kim Clijsters def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–1 • It was Clijsters' 4th title of the year and 39th of her career. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd and last at the US Open.
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4).