My NYC: "US Open 2009 - Experience In Pictures"

The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday, September 13, but due to rain the tournament was extended by one day. 
Former World No. 1 and 2005 US Open women's singles champion, Kim Clijsters, competed in the 2009 US Open after being granted a wild card entry, returning to professional tennis after more than two years of retirement. She made it to the women's singles semi-finals, where she knocked out the defending champion Serena Williams (I was there watching this unbelievable match including Kim's just speechless "comeback" after almost loosing the match!). In the final, Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets: 7–5, 6–3. Clijsters thus became the first mother to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
In the men's singles final, five time consecutive winner Roger Federer lost to Argentina's Juan Martín del Potro in a match lasting over four hours 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 (I was literally crying! <:) ).
BTW, in Girls' Doubles Ukrainian/Russian pair Valeria Solovieva / Maryna Zanevska defeated Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, 1–6, 6–3 [10–7] to win the title! ;)

Now My US Open 2009 in Pictures ;) Enjoy!!

 


Arthur Ashe Stadium before the match

                                                             
              Serena Williams during the match                            Maria Sharapova on the Practice Court

          Andy Murray (Practice Court)                          Rafael Nadal (during the match)

Roger Federer with all of his (then 15) Grand Slams :D

Kateryna Bondarenko during QF match                                    Bob and Mike Bryan

And LEGENDS:       Martina Navratilova                   and                              Roger Federer

Both signed the tennis ball for me!! :))

P.S. All of the pictures belong to me.
xo K