Top Ten Memories from the 2011 U.S. Open
What will stay with us from the 2011 U.S. Open tennis championships…
• The success of the wildcards this year, most notably Donald Young, who reached the round of 16
• The promising play of the young American women
• The next wave of American men is starting to appear
• Record number of retirements and withdrawals due to injuries, eighteen in all in the first week
• Venus Williams withdrawing before her second round match because she has Sjogren’s Syndrome
• Bright colors amidst the deluge of rain that cancelled four sessions over two days during the second week for the first time in thirty years…
• Novak Djokovic defeating Roger Federer in the semis for the second straight year after being down two match points
• Samantha Stosur stunning Serena Williams to win her first U.S. Open title
• Novak Djokovic winning his third Slam of 2011 and first U.S. Open title by defeating Rafael Nadal for the sixth time in a final this year
• The Men’s final was played on Monday for the fourth straight year, but US TV ratings were higher for both the men’s and women’s finals
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