Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.
6-4, 2-6, 7-6 , 6-3 in the final round of the U.S. Open Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title and becoming the youngest man to be ranked No. 1 in the world at 19 years old.Frances Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the semifinals in years, from Maryland, became the first American man to make it to the semifinals of the U.S. Open in 16 years.
He defeated veteran Rafael Nadal in the fourth round before beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 , 7-6 last Wednesday. Though Tiafoe was eliminated by Alcaraz Friday. The last American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals was Andy Roddick, who was eliminated by Roger Federer in 2006. Roddick is also the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles tournament since winning the U.S. Open in 2003.Ons Jabeur is the first African and Arab woman to reach the finalsShe beat Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-3 on Sept. 9, marking her second consecutive appearance at a Grand Slam title match. She was also a finalist at Wimbledon two months ago.
Immediately after impact, a recorded voice shouts out the call:"FAULT!" for a wayward serve;"OUT!" for a ball that lands long or wide in a rally. By replacing human line judges with the optical system called Hawk-Eye Live,"we're providing the players a fairer playing field with a lot more integrity, a much higher accuracy call," says Sean Cary, who oversees officiating for the United States Tennis Association , which runs the U.S. Open.
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