2010 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles U.S. Open 2010.

Defending champion Juan Martín del Potro was, who could not compete to defend their title this year due to injury. The final of denied Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, which won Nadal in four sets. This was his first triumph at the U.S. Open and his ninth overall Grand Slam title, which he reached the seventh player in history the career Grand Slam.

While Nadal reached the final without dropping a set, Djokovic had to go the full distance of five sets in both the first and in the semifinal. In his semifinal match against last year's finalist Roger Federer the Serb fought at a score of 4:5 in the fifth set off two match points and took the Swiss after his service game to 6:5 from. Nadal had to give up during the tournament only five times his service game, with which he equaled as compiled by Andy Roddick in 2003 record. The men's final had to be postponed by one day due to rain, as in 2008 and 2009 and was suspended due to lightning storm with the score at 4-4 in the second set for almost two hours. It was amazing the number of out -played Nadal break points (26 ) and that Djokovic was able to fend off 20 of them.

Surprises at the tournament attended, among others, the early retirement of the set of number seven Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych (1st round ) and at four, six and nine set Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko and Andy Roddick (each 2nd round). Positive surprise, however, the seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny twelve, which failed only in the semi-final on eventual winner Rafael Nadal.

The shock of the tournament succeeded Roger Federer in his first round match against Argentina's Brian Dabul when he curled a Passierschlag at a score of 6:1 5:3 after a Lop Dabuls through the legs and back to the network in the field.

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Seedings

Main Round

Explanations

• Q = qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• ALT = substitute ( alternate )
• PR = Protected Ranking
• SE = Special Exempt

• R = Task ( retired )
• D = disqualification
• Supra = Walkover

Quarterfinals, semifinals, finals

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Bottom half

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