Roger Federer of Switzerland hoists the men’s championship trophy after he defeated Andy Murray of Scotland in straight sets in the U.S. Open final on Monday night in New York. (Al Bello / Getty Images)
Andy Murray, a 21-year-old from Scotland playing in his first Grand Slam final, returns a backhand shot to Roger Federer on Monday in the U.S. Open championship match. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
Serena Williams celebrates her straight-set victory over Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic in the U.S. Open women’s final on Sunday. (Timothy A. Clary AFP/Getty Images)
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the second-ranked woman in the world, waits for the awards ceremony after losing to Serena Williams on Sunday in the U.S. Open final. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)
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Jelena Jankovic follows through on a serve to Serena Williams during their U.S Open championship match on Sunday in New York. (Jason Szenes / EPA)
Andy Murray chases after a backhand during his four-set victory over top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Sunday in a U.S. Open semifinal. (Justin Lane / EPA)
Andy Murray revels in the moment after defeating top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the U.S. Open to qualify for his first Grand Slam final. (Justin Lane / EPA)
Novak Djokovic uses his flexibility to reach a backhand on Saturday in the U.S. Open semifinals against Roger Federer. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)
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Novak Djokovic pleads with himself during his four-set loss to Roger Federer on Saturday during a U.S. Open men’s semifinal. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
Roger Federer reaches high for a forehard return against Novak Djokovic on Saturday during their U.S. Open men’s semifinal on Saturday. (John G. Mabanglo / EPA)
Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, to move one victory from a fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall. (Nick Laham / Getty Images)
Serena Williams follows through on a forehand return to Dinara Safina on Friday in their U.S. Open semifinal match. (Justin Lane / EPA)
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Dinara Safina reacts to a missed opportunity during her semifinal match against Serena Williams in the U.S. Open on Friday. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
Serena Williams takes a seat on the court while celebrating a point against Dinara Safina of Russia on Friday in their U.S. Open women’s semifinal. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
Dinara Safina keeps her eye on the ball while hitting a backhand against Serena Williams on Friday in a U.S. Open women’s semifinal. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
Jelena Jankovic reacts after defeating Elena Dementieva in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday. She’ll face Serena Williams on Saturday in the championship match. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
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Elena Dementieva follows through, or maybe around, on her swing during a women’s semifinal against Jelena Jankovic on Friday at the U.S. Open. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
Jelena Jankovic returns a shot against Russsia’s Elene Dementieva on Friday during a 6-4, 6-4 victory that put the Serbian in the women’s final against Serena Williams. (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)
Venus Williams showed her athleticism Monday by chasing down shots to the corners from Agnieszka Radwanska during a straight-set victory in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)
Venus Williams stretches to hit a backhand volley against Agnieszka Radwanska during a straight-set victory on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (Justin Lane / EPA)
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Agnieszka Radwanska, a 19-year-old from Poland ranked No. 11 in the world, took out Maria Sharapova at the U.S. Open last year but couldn’t take a set off Venus Williams on Monday. (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)
Serena Williams acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after beating Severine Bremond in straight sets in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)
Serena Williams defeated Severine Bremond of France, 6-2, 6-2, on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, and a meeting with her sister Venus. (Al Bello / Getty Images)
Sam Querrey showed off his big forehand by hitting numerous winners in a four-set loss to top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Monday during their fourth-round match in the U.S. Open. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
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Rafael Nadal celebrated many hard-fought points that he won against Sam Querrey on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (Andrew Gombert / EPA)
Sam Querrey took a set off Rafael Nadal on Monday but blew several chances to push it to a fifth set when he failed to convert several break points in the seventh game of the fourth set. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)
Rafael Nadal had to come up with some flashy shots to avoid a fifth set against Sam Querrey on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)
