Five-time defending US Open champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who will be returning to Grand Slam competition after withdrawing from Wimbledon, lead the men’s singles field for the 2009 US Open Tennis Championships. The player field also features former US Open champions Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin. All top 100 men, representing 28 different countries, received direct entry into the US Open.
The 2009 US Open will be played August 31 – September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Both the men’s and women’s US Open singles champions will earn $1.6 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.6 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. The US Open Men’s Singles Championship is presented by Lexus.
 Roger Federer
Leading the world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, who won his fifth consecutive US Open singles title last year. Federer will be attempting to join Bill Tilden who is the only man to win six consecutive U.S. titles, as Tilden won six straight from 1920-25. Federer recently made Grand Slam history at this year’s Wimbledon, breaking Pete Sampras’ record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 15. Federer can also surpass Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors to become second all-time in men’s U.S. singles titles. In 2007, Federer became the first man to win the Olympus US Open Series and US Open titles in the same season. |
