FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 • TIMES 51 sports A look back at a US Open filled with stars and a huge upset ORTHODONTICS WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Est. 1976 FREE* Consultation and Exam Medicaid Approved Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 Most Insurance Accepted As Partial or Full Payment 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 ©Times Newsweekly 2015-GLENRIDGE WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Vincent J. Bilello, D.D.S., ABO Diplomate, Specialists in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics BY THE RIDGEWOOD TIMES STAFF editorial@ridgewoodtimes.com @RidgewoodTimes One player’s yearlong span of dominance, another player’s career and a history of rain delays all came to an end at this year’s U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The last few days at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center were fi lled with historic moments beginning with Friday’s stunning defeat of defending women’s champion Serena Williams at the hands of unseeded Roberta Vinci in the semifi nals. Williams was looking to become the fi rst woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to sweep all four tennis Grand Slam events in the same calendar year. Williams looked well on her way doing it after the fi rst set against Vinci, which she won convincingly, 6-2. But the unseeded Italian shocked everyone by taking the next set against Williams, 6-4, before fi nishing off the defending champ in the third and fi nal set by the same score. Vinci’s Cinderella run to for a U.S. Open title came up short in the fi nals on Sept. 12, also in dramatic fashion, as she lost to the 26th seed and fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta. Before a packed house at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Pennetta captured the U.S. Open title in straight sets — 7-6, 6-2 — then stunned everyone by announcing her retirement after accepting her championship trophy. The Sept. 13 men’s fi nal between defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer featured what will likely be the last rain delay in Arthur Ashe Stadium history. A retractable roof will be ready for next year’s U.S. Open, thus preventing delays for future fi nals and other marquee tennis matches. Djokovic and Federer, the tournament’s top seeds, took the court around dusk and put on a show for the sellout crowd. Djokovic took the fi rst set, 6-4, then Federer — a sentimental favorite among many in attendance — bounced back to win the second set, 7-5. In the end, Djokovic assumed control of the match in the third set, winning 6-4, then won the fourth set by the same score to capture his second U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam event this year. As in past years, the two-week tournament brought out huge crowds and celebrities from the stage and screen who took in the action. Among the notable names in attendance for the matches were singer/songwriter James Taylor; soccer champion David Beckham; New York Yankee infi elder Alex Rodriguez; Anna Wintour of Vogue magazine; and actors Ben Stiller and Robert Redford. It fi gures to be more of the same at next year’s Open, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 29, 2016. Victoria Azarenka Andy Murry Serena Williams Flaverin Panetta Novack Djokovic
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