All I can say is, he is back! Roger Federer, now 5 time US Open champion, won in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 defeating world no. 6, 21-year old Scot Andy Murray. He was in his old form: his deadly inside out forehand, his quickness and aggressiveness (I love his serve and volley style). He showed so much confidence as the game progressed. I saw the second and third set live on "Balls" Tuesday morning before leaving for work (and watched the whole game on replay the other night) and boy, was I so happy for him. It broke my heart when he lost to Nadal in the Wimbledon finals *sigh* he could have gotten another slam under his belt that time. On the other hand, I felt sad for Andy. After defeating world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, I actually thought Andy can win against Roger (remember Andy is 2-1 head-to-head with Roger in hardcourt). Great match! For Roger: GO FOR 14!!!
In the women's side. Serena Williams won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5 against Serbian Jelena Jankovic. Serena was all power (same could be said about her sister Venus). You could hear her grunts all over hehe. As for Jelena, she will be a force to reckon with in the coming tournaments. A couple of more grand slam experience and she'll be ready. Serena is back to world number 1 after 5 years (last time she was no. 1 was in 2003). Jelena, by the way, is now world no. 2 and Ana Ivanovic is down to no. 3.
Now that the last grand slam of the year is over, next important tournament would be the year ending Sony Ericsson Championship in Doha in November for the women's and the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai for the men's side also in November. And yes, a lot of players will be looking forward to who will be the year-ending number 1 for both sides. That's also a big deal.
Next grand slam will be the Australian Open (Melbourne Park, starting 19 Jan to 1 Feb 2009). Can't wait!
Images from: http://www.serenawilliams.com/ and http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/index.cfm
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