2008 US Open (tennis)
| 2008 US Open | |
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| Date | August 25–September 8 |
| Edition | 128th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Hardcourt |
| Location | New York City, USA |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Roger Federer
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| Women's Singles | |
 Serena Williams
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| Men's Doubles | |
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Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
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| Women's Doubles | |
 Cara Black / Liezel Huber
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| Mixed Doubles | |
Cara Black /  Leander Paes
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| Boys' Singles | |
 Grigor Dimitrov
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| Girls' Singles | |
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Coco Vandeweghe
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| Boys' Doubles | |
 Niki Moser /  Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
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| Girls' Doubles | |
 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn /  Sandra Roma
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| Men's Champions Invitational | |
 Pat Cash
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| Women's Champions Invitational | |
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Martina Navratilova
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| Mixed Champions Invitational | |
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Anne Smith / Stan Smith
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The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States, from August 25 through September 8, 2008.
The men's defending champion, Roger Federer, won the US Open for a fifth consecutive time. Justine Henin, the women's defending champion, did not return to defend her title due to her retirement from tennis, for personal reasons, earlier in the year.Serena Williams was the champion on the women's side, winning her third US Open title; she had last won the event in 2002. Federer and Williams's opponents, Andy Murray and Jelena Janković, were making their débuts in Grand Slam finals. World number ones Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic went out in the semifinal and second round, respectively. This was Nadal's best ever result at the US Open; for Ivanovic, it was her second early exit at a Grand Slam since her win at the 2008 French Open.
The home nation had success; Serena Williams was the first American to win a singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003. Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their second US Open title, and Liezel Huber (who became an American citizen in 2007) won the women's doubles with Zimbabwean Cara Black.
The International Tennis Federation and United States Tennis Association offered audiences a number of new ways to access the Open in 2008. A YouTube channel was set up to broadcast highlights, and the official US Open website featured hourly updates of what was happening at the tournament. Multiple matches could be accessed at any one time, on handheld video devices courtesy of American Express. In celebration of the 40th anniversary since the US National Championships became "open" to professionals, a special opening ceremony was held, showcasing all the singles champions of the previous 40 years, with over two dozen of them in attendance. The ceremony was hosted by actor Forest Whitaker and included musical performances from funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. In addition to this, fans were shown nightly video tributes, and a commemorative book was published. On August 23, the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day was held; Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, James Blake, Novak Djoković, Ana Ivanovic, and Serena Williams led the player participation. Musical acts including the Jonas Brothers and Sean Kingston performed on this day as well.
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