US OPEN 2007: #1 Seeds Win Titles

R. Federer d. N. Djokovic 76(4) 76(2) 64	J. Henin d. S. Kuznetsova 61 63

The 2007 U.S. Open concluded with the World #1's and top seeds winning their final matches in straight sets, the first time since 1996 (Sampras and Graf) the top seeds on both the women's and men's sides of the draw had claimed the title.

It was Federer's 12th major title, placing him tied for second on the all-time list of major singles chamipnships, behind Sampras' 14 titles. Federer has now won 4 sconsecutive U.S. Open titles and made the finals of all 4 majors in both 2006 and 2007. If it wasn't for World #2 Rafael Nadal, who beat him in both Roland Garros finals and the 2005 Roland Garros semifinal, he would have two calendar Grand Slams.

It was Henin's 7th major title of her career, and her second of 2007, cementing her place at the top of the WTA rankings. The diminutive Belgian also became the first player to beat both Williams sisters in a major championship and go on to win the title. It was also the second major championship of 2007 that she won without losing a single set (although she was pushed to tiebreaks against both Venus and Serena.) Henin did not play the Australian Open which was won be Serena Williams, and then she took Serena out in all three major championships during the rest of the year, each time in the quarterfinals.