Roger Federer was ripe for a loss, but in the end the Super Swiss beat Serbian Novak Djokovic in straight sets and captured his fourth consecutive U.S. Open title.
Federer saved seven set points over the first two sets on the way to a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory.
On the women's side, Justine Henin finished off a dominating two weeks at the U.S. Open, blitzing Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 6-3 for her seventh Grand Slam title.
It capped a monumental effort for Henin, as she beat the Williams sisters back-to-back and became the first person to do it en route to a Grand Slam title. Henin disposed of Serena in the quarterfinals, and then ousted Venus in Friday's semifinals.