2008 U.S. Open

Andy Murray, a 21-year-old from Scotland playing in his first Grand Slam final, returns a backhand shot to Roger Federer on Monday in the U.S. Open championship match.   (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Serena Williams celebrates her straight-set victory over Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic in the U.S. Open women’s final on Sunday.  (Timothy A. Clary AFP/Getty Images)

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the second-ranked woman in the world, waits for the awards ceremony after losing to Serena Williams on Sunday in the U.S. Open final.   (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

Jelena Jankovic follows through on a serve to Serena Williams during their U.S Open championship match on Sunday in New York.   (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Andy Murray chases after a backhand during his four-set victory over top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Sunday in a U.S. Open semifinal.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Andy Murray revels in the moment after defeating top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the U.S. Open to qualify for his first Grand Slam final.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Novak Djokovic uses his flexibility to reach a backhand on Saturday in the U.S. Open semifinals against Roger Federer.   (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic pleads with himself during his four-set loss to Roger Federer on Saturday during a U.S. Open men’s semifinal.   (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

Roger Federer reaches high for a forehard return against Novak Djokovic on Saturday during their U.S. Open men’s semifinal on Saturday.   (John G. Mabanglo / EPA)

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, to move one victory from a fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall.   (Nick Laham / Getty Images)

Serena Williams follows through on a forehand return to Dinara Safina on Friday in their U.S. Open semifinal match.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Dinara Safina reacts to a missed opportunity during her semifinal match against Serena Williams in the U.S. Open on Friday.   (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Serena Williams takes a seat on the court while celebrating a point against Dinara Safina of Russia on Friday in their U.S. Open women’s semifinal.   (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

Dinara Safina keeps her eye on the ball while hitting a backhand against Serena Williams on Friday in a U.S. Open women’s semifinal.   (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Jelena Jankovic reacts after defeating Elena Dementieva in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday. She’ll face Serena Williams on Saturday in the championship match.   (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Elena Dementieva follows through, or maybe around, on her swing during a women’s semifinal against Jelena Jankovic on Friday at the U.S. Open.  (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Jelena Jankovic returns a shot against Russsia’s Elene Dementieva on Friday during a 6-4, 6-4 victory that put the Serbian in the women’s final against Serena Williams.   (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Venus Williams showed her athleticism Monday by chasing down shots to the corners from Agnieszka Radwanska during a straight-set victory in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.   (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)

Venus Williams stretches to hit a backhand volley against Agnieszka Radwanska during a straight-set victory on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.   (Justin Lane / EPA)

Agnieszka Radwanska, a 19-year-old from Poland ranked No. 11 in the world, took out Maria Sharapova at the U.S. Open last year but couldn’t take a set off Venus Williams on Monday.   (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)

Serena Williams acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after beating Severine Bremond in straight sets in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.  (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

Serena Williams defeated Severine Bremond of France, 6-2, 6-2, on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, and a meeting with her sister Venus.   (Al Bello / Getty Images)

Sam Querrey showed off his big forehand by hitting numerous winners in a four-set loss to top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Monday during their fourth-round match in the U.S. Open.   (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal celebrated many hard-fought points that he won against Sam Querrey on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.  (Andrew Gombert / EPA)

Sam Querrey took a set off Rafael Nadal on Monday but blew several chances to push it to a fifth set when he failed to convert several break points in the seventh game of the fourth set.  (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)

Rafael Nadal had to come up with some flashy shots to avoid a fifth set against Sam Querrey on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.   (Juile Jacobson / Associated Press)