2012 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (August 27)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Florian Mayer [22]
- Women's singles: Sabine Lisicki [16], Julia Görges [18], Anabel Medina Garrigues [27]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 1st round	Samantha Stosur [7]	Petra Martić	6–1, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Andy Murray [3]	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles 1st round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Melinda Czink	6–2, 6–2
2012 US Open Opening Night Ceremony
Women's singles 1st round	Kim Clijsters [23]	Victoria Duval [WC]	6–3, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Roger Federer [1]	Donald Young	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 1st round	James Blake [WC]	Lukáš Lacko	7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Women's singles 1st round	Lucie Šafářová [15]	Melanie Oudin [WC]	6–4, 6–0
Men's singles 1st round	Mardy Fish [23]	Go Soeda	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–2), 6–3
Women's singles 1st round	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Alexandra Panova	6–0, 6–1
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's singles 1st round	Marion Bartoli [11]	Jamie Hampton	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
Men's singles 1st round	Jack Sock [WC]	Florian Mayer [22]	6–3, 6–2, 3–2, retired
Women's singles 1st round	Petra Kvitová [5]	Polona Hercog	7–6^(8–6), 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Gilles Simon [16]	Michael Russell	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
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Day 2 (August 28)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Juan Mónaco [10]
- Women's singles: Caroline Wozniacki [8], Christina McHale [21], Francesca Schiavone [22], Klára Zakopalová [24], Monica Niculescu [26], Tamira Paszek [29], Peng Shuai [32]
- Men's doubles: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor [1], Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski [4], Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić [7], David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco [13]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 1st round	Agnieszka Radwańska [2]	Nina Bratchikova	6–1, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Andy Roddick [20]	Rhyne Williams	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round	Venus Williams	Bethanie Mattek-Sands [WC]	6–3, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Novak Djokovic [2]	Paolo Lorenzi	6–1, 6–0, 6–1
Women's singles 1st round	Serena Williams [4]	Coco Vandeweghe	6–1, 6–1
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 1st round	Tomáš Berdych [6]	David Goffin	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Men's singles 1st round	Sam Querrey [27]	Lu Yen-hsun	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles 1st round	Sloane Stephens	Francesca Schiavone [22]	6–3, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round	Irina-Camelia Begu	Caroline Wozniacki [8]	6–2, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's singles 1st round	Ana Ivanovic [12]	Elina Svitolina	6–3, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5]	Karol Beck	6–3, 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)
Men's singles 1st round	Guillermo García-López	Juan Mónaco [10]	3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–3)
Women's singles 1st round	Kiki Bertens	Christina McHale [21]	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
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Day 3 (August 29)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Tommy Haas [21], Andreas Seppi [26], Mikhail Youzhny [28], Viktor Troicki [29]
- Women's singles: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17], Kim Clijsters [23], Yanina Wickmayer [25]
- Men's doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna [8]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 2nd round	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Kirsten Flipkens [Q]	6–2, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	John Isner [9]	Xavier Malisse	6–3, 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 7–6^(11–9)
Women's singles 2nd round	Laura Robson	Kim Clijsters [23]	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)
Women's singles 2nd round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6–0, 6–1
Men's singles 2nd round	Andy Murray [3]	Ivan Dodig	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 1st round	David Ferrer [4]	Kevin Anderson	6–4, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Women's singles 2nd round	Petra Kvitová [5]	Alizé Cornet	6–4, 6–3
Men's singles 1st round	Juan Martín del Potro [7]	Florent Serra [LL]	6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Women's singles 2nd round	Samantha Stosur [7]	Edina Gallovits-Hall [Q]	6–3, 6–0
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's singles 1st round	Janko Tipsarević [8]	Guillaume Rufin [WC]	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round	Li Na [9]	Casey Dellacqua	6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles 1st round	Serena Williams [WC] Venus Williams [WC]	Lindsay Lee-Waters [Alt] Megan Moulton-Levy [Alt]	6–4, 6–0
Men's singles 1st round	Ryan Harrison	Benjamin Becker	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
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Day 4 (August 30)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5], Marcel Granollers [24]
- Women's doubles: Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie [7]
- Mixed doubles: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić [5]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 2nd round	Ana Ivanovic [12]	Sofia Arvidsson	6–2, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	Mardy Fish [23]	Nikolay Davydenko	4–6, 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round	Serena Williams [4]	María José Martínez Sánchez	6–2, 6–4
Men's singles 2nd round	Roger Federer [1]	Björn Phau	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round	Angelique Kerber [6]	Venus Williams	6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's singles 2nd round	Maria Kirilenko [14]	Gréta Arn	6–3, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	Martin Kližan	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5]	6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Women's singles 2nd round	Sloane Stephens	Tatjana Malek [Q]	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	James Blake [WC]	Marcel Granollers [24]	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's singles 2nd round	Nicolás Almagro [11]	Philipp Petzschner	6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 2nd round	Agnieszka Radwańska [2]	Carla Suárez Navarro	4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Men's singles 2nd round	Sam Querrey [27]	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles 2nd round	Sara Errani [10]	Vera Dushevina	6–0, 6–1
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Day 5 (August 31)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Women's singles: Li Na [9], Lucie Šafářová [15], Zheng Jie [28], Varvara Lepchenko [31]
- Men's doubles: Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen [11]
- Women's doubles: Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [10], Anastasia Rodionova / Galina Voskoboeva [12], Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Kristina Mladenovic [15]
- Mixed doubles: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan [2]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 3rd round	Samantha Stosur [7]	Varvara Lepchenko [31]	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	Novak Djokovic [2]	Rogério Dutra Silva	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Women's singles 3rd round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Mallory Burdette [WC]	6–1, 6–1
Women's doubles 2nd round	Serena Williams [WC] Venus Williams [WC]	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik [15] Kristina Mladenovic [15]	6–4, 6–0
Men's singles 2nd round	Andy Roddick [20]	Bernard Tomic	6–3, 6–4, 6–0
Women's singles 3rd round	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Zheng Jie [28]	6–0, 6–1
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's singles 3rd round	Laura Robson	Li Na [9]	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	Juan Martín del Potro [7]	Ryan Harrison	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	John Isner [9]	Jarkko Nieminen	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's singles 2nd round	David Ferrer [4]	Igor Sijsling [Q]	6–2, 6–3, 7–6^(14–12)
Women's singles 3rd round	Petra Kvitová [5]	Pauline Parmentier	6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 3rd round	Nadia Petrova [19]	Lucie Šafářová [15]	6–4, 7–5
Men's singles 2nd round	Janko Tipsarević [8]	Brian Baker	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
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Day 6 (September 1)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Gilles Simon [16], Kei Nishikori [17], Fernando Verdasco [25], Sam Querrey [27], Feliciano López [30], Jérémy Chardy [32]
- Women's singles: Dominika Cibulková [13], Maria Kirilenko [14], Jelena Janković [30]
- Men's doubles: Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner [10]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 3rd round	Agnieszka Radwańska [2]	Jelena Janković [30]	6–3, 7–5
Women's singles 3rd round	Serena Williams [4]	Ekaterina Makarova	6–4, 6–0
Men's singles 3rd round	Roger Federer [1]	Fernando Verdasco [25]	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 3rd round	Ana Ivanovic [12]	Sloane Stephens	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round	Mardy Fish [23]	Gilles Simon [16]	6–1, 5–7, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's singles 3rd round	Roberta Vinci [20]	Dominika Cibulková [13]	6–2, 7–5
Men's singles 3rd round	Andy Murray [3]	Feliciano López [30]	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Women's singles 3rd round	Angelique Kerber [6]	Olga Govortsova	6–1, 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round	Tomáš Berdych [6]	Sam Querrey [27]	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's singles 3rd round	Nicolás Almagro [11]	Jack Sock [WC]	7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–2), 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round	Andrea Hlaváčková	Maria Kirilenko [14]	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles 3rd round	Milos Raonic [15]	James Blake [WC]	6–3, 6–0, 7–6^(7–3)
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Day 7 (September 2)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: John Isner [9], Alexandr Dolgopolov [14], Julien Benneteau [31]
- Women's singles: Petra Kvitová [5], Nadia Petrova [19]
- Men's doubles: Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău [3], Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins [14]
- Women's doubles: Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond [1], Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza [13], Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová [14]
- Mixed doubles: Andrea Hlaváčková / Mahesh Bhupathi [6] (walkover), Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Mariusz Fyrstenberg [8]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's singles 3rd round	Novak Djokovic [2]	Julien Benneteau [31]	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round	Andy Roddick [20]	Fabio Fognini	7–5, 7–6^(7–1), 4–6, 6–4
Women's singles 4th round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Nadia Petrova [19]	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Men's singles 3rd round	Philipp Kohlschreiber [19]	John Isner [9]	6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 3rd round	David Ferrer [4]	Lleyton Hewitt [WC]	7–6^(11–9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Men's singles 3rd round	Stan Wawrinka [18]	Alexandr Dolgopolov [14]	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles 4th round	Samantha Stosur [7]	Laura Robson	6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 4th round	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Anna Tatishvili	6–2, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's doubles 3rd round	Leander Paes [5] Radek Štěpánek [5]	Jesse Levine Marinko Matosevic	6–1, 6–3
Men's singles 3rd round	Juan Martín del Potro [7]	Leonardo Mayer	6–3, 7–5, 7–6^(11–9)
Men's singles 3rd round	Richard Gasquet [13]	Steve Johnson [WC]	7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles 4th round	Marion Bartoli [11]	Petra Kvitová [5]	1–6, 6–2, 6–0
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Day 8 (September 3)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Nicolás Almagro [11], Milos Raonic [15], Mardy Fish [23] (walkover)
- Women's singles: Agnieszka Radwańska [2], Angelique Kerber [6]
- Men's doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo [12], Santiago González / Scott Lipsky [16]
- Women's doubles: Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova [5], Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina [6], Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears [9]
- Mixed doubles: Elena Vesnina / Leander Paes [3]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles 4th round	Ana Ivanovic [12]	Tsvetana Pironkova	6–0, 6–4
Women's singles 4th round	Serena Williams [4]	Andrea Hlaváčková	6–0, 6–0
Men's singles 4th round	Roger Federer [1]	Mardy Fish [23]	Walkover
Men's singles 4th round	Marin Čilić [12]	Martin Kližan	7–5, 6–4, 6–0
Men's singles 4th round	Andy Murray [3]	Milos Raonic [15]	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 4th round	Tomáš Berdych [6]	Nicolás Almagro [11]	7–6^(7–4), 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles 4th round	Sara Errani [10]	Angelique Kerber [6]	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Women's singles 4th round	Roberta Vinci [20]	Agnieszka Radwańska [2]	6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles 3rd round	Maria Kirilenko [4] Nadia Petrova [4]	Serena Williams [WC] Venus Williams [WC]	6–1, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's doubles 3rd round	Julia Görges [11] Květa Peschke [11]	Vania King [5] Yaroslava Shvedova [5]	6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles 3rd round	Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2]	Santiago González [16] Scott Lipsky [16]	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Mixed doubles quarterfinals	Květa Peschke [4] Marcin Matkowski [4]	Sania Mirza Colin Fleming	6–3, 7–5
Mixed doubles quarterfinals	Lucie Hradecká [7] František Čermák [7]	Elena Vesnina [3] Leander Paes [3]	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 9 (September 4)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Richard Gasquet [13]
- Women's singles: Samantha Stosur [7]
- Men's doubles: Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares [15]
- Women's doubles: Julia Görges / Květa Peschke [11]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles quarterfinals	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Samantha Stosur [7]	6–1, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)
Women's singles quarterfinals	Maria Sharapova [3] vs Marion Bartoli [11]		0–4, suspended
Men's singles 4th round	Juan Martín del Potro [7] vs Andy Roddick [20]		6–6^(0–1), suspended
Men's doubles quarterfinals	Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [2]		Cancelled
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's singles 4th round	David Ferrer [4]	Richard Gasquet [13]	7–5, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Men's singles 4th round	Stan Wawrinka [18] vs Novak Djokovic [2]		0–2, suspended
Matches on Grandstand
Women's doubles quarterfinals	Sara Errani [2] Roberta Vinci [2]	Julia Görges [11] Květa Peschke [11]	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)
Men's doubles quarterfinals	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer [9] Christian Harrison / Ryan Harrison [WC]		6–2, 2–2, suspended
Men's singles 4th round	Janko Tipsarević [8] vs Philipp Kohlschreiber [18]		5–2, suspended
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 10 (September 5)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Roger Federer [1], Marin Čilić [12], Stan Wawrinka [18], Philipp Kohlschreiber [19], Andy Roddick [20]
- Women's singles: Marion Bartoli [11], Ana Ivanovic [12], Roberta Vinci [20]
- Women's doubles: Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [4]
- Mixed doubles: Liezel Huber / Max Mirnyi [1], Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák [7]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's singles quarterfinals	Maria Sharapova [3]	Marion Bartoli [11]	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's singles 4th round	Juan Martín del Potro [7]	Andy Roddick [20]	6–7^(1–7), 7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles quarterfinals	Serena Williams [4]	Ana Ivanovic [12]	6–1, 6–3
Men's singles quarterfinals	Tomáš Berdych [6]	Roger Federer [1]	7–6^(7–1), 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's singles quarterfinals	Sara Errani [10]	Roberta Vinci [20]	6–2, 6–4
Men's singles 4th round	Novak Djokovic [2]	Stan Wawrinka [18]	6–4, 6–1, 3–1, retired
Men's singles quarterfinals	Andy Murray [3]	Marin Čilić [12]	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Grandstand
Men's doubles quarterfinals	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [9] Jean-Julien Rojer [9]	Christian Harrison [WC] Ryan Harrison [WC]	6–2, 6–3
Men's singles 4th round	Janko Tipsarević [8]	Philipp Kohlschreiber [19]	6–3, 7–6 ^(7–5), 6–2
Men's doubles quarterfinals	Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2]	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut	7–6 ^(7–2), 7–6 ^(7–4)
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 11 (September 6)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Janko Tipsarević [8], Juan Martín del Potro [7]
- Men's doubles: Marcel Granollers / Marc López [6], Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer [9]
- Women's doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez [8], Hsieh Su-wei / Anabel Medina Garrigues [16]
- Mixed doubles: Květa Peschke / Marcin Matkowski [4]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Mixed Doubles Finals	Ekaterina Makarova Bruno Soares	Květa Peschke [4] Marcin Matkowski [4]	6–7^(8–10), 6–1, [12–10]
Men's singles quarterfinals	David Ferrer [4]	Janko Tipsarević [8]	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Exhibition doubles	John McEnroe Adam Sandler	Jim Courier Kevin James	3–1
Men's singles quarterfinals	Novak Djokovic [2]	Juan Martín del Potro [7]	6–2, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's doubles semifinals	Sara Errani [2] Roberta Vinci [2]	Nuria Llagostera Vives [8] María José Martínez Sánchez [8]	6–3, 6–2
Men's doubles semifinals	Leander Paes [5] Radek Štěpánek [5]	Marcel Granollers [6] Marc López [6]	6–6, retired
Men's doubles semifinals	Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2]	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [9] Jean-Julien Rojer [9]	6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles semifinals	Andrea Hlaváčková [3] Lucie Hradecká [3]	Hsieh Su-wei [16] Anabel Medina Garrigues [16]	7–6^(6–2), 6–4
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 12 (September 7)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Women's singles: Maria Sharapova [3], Sara Errani [10]
- Men's doubles: Leander Paes [5] / Radek Štěpánek [5]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's doubles final	Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2]	Leander Paes [5] Radek Štěpánek [5]	6–3, 6–4
Women's singles semifinals	Victoria Azarenka [1]	Maria Sharapova [3]	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles semifinals	Serena Williams [4]	Sara Errani [10]	6–1, 6–2

Day 13 (September 8)

Only one completed match was done before the inclement weather, the men's singles semifinal match between David Ferrer versus Novak Djokovic and the women's singles final of Victoria Azarenka versus Serena Williams were scheduled to compete as play has been postponed to Day 14.

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Tomáš Berdych [6]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's singles semifinals	Andy Murray [3]	Tomáš Berdych [6]	5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6^(9–7)
Men's singles semifinals	David Ferrer [4] vs Novak Djokovic [2]		5–2, suspended
Women's singles final	Victoria Azarenka [1] vs Serena Williams [4]		Cancelled
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 14 (September 9)

Women's singles final

The Women's single's final featured the then top ranked[1] Victoria Azarenka against then three-time champion Serena Williams. Williams had beaten Azarenka in the 2012 Wimbledon semifinals and had won her first six matches in the US Open easily without dropping a set.[2]

Williams won the first set 6-2. Azarenka came back with a break in the first game of the second set and won 2-6.[3] In the final set with the set tied 3-3, Williams double-faulted and Azarenka took advantage and won the break.[3] At 3-5, Azarkenka was two points from victory against Williams' serve,[1] and then at 4-5 Azarenka was serving for the match. Azarenka then made three errors and lost the game to go to 5-5.[3] Williams then won the final two games to win the title.

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: David Ferrer [4]
- Women's singles: Victoria Azarenka [1]
- Women's doubles: Andrea Hlaváčková [3] / Lucie Hradecká [3]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's singles semifinals	Novak Djokovic [2]	David Ferrer [4]	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles final	Serena Williams [4]	Victoria Azarenka [1]	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's doubles final	Sara Errani [2] Roberta Vinci [2]	Andrea Hlaváčková [3] Lucie Hradecká [3]	6–4, 6–2

Day 15 (September 10)

Men's singles final

The final featured defending champion Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Murray won in 5 sets 7-6 (12-10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2. The match was noted for having several long rallies, with the longest being 54 strokes.[4][5] The match lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes which tied a record for a US Open final. A tiebreaker of 22 points in the first set also set a tournament record.[4]

Murray became the first British male to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry in 1936.[5]

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's singles: Novak Djokovic [2]

Match on Main Court
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Match on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's singles final	Andy Murray [3]	Novak Djokovic [2]	7–6^(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2

References

"Serena Williams wins U.S. Open title". ESPN.com. September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
Clarey, Christopher (September 9, 2012). "Surprising Even Herself, Williams Rallies to Title". NY Times. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
"Serena Williams comes back to win US Open". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
"Andy Murray wins Open, first Slam". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
"Andy Murray wins US Open after defeat of Novak Djokovic". BBC. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

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[ESPN-1] "Serena Williams wins U.S. Open title". ESPN.com. September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[NY_Times-2] Clarey, Christopher (September 9, 2012). "Surprising Even Herself, Williams Rallies to Title". NY Times. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[Yahoo!-3] "Serena Williams comes back to win US Open". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[ESPN_Mens_Final-4] "Andy Murray wins Open, first Slam". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[BBC-5] "Andy Murray wins US Open after defeat of Novak Djokovic". BBC. Retrieved September 11, 2012.