2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (August 29)

Top American Mardy Fish opened proceedings cruising past German Tobias Kamke 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.^[1] While, another American Ryan Harrison fell to 27th seed Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6), after wasting leads in the second and third set.^[2] No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet then played the inaugural match at the newest show court, Court 17, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets 6–4, 6–4, 6–0.^[3] Five-time champion and 3rd seed Roger Federer defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.^[4] Other seeds who cruised through were Gaël Monfils, Tomáš Berdych, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Radek Štěpánek and Janko Tipsarević. While 15th seed Viktor Troicki and 29th seed Michaël Llodra, were both pushed to a final set with Llodra prevailing over Victor Hănescu, while Troicki was the first upset of the tournament losing to Alejandro Falla.^[5]

On the women's side former champion Maria Sharapova was pushed by Britain's Heather Watson in three sets 3–6, 7–5, 6–3.^[6] While, the American woman had mixed results, out of 8 on court 4 of them being led by 2-time champion Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Irina Falconi, and Christina McHale.^[4] Most of the top seeds also advanced to the second round, led by last year's finalist and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva, the Russian was joined by Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur, Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai and Dominika Cibulková.^[7] The major upset of the opening day saw Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová as she fell to Alexandra Dulgheru in straight sets 7–6^(7–3), 6–3, hitting 52 unforced errors. This also marks the first time in the Open Era that a reigning Wimbledon Champion has lost in the first round of the US Open.^[8]

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Viktor Troicki [15]
- Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová [5]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles 1st Round	Mardy Fish [8]	Tobias Kamke	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Heather Watson	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
2011 US Open Opening Night Ceremony
Women's Singles 1st Round	Venus Williams	Vesna Dolonts	6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Roger Federer [3]	Santiago Giraldo	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's Singles 1st Round	Marin Čilić [27]	Ryan Harrison [WC]	6–2, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
Women's Singles 1st Round	Alexandra Dulgheru	Petra Kvitová [5]	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round	Vera Zvonareva [2]	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon [Q]	6–3, 6–0
Women's Singles 1st Round	Marion Bartoli [8]	Alexandra Panova [Q]	7–5, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Gaël Monfils [7]	Grigor Dimitrov	7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 1st Round	Tomáš Berdych [9]	Romain Jouan [Q]	6–2, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round	Madison Keys [WC]	Jill Craybas [WC]	6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	Alejandro Falla	Victor Troicki [15]	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Women's Singles 1st Round	Polona Hercog	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–1, 6–3
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Day 2 (August 30)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Mikhail Youzhny [16], Ivan Dodig [32]
- Women's Singles: Li Na [6], Daniela Hantuchová [21], María José Martínez Sánchez [32]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 1st Round	Victoria Azarenka [4]	Johanna Larsson	6–1, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6–3, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round	Novak Djokovic [1]	Conor Niland [Q]	6–0, 5–1, retired
Women's Singles 1st Round	Ana Ivanovic [16]	Ksenia Pervak	6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Andrey Golubev	6–3, 7–6^(7–1), 7–5
Women's Singles 1st Round	Serena Williams [28]	Bojana Jovanovski	6–1, 6–1
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's Singles 1st Round	David Ferrer [5]	Igor Andreev	2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Francesca Schiavone [7]	Galina Voskoboeva [Q]	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Simona Halep	Li Na [6]	6–2, 7–5
Men's Singles 1st Round	James Blake	Jesse Huta Galung [Q]	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 1st Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]	Lu Yen-hsun	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Jelena Janković [11]	Alison Riske [WC]	6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round	Fernando Verdasco [19]	Jarkko Nieminen	3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
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Day 3 (August 31)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro [10]
- Women's Singles: Marion Bartoli [8], Agnieszka Radwańska [12], Dominika Cibulková [14], Yanina Wickmayer [20]
- Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [1], František Čermák / Filip Polášek [11], Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram [16]
- Women's Doubles: Chan Yung-jan / Anastasia Rodionova [10], Chuang Chia-jung / Olga Govortsova [13]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Vera Zvonareva [2]	Kateryna Bondarenko	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Andy Murray [4]	Somdev Devvarman	7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Sabine Lisicki [22]	Venus Williams	walkover
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Irina Falconi	Dominika Cibulková [14]	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Men's Singles 1st Round	Andy Roddick [21]	Michael Russell	6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Maria Sharapova [3]	Anastasiya Yakimova	6–1, 6–1
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Lucie Šafářová [27]	Madison Keys [WC]	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	Juan Martín del Potro [18]	Filippo Volandri	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Samantha Stosur [9]	Coco Vandeweghe	6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	John Isner [28]	Marcos Baghdatis	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(13–11), 2–6, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 1st Round	Rogério Dutra da Silva [LL]	Louk Sorensen [Q]	6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 1–0, retired
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Christina McHale	Marion Bartoli [8]	7–6^(7–2), 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round	Robby Ginepri [WC]	João Souza [Q]	6–3, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Angelique Kerber	Agnieszka Radwańska [12]	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
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Day 4 (September 1)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils [7], Richard Gasquet [13], Radek Štěpánek [23], Michaël Llodra [29]
- Women's Singles: Shahar Pe'er [23], Jarmila Gajdošová [29], Kaia Kanepi [31]
- Men's Doubles: Christopher Kas / Alexander Peya [10]
- Women's Doubles: Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie [7], Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová [11]
- Mixed Doubles: Yaroslava Shvedova / Max Mirnyi [3], Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi [6]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Francesca Schiavone [7]	Mirjana Lučić	6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Roger Federer [3]	Dudi Sela	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Serena Williams [28]	Michaëlla Krajicek [Q]	6–0, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	Arantxa Rus	6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Novak Djokovic [1]	Carlos Berlocq	6–0, 6–0, 6–2
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Jelena Janković [11]	Jelena Dokić	6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Gaël Monfils [7]	7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Mardy Fish [8]	Malek Jaziri [Q]	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Victoria Azarenka [4]	Gisela Dulko	6–4, 6–3
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Tomáš Berdych [9]	Fabio Fognini	7–5, 6–0, 6–0
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Andrea Petkovic [10]	Jie Zheng	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]	Sergei Bubka [Q]	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Sloane Stephens [WC]	Shahar Pe'er [23]	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
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Day 5 (September 2)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Stanislas Wawrinka [14], Jürgen Melzer [17], Ivan Ljubičić [30]
- Women's Singles: Maria Sharapova [3], Julia Görges [19], Nadia Petrova [24], Lucie Šafářová [27], Anabel Medina Garrigues [30]
- Men's Doubles: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor [2], Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares [12]
- Women's Doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja [14]
- Mixed Doubles: Vania King / Rohan Bopanna [5]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Vera Zvonareva [2]	Anabel Medina Garrigues [30]	6–4, 7–5
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Flavia Pennetta [26]	Maria Sharapova [3]	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Nicolas Mahut	6–2, 6–2, retired
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Maria Kirilenko [25]	Christina McHale	6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Andy Roddick [21]	Jack Sock	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Monica Niculescu	Lucie Šafářová [27]	6–0, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round	John Isner [28]	Robby Ginepri [WC]	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Andy Murray [4]	Robin Haase	6–7^(5–7), 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Samantha Stosur [9]	Nadia Petrova [24]	7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(5–7), 7–5
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Juan Martín del Potro [18]	Diego Junqueira	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Peng Shuai [13]	Julia Görges [19]	6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Sabine Lisicki [22]	Irina Falconi	6–0, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round	David Ferrer [5]	James Blake	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 6 (September 3)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych [9], Fernando Verdasco [19], Marin Čilić [27], Marcel Granollers [31]
- Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka [4], Jelena Janković [11], Roberta Vinci [18]
- Men's Doubles: Eric Butorac / Jean-Julien Rojer [8], Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank [14]
- Mixed Doubles: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan [1], Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor [2]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	Vania King	6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Roger Federer [3]	Marin Čilić [27]	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Serena Williams [28]	Victoria Azarenka [4]	6–1, 7–6^(7–5)
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Ana Ivanovic [16]	Sloane Stephens [WC]	6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Novak Djokovic [1]	Nikolay Davydenko	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Janko Tipsarević [20]	Tomáš Berdych [9]	6–4, 5–0, retired
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]	Jelena Janković [11]	6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Mardy Fish [8]	Kevin Anderson	6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–3)
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Svetlana Kuznetsova [15]	Akgul Amanmuradova	6–4, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Francesca Schiavone [7]	Chanelle Scheepers	5–7, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Andrea Petkovic [10]	Roberta Vinci [18]	6–4, 6–0
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Juan Mónaco	Tommy Haas [PR]	6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]	Fernando Verdasco [19]	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 7 (September 4)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Juan Martín del Potro [18], Juan Ignacio Chela [24], Feliciano López [25], Florian Mayer [26]
- Women's Singles: Peng Shuai [13], Sabine Lisicki [22], Maria Kirilenko [25]
- Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Marc López [13] (withdrew), Mark Knowles / Xavier Malisse [15]
- Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina [6], Jarmila Gajdošová / Bethanie Mattek-Sands [16]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Rafael Nadal [2]	David Nalbandian	7–6^(7–5), 6–1, 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Andy Roddick [21]	Julien Benneteau [WC]	6–1, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Andy Murray [4]	Feliciano López [25]	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round	Vera Zvonareva [2]	Sabine Lisicki [22]	6–2, 6–3
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Women's Singles 4th Round	Flavia Pennetta [26]	Peng Shuai [13]	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Gilles Simon [12]	Juan Martín del Potro [18]	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Men's Singles 3rd Round	John Isner [28]	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Gilles Müller	Igor Kunitsyn	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Donald Young [WC]	Juan Ignacio Chela [24]	7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Women's Doubles 3rd Round	Liezel Huber [4] Lisa Raymond [4]	Jarmila Gajdošová [16] Bethanie Mattek-Sands [16]	6–2, 7–6^(7–5)
Women's Singles 4th Round	Samantha Stosur [9]	Maria Kirilenko [25]	6–2, 6–7^(15–17), 6–3
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 8 (September 5)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Mardy Fish [8], Alexandr Dolgopolov [22]
- Women's Singles: Francesca Schiavone [7], Svetlana Kuznetsova [15], Ana Ivanovic [16]
- Men's Doubles: Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić [3]
- Women's Doubles: Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta [2], María José Martínez Sánchez / Anabel Medina Garrigues [12]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Singles 4th Round	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]	Francesca Schiavone [7]	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th Round	Serena Williams [28]	Ana Ivanovic [16]	6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]	Mardy Fish [8]	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	Svetlana Kuznetsova [15]	6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–1
Men's Singles 4th Round	Roger Federer [3]	Juan Mónaco	6–1, 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium
Men's Singles 4th Round	Janko Tipsarević [20]	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round	Novak Djokovic [1]	Alexandr Dolgopolov [22]	7–6^(16–14), 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round	Andrea Petkovic [10]	Carla Suárez Navarro	6–1, 6–4
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's Doubles 3rd Round	Sara Errani [15] Roberta Vinci [15]	Gisela Dulko [2] Flavia Pennetta [2]	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Men's Doubles 3rd Round	Mahesh Bhupathi [4] Leander Paes [4]	Somdev Devvarman Treat Conrad Huey	6–4, 7–5
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals	Gisela Dulko [8] Eduardo Schwank [8]	Jarmila Gajdošová Bruno Soares	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Men's Doubles 3rd Round	David Marrero Andreas Seppi	Michaël Llodra [3] Nenad Zimonjić [3]	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 9 (September 6)

All the matches that should have been played this day were postponed due to the continued rain.

Schedule of Play

Day 10 (September 7)

Due to the rainy weather forecast, the Day 10 day and night sessions have been cancelled. Play will resume on Day 11 (8 September), weather permitting.^[9]

Schedule of Play

Day 11 (September 8)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: David Ferrer [5], Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11], Gilles Simon [12], Janko Tipsarević [20]
- Women's Singles: Vera Zvonareva [2], Andrea Petkovic [10], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17], Flavia Pennetta [26]
- Men's Doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes [4], Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău [7]
- Women's Doubles: Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik [1], Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [8], Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [9], Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci [15]
- Mixed Doubles: Elena Vesnina / Leander Paes [7]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles 4th Round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Gilles Müller	7–6^(7–1), 6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Serena Williams [28]	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]	7–5, 6–1
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Novak Djokovic [1]	Janko Tipsarević [20]	7–6^(7–2), 6–7^(3–7), 6–0, 3–0, retired
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Roger Federer [3]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Singles 4th Round	Andy Murray [4]	Donald Young [WC]	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Samantha Stosur [9]	Vera Zvonareva [2]	6–3, 6–3
Mixed Doubles Semifinals	Melanie Oudin [WC] Jack Sock [WC]	Elena Vesnina [7] Leander Paes [7]	walkover
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals	Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska	Sara Errani [15] Roberta Vinci [15]	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 12 (September 9)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: John Isner [28], Andy Roddick [21]
- Men's Doubles: Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [5]
- Women's Doubles: Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [5]
- Mixed Doubles: Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank [8]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Andy Murray [4]	John Isner [28]	7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(7–2)
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Rafael Nadal [2]	Andy Roddick [21]	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Mixed Doubles Final	Melanie Oudin [WC] Jack Sock [WC]	Gisela Dulko [8] Eduardo Schwank [8]	7–6^(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
Matches on the Grandstand
Men's Doubles Semifinals	Jürgen Melzer [9] Philipp Petzschner [9]	Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini	6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1
Women's Doubles Semifinals	Liezel Huber [4] Lisa Raymond [4]	Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska	6–2, 6–4
Men's Doubles Semifinals	Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6] Marcin Matkowski [6]	Rohan Bopanna [5] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [5]	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Women's Doubles Semifinals	Vania King [3] Yaroslava Shvedova [3]	Maria Kirilenko [5] Nadia Petrova [5]	7–6^(9–7), 2–6, 6–3
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 13 (September 10)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Roger Federer [3], Andy Murray [4]
- Women's Singles: Caroline Wozniacki [1]
- Men's Doubles: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski [6]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles Semifinals	Novak Djokovic [1]	Roger Federer [3]	6–7^(7–9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Men's Singles Semifinals	Rafael Nadal [2]	Andy Murray [4]	6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Women's Singles Semifinals	Serena Williams [28]	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	6–2, 6–4
Men's Doubles Final	Jürgen Melzer [9] Philipp Petzschner [9]	Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6] Marcin Matkowski [6]	6–2, 6–2
Matches on the Grandstand
Women's Singles Semifinals	Samantha Stosur [9]	Angelique Kerber	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Colored background indicates a night match

Day 14 (September 11)

In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US Open have, among other things, painted the digits "9/11/01" on Arthur Ashe Stadium two days in advance of Day 14's scheduled women's final.^[10] The players at the US Open have also been given a white US Open cap with the digits "9/11/01" in black block figures on the side of the cap.^[10] For the men's final originally scheduled for 11 September, the USTA had planned for the finalists to walk through a path lined by an honor guard of New York police officers, firefighters, and Port Authority police.^[11] The USTA also had planned for the men's final a moment of silence, a military flyover, and the unfurling of a court-sized U.S. flag at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and these events were remain as part of the women's final.^[11] Cyndi Lauper contributed by singing the national anthem at the Williams–Wozniacki semifinal match on September 10, and Queen Latifah did the same at the women's final, the Williams–Stosur match.^[12]

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Women's Singles: Serena Williams [28]
- Women's Doubles: Vania King [3] / Yaroslava Shvedova [3]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Women's Doubles Final	Liezel Huber [4] Lisa Raymond [4]	Vania King [3] Yaroslava Shvedova [3]	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)
Women's Singles Final	Samantha Stosur [9]	Serena Williams [28]	6–2, 6–3

Day 15 (September 12)

Schedule of Play
Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal [2]

Matches on main courts
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Men's Singles Final	Novak Djokovic [1]	Rafael Nadal [2]	6–2, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1

References

^ "Mardy Fish, top American, crushes German challenger". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
^ "Harrison knocked out in opening-round match". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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[1] "Mardy Fish, top American, crushes German challenger". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[2] "Harrison knocked out in opening-round match". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[3] "Gasquet wins inaugural match on US Open Court 17". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[FedVenus-4] "Venus, Federer prevail on opening night". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[5] "Monfils advances over Dimitrov in style". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[6] "Sharapova rallies back to defeat Watson". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[7] "Zvonareva cruises in US Open's first round". usopen.org. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[8] "US Open 2011: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova falls in first round". guardian.co. London. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[9] "Weather and Schedule Information". usopen.org. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

[espn911-10] Greg Garber (September 9, 2011). "Players remember events of Sept. 11". ESPN Tennis. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

[tenniscom911-11] "USTA to paint "9–11–01" next to court for Open finals". Tennis.com. August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

[12] Erin Bruehl (September 10, 2011). "Ten years later, players at US Open remember 9/11". USOpen.org. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

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