Well, the men's final of the US Open is on Monday, September 8, 2008. The men are playing on Monday due to the tropical storm Hanna bombarding NYC on saturday, september 6, which postponed the 2nd men's semifinal match. In the first semifinal match, Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in 4 sets to secure his spot in monday's final. In the second semifinal match, Rafa Nadal was down 2 sets to none to Andy Murray until rain suspended the match until today. In today's conclusion, Rafael Nadal was stunned by Andy Murray. Rafael Nadal won the third set, but Andy Murray won the 4th set to win the match. Down 3 to 1 in the fourth set, Murray battled to win the next 5 of 6 games to win the 4th set by the score of 6-4. G. Ripley is definitely pleased to see Murray vs. Federer in monday's final. Ripley is hoping for a great match. Federer will be vying for his 5th straight US Open title, while Andy Murray will be vying for his 1st title in a grand slam final ever. As for the women, Serena Williams won her 3rd US Open title by defeating Jelena Jankovic in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. It was a great match played by both ladies. In the end, Serena won the final 4 games of the 2nd set to close out the match. It was vintage Serena! She is now the new no. 1 player in the women's rankings. G. Ripley is hoping that she ends out the year No. 1 as that's his prediction. Hope it comes true!
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