Whereas Nine did show the women’s final live. However, it was the preceding semi between Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters that became notable for all the wrong reasons, wherein Williams blew up at the line judge and/or umpire towards the end of the match.
That 2009 US Open men’s final was notable in which Juan Martin del Potro:
- became the first man other than Rafael Nadal to beat Roger Federer in a major final;
- became the first man to beat both Nadal and Federer at a Major (Novak Djokovic would do the same at the 2011 US Open);
- prevented Federer from winning a sixth straight US Open title, and also ended his 40-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows; and
- became the first Argentine to win a Major singles title since Gaston Gaudio won the French Open in 2004.
Further:
- it was the only Major final that Federer lost after leading by two sets to one;
- he never won the US Open again, though did reach the final in 2015 where he lost to Djokovic;
- it was the only Major where Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all reached the semis, but none of them won; and
- no man has been able to defend a US Open singles title since.