Roger Federer continued to write himself deeper in the history books, taking out Serbia's Novak Djokovic, 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 for the US Open singles title. Federer is also the first man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year for two years in a row.
By virtue of his win on Sunday, Federer became the first man in the Open Era to capture four consecutive US Open singles titles, and the first man in history to do so since Bill Tilden accomplished the feat between 1920 and 1923.
Federer's 27-match win streak at the US Open ties the Open Era record, which is also held by Ivan Lendl, who won the title from 1985 to 1987 but lost in the 1988 final.
