9/11 remembered
A moment of silence was observed at the US Open to mark the 15th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. Broadway performer Norm lewis, who was set to sing the national anthem in Arthur Ashe Stadium prior to the final between Novak Djokovic and Wawrinka, asked the crowd to observe the moment "in memory of those lost 15 years ago today." An American flag was unfurled over the court, presented by a Brooklyn-based US Marine Corp battalion. Another gesture was painted on the middle of the court: 9/11/01.
US joy in doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands is the first American to win the US Open women's doubles championship since liezel Huber and lisa Raymond in 2011. No US player had even reached the final since then, until Mattek-Sands and lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic took the title Sunday. During the final, which was played on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Mattek-Sands choked up and her eyes filled with tears as she told the crowd: "It's a special day today here for everybody in New York."