World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in four dramatic sets. With this Djokovic won his second US Open and 10th Grand Slam title.
Djokovic won 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4. He will end the year with three of the four tennis majors.
The 34-year-old Roger Federer had been hoping to win his 18th major title and his first for three years.
With this victory Djokovic joined the list of very best tennis players in history with a 10th major title.
Most Grand Slam titles
| No of Titles | Player |
| 17 | Roger Federer |
| 14 | Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal |
| 12 | Roy Emerson |
| 11 | Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg |
| 10 | Bill Tilden and Novak Djokovic |
