|  Federer makes it 4 straight at U.S. Open, Djokovic lets it slip away -
10th September 2007
Federer beat back seven set points Sunday in a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over Djokovic for a fourth straight U.S. Open championship and a 12th Grand Slam title.
Federer became the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the American Grand Slam four years in a row. Add in his five straight Wimbledon titles, plus his three overall at the Australian Open and he's two away from Pete Sampras' record of 14 Slams.
And at 26, he's in the prime of his career.
"I think about it a lot now," Federer said of Sampras' mark. "To come so close at my age is fantastic, and I hope to break it."
Federer earned a Grand Slam-record $2.4 million: $1.4 million for winning the tournament, and a $1 million bonus because he finished atop the U.S. Open Series standings based on performances at hard-court tuneup events.
He's now reached the final in 10 straight Slams, with his lone losses to Nadal in the last two French Opens.
Justine Henin routs Svetlana Kuznetsova to win 2nd U.S. Open title, 7th Slam
Overwhelming No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 in the final, the top-seeded Henin capped a dominating run through the U.S. Open in which she didn't drop a set and became the first woman to win a major title while beating both Williams sisters along the way. | 
