lam ▁semi - final . ▁ ▁With ▁their ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁final , ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁took ▁sole ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Open - era ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁titles . ▁Their ▁ 1 2 th ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title ▁took ▁them ▁past ▁The ▁Wood ies ▁( T odd ▁Wood bridge ▁and ▁Mark ▁Wood for de ). ▁The ▁win ▁was ▁also ▁their ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁t ying ▁the ▁Open - era ▁record ▁of ▁Bob ▁L utz ▁and ▁Stan ▁Smith . ▁The ▁women ' s ▁final ▁between ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁Sunday , ▁due ▁to ▁inc lement ▁weather , ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁The ▁second ▁men ' s ▁semi - final ▁between ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁and ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁was ▁also ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁Sunday , ▁also ▁due ▁to ▁inc lement ▁weather , ▁with ▁the ▁men ' s ▁final ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁on ▁Monday ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁winner ▁of ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁title ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁man ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Last ing ▁ 4 : 5 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁equal - long est ▁US ▁Open ▁final ▁by