The top 10 moments from the US Open

Why this year’s US Open was so awesome

Sep 11, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Stan Wawrinka (SUI) poses with the trophy after his match against Novak Djokovic (SRB) on day fourteen of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports /

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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 07: Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts against Kei Nishikori of Japan during their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Unpredictable Moment #2: Gold medalist Murray’s breakdown

Coming to the US Open after his historic second gold medal at the Olympics and a finalist at the Western & Southern Open right afterwards, Andy Murray was on a high and was expected to make it to the final, facing Djokovic. He was up two sets, a break in the third, and looked like he had complete control in the third set against Kei Nishikori in

the quarterfinals. But then he got into an argument with the chair umpire over a stadium sound system noise. He was annoyed the roof was still closed despite the improved weather. He was distracted by a butterfly on court. And so on and on. The distractions multiplied as he let the match go and was surprisingly ousted by the world no. 5.

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