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
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 - AUGUST 29: Alec Baldwin watches the first round Men's Singles match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 29: Alec Baldwin watches the first round Men’s Singles match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia /

Celebrities in the audience

Everyone loves the audience cam at Arthur Ashe (perhaps too much, some of you dancing buffoons know what I’m talking about), but perhaps one of the best parts of the tennis championship is seeing which New York City celebrities are in attendance. Jay Z and wife Beyoncé watched their friend Serena Williams, Jonah Hill was in full beard and shades, avid tennis fan Kevin Spacey was there, plenty of Orange is the New Black stars (Uzo Aduba and Danielle Brooks, and Adrienne C. Morre), Alec Baldwin was snapped giving the thumbs-up sign, Anna Wintour looked customarily unimpressed (perhaps sad her friend Roger Federer was out for the season?), Michael Strahan brought his two daughters, Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman took a selfie with Djokovic’s coach and legend Boris

Becker, but perhaps the funniest celebrity sighting was seeing The Wolf of Wall Street star Leonardo di Caprio not only take a selfie with a young fan (who looked about age 12) in the audience, but also check it afterwards to make sure it came out all right. Other celebrities included Heidi Klum, Tony Bennett, Hugh Grant, and Regis Philbin.