Who is the greatest men's US Open champion of the 21st century?
Some names here won in New York five times; others got one night and never came back.
1Novak Djokovic
Four-time US Open champion (2011, 2015, 2018, 2023) and the most decorated man in Grand Slam history.
2Roger Federer
Won five straight US Open titles from 2004 to 2008, the longest men's streak of the modern era.
3Rafael Nadal
Four-time champion in New York (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) and the only man to win it on both sides of a decade-long peak.
4Carlos Alcaraz
Won his first major at Flushing Meadows in 2022 at age 19 and took a second US Open crown in 2025.
5Jannik Sinner
Italy's first US Open men's champion, winning the 2024 title as world No. 1.
6Andy Murray
Ended Britain's 76-year wait for a men's major by beating Djokovic in the 2012 final.
7Juan Martin del Potro
Beat Nadal and Federer back to back to win the 2009 title as a 20-year-old.
8Daniil Medvedev
Denied Djokovic the calendar Grand Slam in the 2021 final for his only major title.
9Stan Wawrinka
Came back from a set down against Djokovic to win the 2016 final at age 31.
10Marat Safin
Demolished Pete Sampras in the 2000 final for a breakthrough first major at 20.
11Lleyton Hewitt
Beat Sampras in the 2001 final and became world No. 1 soon after.
12Pete Sampras
Signed off with a fifth US Open title in 2002, the last match of his career.
13Andy Roddick
Won the 2003 title, still the most recent US Open men's crown for an American.
14Dominic Thiem
Recovered from two sets down against Zverev to win the 2020 final in an empty stadium.
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