Stars At the Open
Stars at the Open
On the final day of the 2011 US Open, watching the men's singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be Jay-Z, Beyonce, Bradley Cooper (for the third straight day), Justin Timberlake, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Stanley Tucci, Andy Samberg, Paul Simon, Jeremy Piven, Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, NASCAR driver Jimmy Johnson, Ivana Trump, Jason Sudeikis and Chris Pine.
For the women's singles final on Day 14 featuring Serena Williams against Samantha Stosur, a full crowd of celebrites will be watching including Bradley Cooper and Will Ferrell for the second straight day, Andy Samberg, NBA star Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat, Judd Hirsch, Denis Leary, actress Anna Sophia Robb, actress/model Olivia Munn, actor Chris Pine and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton.
On Super Saturday, the celebrities were out in full-force for the men's semifinals featuring Novak Djokovic against Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal against Andy Murray. Bradley Cooper, Alec Baldwin, Will Ferrell, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Ben Stiller, Stanley Tucci, Julianna Margulies, Jeremy Piven and Jimmy Fallon will all be in attendance for the day session.
Also watching the men's semifinals wiere Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax, supermodel Bar Rafaeli, Anna Wintour, Keri Russell, Matthew Perry, Jerry Ferrara, NHL Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert, actress Camilla Belle, Constantine Maroulis, a former American Idol top five contestant and actress Malin Akerman.
During the night session featuring the women's semifinals, including Serena Williams against Caroline Wozniacki, Chazz Palminteri, Art Garfunkel, NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, Tommy Lee Jones, Christy Turlington, Ed Burns, Ed Westwick, Al Roker, Deb Roberts, Anita Baker and Jim Ceviezel were in attendance. Cyndi Lauper performed the National Anthem prior to the Serena-Wozniacki match.
For the last two men's quarterfinal matches on Day 12 featuring Andy Murray against John Isner and Rafael Nadal against Andy Roddick, First Lady Michelle Obama attended her first US Open.
NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and Isiah Thomas were in attendance as well as Baron Davis of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Also taking in the action was Hoda Kotb of The Today Show as well as actors Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene from The Twilight Series, Camilla Belle and actress Amy Carlson.
On a star-packed Day 11, Kim Kardashian was watching her friend Serena Williams battle for a spot in the US Open semifinals as well as world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. NBA star Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, singer Ciara and actress/television personality La La Anthony were also in attendance.
Will Ferrell, Martha Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Grammy-award winning record producer Clive Davis, actor Oliver Platt and actress Elisha Cuthbert were all watching five-time US Open champion Roger Federer face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the evening match. Golfer Justin Rose, NBA star Derek Fisher and actor Matthew Perry were also in attendance.
Despite rain delaying play on Day 10, actress Candice Bergen made her way out to Flushing Meadows Wednesday.
The stars headed out to Flushing Meadows on Labor Day, as actors Sharon Stone, Amanda Seyfried, Jerry Ferrara of Entourage and Blake Lively of Gossip Girl were taking in the day session, featuring Serena Williams, along with NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and golfer Sergio Garcia. Academy Award winning film producer Ethan Cohen was also in attendance as well as fellow film producer Spike Lee, actress Danielle Fishel and singer Ciara.
For the night session, actress Vanessa Hudgens and television personality Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC were watching Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki as well as Jason Sudeikis of Saturday Night Live.
On Day 7 of the 2011 US Open, model/actress Brooklyn Decker, also wife of Andy Roddick, was watching defending champion Rafael Nadal play David Nalbandian and Roddick play Julien Benneteau in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
For the night session, Hall of Fame baseball star Frank Robinson was in attendance for the second straight day as well as actress/model Maggie Q of the hit show Nikita and pitcher Phil Hughes of the New York Yankees.
Labor Day Saturday at the 2011 US Open featured a blockbuster day schedule featurng world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, five-time US Open champion Roger Federer and three-time US Open champ Serena Williams. Among the packed house of fans taking in the action were actor Justin Bartha, whose movie credits include The Hangover, and linebacker Keith Rivers of the Cincinnati Bengals.
For the night session featuring world No. 1 Novak Djokovic against Nikolay Davydenko and rising American star Sloane Stephens against Ana Ivanovic, Nick Swisher and Francisco Cervelli of the New York Yankees were in attendance as well as Swisher's wife, actress Joanna Garcia, Hall of Fame baseball star Frank Robinson, actress Joanna Garcia, LPGA star Michelle Wie, Nick Folk of the New York Jets, model/actress Olivia Palermo and actor Esai Morales.
On Day 5, No. 2 seed and defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal were in action, as well as No. 3 and 2006 champ Maria Sharapova and No. 2 Vera Zvonareva. For the night session, rising American star Christina McHale faced Maria Kirilenko and then Andy Roddick defeated fellow American Jack Sock.
Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of the Grammy-award winning country band Lady Antebellum were taking in the day session Thursday in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 4 along with New York Mets pitcher Tim Byrdak and actors Chris McDonald and Stephen Root.
For the night session, Adrian Grenier of Entourage and Steve Buscemi of Shea Whigham of Boardwalk Empire were watching top seeds Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic, and Emmy-award winning actor Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory on CBS was also in attendance as well as legendary singer Tony Bennett and Nasim Pedrad of Saturday Night Live.
