Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova are among the spectators for the women's final between Justine Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova Carole King entertains the crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium before the final Henin dominates from the opening moments as she goes for a seventh Grand Slam title, breaking Kuznetsova twice in a row Kuznetsova endures a nightmare start to the match before finally getting off the mark in game five Henin wastes no time in securing the first set, winning it 6-1 in just 33 minutes Kuznetsova does her best to get back into the match in a more competitive second set But it is Henin's day, the Belgian completing a 6-1 6-3 victory for her second US Open title The players embrace after a one-sided final that sees the Belgian improve her record against the Russian to 15-2 Henin finally gets her hands on the US Open trophy again four years after her last win in New York Earlier in the day, David Ferrer makes a good start to his semi-final against Novak Djokovic, going a 4-1 up in the first set But Djokovic responds brilliantly, winning five straight games to take the opening set Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas are among those watching on Arthur Ashe Stadium Ferrer is furious as he drops serve again to give Djokovic the advantage in the second set Djokovic takes control by sealing the second set despite suffering in the intense New York heat Djokovic breaks twice in the final set for a 6-4 6-4 6-3 win to become the first Serbian man to reach a Grand Slam final Nikolay Davydenko makes an excellent start to the second semi-final against Roger Federer But Federer finds his rhythm on the serve as he wins the first set and goes a break up early in the second Federer looks to be heading for a fourth consecutive US Open final as he takes the second set with ease Davydenko is frustrated as he lets three breaks slip away and misses two set points in the third Federer is all smiles in the end as he completes a 7-5 6-1 7-5 victory to seal a place in the final
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