I think this was the closest I've seen to vintage Roger Federer in a long time. His forehand was solid his backhand was solid. His serve was there for him when he needed it and his game was just all-around great. Everything about Roger's game looked good. Djokovic on the other hand was completely off in the first set, Roger completely dominated him and came within two points of bageling Djokovic. In the second set Djokovic, seemingly managed to take quick control. He broke Roger's serve and went up 3-0 only to be broken back his very next service game. Both players held serve from that point on until 5-all when Roger broke Djokovic's serve yet again and served out the match the 6-1, 7-5 to claim his third masters series in Cincinnati.
So now with the US Open being only a week away, I would say that Roger Federer looks to be the strongest contender of the "Big four" or "Big six" if you include Roddick and Del Potro. He finally put an end to his losing streak against Andy Murray by dominating him in the semi-finals. Nole took out Nadal, and Roddick lost to Querrey in the second round. Based on the results of Cincinnati and Fed's recent performance in slams, he is probably the favorite for the Open. However, it's far from a foregone conclusion that Federer will win his 16th major at this US Open. Any one of the guys in the "Big six" could upset him. Even Roddick could do it.
It should be a really good US Open. I'm really looking forward to it.
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