<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2015 </Td> <Td> US Open </Td> <Td> 2017 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2015 </Td> <Td> US Open </Td> <Td> 2017 → </Td> </Tr> <P> Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka, 7--6, 4--6, 5--7, 3--6 . This was the first time the men's singles champion at the US Open won the match after losing the first set since Juan Martín del Potro in 2009 . This was also the first time the men's singles champion at the US Open won the title after being a match point down since Djokovic in 2011, with Wawrinka having saved a match point against Dan Evans in the 3rd round . As he had done in his 2 previous grand slam titles, Wawrinka again defeated the world No. 1 in the final . </P> <P> This was the first US Open since 1999 not to feature five - time champion Roger Federer . It was also the first Grand Slam tournament since the 2004 French Open in which none of Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Andy Murray reached the semifinals . This was also the first US Open in the Open Era to feature 3 French quarterfinalists with Jo - Wilfried Tsonga, Lucas Pouille, and Gaël Monfils all reaching that round . In addition, no American player was seeded inside the top 16 for the first time since the introduction of the seeding system in 1930 . </P>

Who won the us open men’s singles title on 11th september 2016