On Super Saturday of the 2008 US Open, a host of celebrities were watching the men’s semifinals, before rain stopped play, including Charlize Theron, Will Ferrell, New York Rangers legend Rod Gilbert, musician Rob Thomas, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, television anchor Chuck Scarborough and Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick.
On Day 11 of the 2008 US Open, six-time US Open champion Chris Evert and her husband, two-time British Open champion Greg Norman, as well as New York Mets ace pitcher Johan Santana were in attendance.
Also enjoying the action Thursday were Regis Philbin of Regis and Kelly, Amanda Beard, renowned fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, Matt Lauer and Oliver Platt.
On Wednesday, Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City was back at the 2008 US Open (she was also on hand Tuesday) as well as de la Renta and Jones.
In addition, Charlotte Bobcats star Emeka Okafor watched the action as well as several current and former members of the New York Jets: Kerry Rhodes, Vernon Gholston and Curtis Martin.
Another Olympic gold medalist swimmer who was in Flushing Meadows is Jason Lezak. He was the hero of the men’s 4×100 free relay in Beijing, coming from behind in the final leg to win the race for the Americans.
Cameron Diaz, Donald Trump, Vanessa Carlton and Jones were also taking in the action Tuesday.
Jeremy Piven of Entourage was back at the US Open on Tuesday, after also being there Monday night with several other cast members.
On Monday, some cast members of the hit HBO show Entourage, including Adrian Grenier, were at the night session as well as Prince. In addition, former American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis, freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo and bronze medalist Randi Miller were on hand.
A few top actors were in Flushing Meadows for Day Seven. Luke Wilson, Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl, Stephen Root of Office Space and News Radio as well as Wayne Knight of Seinfeld were there.
For the day session on Saturday, former NBA star Rick Fox was on hand, watching Venus and Serena Williams as well as world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in Arthur Ashe Stadium. For the night session, the great Tony Bennett was there.
One of the world’s top swimmers, Aaron Peirsol, five-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the 100-meter backstroke, is back from Beijing and was at the US Open for the second straight day on Friday.
Thursday was athlete day amongst the celebrities at the 2008 US Open as some of the best in the world were in Flushing Meadows.
Besides Peirsol, Yankees Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was on hand as well as current Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez, former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms and professional golfer Paula Creamer.
Joining them was de la Renta, Baldwin as well as magician David Blaine.
On Wednesday, the third day of the Open, Kelsey Grammer, of the hit show Frasier, was taking in the day session in Arthur Ashe Stadium along with professional golfer Sergio Garcia, who was on hand for the third straight day.
In Wednesday’s night session, singer Aretha Franklin and Baldwin were in attendance along with Grammer, Garcia and de la Renta. Watching her fiancee, Andy Roddick, play against Fabrice Santoro, was Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker.
For the first day of play on Monday, a few fellow athletes were enjoying the likes of world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and 1998 US Open champion Lindsay Davenport play in Arthur Ashe Stadium as NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and Garcia were on hand as well as tennis legend Rod Laver.
On Opening Night, a few stars from the world of fashion were on hand as all 40 US Open champions were honored prior to matches with Jelena Jankovic and James Blake. Wintour was in attendance as well as de la Renta. Garcia stuck around for the evening festivities and other stars joining him were Martha Stewart, Paula Abdul and Greg Kinnear.
Also on hand as part of the Opening Night talent were bands Earth, Wind and Fire and the Jersey Boys as well as Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker, the host for the celebration. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly were also in attendance.
