American Coco Gauff sent Arthur Ashe Stadium into raptures when she came from a set down to topple Aryna Sabalenka and win her maiden US Open crown on Saturday.
Daniil Medvedev upset the form books by defeating the reigning champion and top-ranked player, Carlos Alcaraz, in their US Open semi-final clash.
America's wait for a first home men's champion since Andy Roddick in 2003 will have to wait at least another year after Novak Djokovic defeated Ben Shelton in Friday's semi-finals.
Despite losing the opening set to love, Aryna Sabalenka rallied to defeat home crowd favourite Madison Keys in the US Open semi-final on Thursday.
Coco Gauff earned a straight-set victory over Karolina Muchova to reach the US Open final, but her achievement was somewhat marred by a climate protest which disrupted the match.
As players suffered through 32C temperatures and high humidity at the US Open on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev feared the worst.