With a successful title defense, last year's winner Roger Federer was able to break various records, including the record of a series of four titles in a row at the US Open. On July 11, 2007 it was announced that the prize money for winning both the men's and women's titles had increased by $ 200,000 to now $ 1.4 million. This is only slightly less than the prize money at Wimbledon , but still more than at the other two Grand Slam tournaments.