--- title: Meryl Streep Had the Most Dramatic Reactions at US Open description: Meryl Streep reacting to the U.S. Open final between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro was very dramatic, and so became a meme. canonical: https://time.com/5391414/meryl-streep-us-open/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-10T12:59:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:45.367Z og:title: Meryl Streep's U. S. 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(Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images) Meryl Streep attends the men's final on day 14 of the 2018 tennis US Open on Arthur Ashe stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2018 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images) Jean Catuffe—GC Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 10, 2018 12:59 PM UTC At the 2018 U. S. Open, Meryl Streep defended her meme champion title. As Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic took down Juan Martin del Potro in the [U.S. Open men’s final](http://time.com/5390959/us-open-serena-williams-naomi/) on Sunday in New York City, the internet went wild for another star in the mix: Meryl Streep. It was an intense game between two top tennis players. Djokovic eventually clinched the victory 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to capture his 14th Grand Slam title. But Del Potro certainly gave Djokovic a run for his money. Captured by the cameras courtside, Streep was clearly on the edge of her seat — and in distress. And the internet was quick to recognize the meme potential. It was a little like a play within a play, with every move unfolding on her face. You’ll see Streep get emotive in character in the upcoming second season of HBO’s _Big Little Lies_. But until then, here are the reactions to her award-worthy performance. > [](https://twitter.com/evamariestreep/status/1038913172483330050) > [](https://twitter.com/Zainab%5FMudallal/status/1038911978767622144) > [](https://twitter.com/jerryferrara/status/1038912709369253889) > [](https://twitter.com/TatsNkonzo/status/1038915472392118273) > [](https://twitter.com/streepsoul/status/1038950675688902657) > [](https://twitter.com/christophclarey/status/1038912058362880000) > [](https://twitter.com/lucaguadadnino/status/1038914326671896577) Some thought she resembled a certain emoji come to life. > [](https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/1038912543652073472) Gracious as always, she was aware that cameras and eyes were drifting away from the court and onto her expressive face. On-air commentaros even gave her a “Bravo.” Bravo indeed. > [](https://twitter.com/cmerylstreep/status/1038943773731049473) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5391414/meryl-streep-us-open/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5391414/meryl-streep-us-open/"},"headline":"Meryl Streep Reacting to This Intense U.S. Open Game Is the Stuff of Great Drama","datePublished":"2018-09-10T12:59:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:45.367Z","description":"Meryl Streep reacting to the U.S. Open final between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro was very dramatic, and so became a meme.","url":"https://time.com/5391414/meryl-streep-us-open/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e57e051ce341368/698939d1bc6cfc841a3e6e66/merylstreepusopen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e57e051ce341368/698939d1bc6cfc841a3e6e66/merylstreepusopen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities Attend The 2018 US Open Tennis Championships - Day 14","caption":"Celebrities Attend The 2018 US Open Tennis Championships - Day 14","creditText":"Jean Catuffe—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5391414/meryl-streep-us-open/","name":"Meryl Streep Reacting to This Intense U.S. Open Game Is the Stuff of Great Drama"}}]}] ```