DAY 10: US Open Results 2012

Tomas Berdych b. Roger Federer 7-6 (1) 6-4 3-6 6-3

The other side of Federer works in fits and starts, in fact, does not work. And without his shot prince Swiss creaks against Berdych which, in turn, does not seem to ever go wrong. For the first time since 2003, the number 1 ranking ATP lacks access to the semifinals of the U.S. Open, yielding for the fourth time in the last seven head to head in a Berdych never gotten this far at Flushing Meadows and back from a couple of deletions frustrating at Wimbledon and the London Games. "I managed to embarrass - says the Czech -. Is there something in my game that Federer can not fully counteract. Something that gets him out a little 'speed, which makes things less comfortable than expected. And I managed to make my little strength at the maximum. " Surely the service has played an important role: Berdych ended the match with 14 aces, 30 winners and only 21 unforced errors (against 40 opponents, 24 of them with the wrong side), often forcing Federer on the defensive. Berdych in the semifinals will Andy Murray.

Andy Murray b. Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-2 6-0

Andy Murray if he sees ugly, very ugly, but just when the horizon looms one of the worst defeats of his career, here responds with class, going to claw a great comeback victory that allows the semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the third time. The background against Marin Cilic smiling at Scottish winner 6 of the last 7 Matches against each, including a victory in straight sets at Wimbledon, but the only success of the Croatian had arrived right on cement NY, three years ago, against a bruised Murray one wrist. This time Cilic part in the great, winning 6-3 the first set and taking on 5-1 in the second, but there suffers the great recovery of Scots, who returns to play the same, great tennis already seen in the previous round against Milos Raonic. Murray force the tie-break, makes her the second set, and then curls 11 consecutive games, not giving anything to the opponent in the last part. "Cilic has started well - says Murray - while I struggled a lot. Then I could breakkarlo a couple of times in the second set and this brought me back a bit 'of peace. Beginning I was able to put pressure on the comeback and I went on a high . In the last two sets I played very well. "

With a huge ovation from the entire Arthur Ashe and excitement was palpable in the New Yorker and environment in the face of the player's own girlfriend, who wept with emotion at all games and points that could be the last of the career your boy, were dismissed as a myth of professional tennis Andy Roddick. World number one, who won the U.S. Open in 2003 and other Grand Slam finalist has made him one of the best and most consistent players late models. He was losing to Juan Martin Del Potro in the second round crossing the U.S. Open, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. It is thirty years old, 825 games played with 612 wins and 213 losses, 13 weeks at number one and 32 titles. The victory allowed Del Potro get the pass to the quarterfinals, where he will rival Novak Djokovic, seeded second, who had earlier won 6-4, 6-1, 3-1 and Swiss Stanislas withdrawal Wawrinka, seeded eighteenth, without knowing exactly what was the cause of its abandonment. Del Potro, who lost the first set suspended the previous day when rain was tied at 6-6 and 0-1 in the tie-down ", he lost to restart the match (6-7 (1). As expected both players held serve and the same happened in the second set which also defined for sudden death, but this time in favor of the Argentine player, who won 7-6 (4) with many decisive in the tie. " Match the duel was a moral rise to Del Potro in the third game and it started breaking his serve twice to win easily 6-2 in the fourth but gave Roddick the last show of its kind and delivery, ultimately had that give the best Argentine player game, which was fair winner. Del Potro, who won the Open in 2009, returns for the third time to the quarter-finals, after participating in six editions.

Farewell to Roddick

Roddick, 30, who last Thursday announced his retirement at the end of the tournament, while still be able to compete with the best, but who recognized that it can not win or have the motivation I had when he became the World number one. Roddick could not hold back tears at the end of the match, while Del Potro greeted him as the rest of the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium track cheered one of the most charismatic and beloved players in the history of American tennis. The rest of the tenth round in the men also left the triumph of Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, eighth seed, who won 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in just party that of Djokovic and Del Potro were suspended Tuesday by rain. Tipsarevic will rival in the quarterfinals of the Spanish David Ferrer, the fifth in the world, who on Tuesday won 7-5, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to Frenchman Richard Gasquet.

The Spanish David Ferrer became the second Spanish along with Rafael Nadal who managed to reach the quarter-finals of all Grand Slam tournaments in a season. Ferrer won 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) and 6 Frenchman Richard Gasquet -4 , thirteenth favorite, and got a spot in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the season. The Valencia player, for the tenth time contesting the Open, this season and made it to the quarterfinals in the Australia Open, the semifinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon quarters. After two interruptions by the presence of rain, Ferrer, fourth seed, won another important victory to secure a place in the last eight of the U.S. Open. His opponent in the quarterfinals will be the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, seeded eighth, who beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber, Nineteenth favorite, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.

Always concentrate

Ferrer, who started his game at two in the afternoon after having already delayed a couple of hours by the weather and then had to interrupt twice, never lost focus and was again executioner for Gasquet, who has won eight of the nine games they have played in the professional circuit. The first time they met was in 2004 and this year have already been three parties that has beaten Gasquet when they played in the Australia Open and the Rome Masters. Gasquet Ferrer could only win the Toronto Masters in 2008, 6-3, 6-3.

Serena Williams has reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Williams won against Serbian Ana Ivanovic in only 58 minutes with 6:1, 6:3. In the battle to qualify for the finals at the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the 30-year-old American will now face the Italian Sara Errani. "I'm getting more focused, serious and play" Tennis-Serena "- which I will gladly show twice," said the Olympic champion in the port.Errani continued in Italian duel with 6:2, 6:4 against by Roberta Vinci. "A quarter-final against the best girlfriend difficult," she admitted afterwards, "we know each other so well - it was strange to see them on the other side of the net." In the second semi-final will be on Friday in New York against the world ranked first Asarenka Victoria from Belarus and Russia's French Open champion Maria Sharapova. 

Wednesday's session, in which the rain made an appearance as happened yesterday, let Errani continue to get his career winning the semi-finals for the first time in the last Grand Slam tournament.Errani, who is having his best pro season, he joined the favorites for the title after winning 6-2 6-4 to Vinci. The Italian tennis player for the second time so far this season, makes it to the semifinals of a Grand Slam, after I got first Roland Garros, where he played the final. Errani, seeded tenth, said at the conclusion of the match with compatriot now is beyond his dream and fight to be in another final of a Grand Slam. "I have trust and confidence in my game," Errani said. "It is not the opponent to touch me, but as I do things on the field," he said. To compatriot Vinci, the executioner of the Polish Agnieszka Radwansks, seeded second, had a performance round and always had control of the match, which lasted only one hour and 12 minutes. Errani also took advantage of the large number of unforced errors from Vinci (he's 37) and five of the six times he had to break the serve.

Sara ERRANI b. Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-4

After 82 years, the U.S. Open finds a blue in the semifinals of the slam, but the most anticipated game by the Italians in this U.S. Open 2012 does not give a great show. It will be the setting of the public - hopelessly absent because of bad weather that delayed the start twice - it will be a climate is not particularly favorable to both, will - above all - the tension of two athletes-friendly, but the first challenge all blue in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament will not be remembered in the annals of tennis.

VINCI unrecognizable - the favorite wins in the end, Sara Errani, confirming that this 2012 will be a year to frame regardless of what happens in the likely semi-final against Serena Williams (committed his fourth against Ivanovic), but probably plays Roberta Vinci his worst game in the last two weeks at Flushing Meadows. Contracted, never really in the game, the Taranto is unfortunately faded copy of the player can "snipe" the number 2 in the world Radwanska and before that the broadsides of Cibulkova. Against her friend Sara, in fact, betray several times is a blow to her well-known - the back side - together naturally low percentages at the service and a general index fallosità too high to worry a fighter like Errani.

ERRANI FOR HISTORY - Yes, because having won fairly easily the first set, the Vinci, just below even at the start of the second set, trying to raise a little 'pace - until then very low - to switch attempts Lowering network and try to create a little 'confusion to Errani. The Taranto fails for a couple of games in order, is shown below, but in the ninth game of the second set was again beaten with 3 bad service approaches in back. For Errani is a no-brainer present at the service and close "to zero" giving you access to a semi-final for the color blue is historical. No joy though. Not between friends. True.