US open: Defending champion Djokovic is in the final

Novak Djokovic is the end-game opponent for Andy Murray. Both tennis pros play on Monday for the crown at the U.S. Open in New York. In the semifinal, which was postponed due to bad weather on Sunday, the "Djoker" against David Ferrer in four sets by set with 2:6, 6:1, 6:4, 6:2.

Murray had defeated the day before the Czech Tomas Berdych and will displace in the new world rankings the missing injured Rafael Nadal of third place. The 25-year-old Scot is still waiting for his first title at one of the four major tournaments - but can build in his fifth final at prominent support from home. James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery and coaching legend Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United will push Murray in the stands of the Arthur Ashe Stadium the thumbs.

"The last great destination"

If Djokovic but as confident and focused as occurs in the semi-final against the world number Fifth David Ferrer, from the first Grand Slam triumph for the protege of Ivan Lendl should be a mission impossible. Although Murray has lost to the five-time Grand Slam tournament winner Djokovic of 14 Compare eight, including the Australian Open final 2011th Recently, however, continued the Briton through on his way to the Olympic gold medal in the semifinals of London against Djokovic. "I'll try anything. But I know how hard it is to win these tournaments," said Murray. "It's the last big goal that I still lack.'s Why it's so important to me, I really want to win a Major," the 25-year-old gave his 5:7, 6:2, 6:1, 7:6 (9:7) victory over Federer conqueror Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic-optimistic frank about

Djokovic to break like a different person

In the subsequent semi-final against Djokovic was set back in the strong triumphant Ferrer 2:5 as on the advice of the police and security agencies in New York, the 23,771-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium and the entire system in Flushing Meadows Park were evacuated because of a storm warning. A day later, Djokovic turned on, however, and whipped the audience in glorious sunshine again and again - and was finally allowed after 2:32 hours equal to celebrate his first match point. "I am relieved that I am so come through this match. Now I'm just happy," said Djokovic. "I love playing here. I love the energy, I love the fans."

US open: Errani and Vinci, a double vintage

A Good Year After the final reached the Australian Open, after the success at Roland Garros, twice the number 1 in the world - Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci - also triumphed on the cement of the U.S. Open and became an official sport in the history of Nostrano: no torque throughout Italian had never won it overseas . To be destroyed in the end are the Olympic champions vice Lucie Hradecka and Andrea Hlavackova, who with a clear 6-4, 6-2 I bow to the overwhelming power of our girls in technical grade for the meeting to make match head. A perfect combination that between Taranto and Win "romagnola of Spain" Errani that came out even on the concrete of Flushing Meadows, surface certainly more congenial to the Italian players.Sara and Roberta were, however, exceptional in controlling the only weapon available to the torque ceka: the power . After a brilliant start of the blue and a response of anger ceke - break controbreak 1-0 and 2-2 - the Vinci is able to adjust his spectacular play in net in the first game of the competition had strangely defective. In opposing the other hand, to do everything - for better or for worse - is the powerful Hradecka: the ceka is in fact good for twice the service is not to punish the powerful but Errani, along with coverage of the revised companion Hlavackova, lost 3 times his line allowing impeccable Vinci to close the first set 6-4. Once you finally head girls in blue "melt" while further ceke, much more imprecise, are under pressure of those who must reassemble. The Vinci continues to be a machine points and also Errani, found the advantage back to serve you better. Across the network instead, the enemy, they can not find the reaction Hradecka and, if possible, is even more foul. The blue are thus the break in the third game and then never allow anything, even tearing the service in the 5-2 and earning a second slam season. In the extraordinary season Errani and Vinci is only one regret: that damn draw Olympic side of Serena and Venus Williams. Yes, because on Monday morning, after a year that has seen them dominate almost everywhere, the pair blue will be the number one for the computer of the WTA . Will not be worth an Olympic medal, but it is still something to be able to tell my grandchildren. Brave!

Djokovic match postponed

David Ferrer dominated Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the U.S. Open 5-2 in the first set, when the tournament organizers decided to stop the match due to the poor weather forecast for the evening, the tournament organizers had decided to postpone the scheduled for the night session Ladies final between American Serena Williams and Victoria Asarenka of Belarus on Sunday. Even the semi-final between Berdych, who had in the previous round the world ranking First Roger Federer kicked out of the tournament, and Murray began because of heavy rains, with a half hour delay.Both opponents had to fight then at Arthur Ashe Stadium with some adverse conditions. The wind was so strong that Murray and Berdych repeatedly had to interrupt their impact tests or abdrehende balls not properly met. Beginning of the second set, the referee had to stop even during a rally of the match, because a plastic bag over the center court blew. Overall, Murray was better with the weather than the Czech and transformed after 3:58 hours his second match point. The second semi-final between Ferrer and Djokovic had to be stopped with the score at 5-2 for the Spaniards, and will continue on Sunday. In order for the men's final moves necessarily as in the past four years on Monday.

Tennis, U.S. Open Murray better control the wind

In very difficult playing conditions Andy Murray dominated Tomas Berdych in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The Scot will play the title Novak Djokovic or David Ferrer, while the women's final was postponed to Sunday. " If I can play my game, I can beat anyone. "This sensational statement, signed Tomas Berdych took its meaning Saturday. Because if the Czech had made ​​a perfect copy in the quarterfinals against Roger Federer, the weather of the day - which led organizers to postpone the women's final to Sunday originally scheduled this Saturday night session - do not allow him to up his tennis, based on the pace and powerful blows flat. He won the first set, it is mainly because Andy Murray had not yet returned to his game. Once inside, the British took over (5/7 6/2 6/1 7/6).

Berdych, the king of bad faith

Delayed more than an hour because of rain that fell in New York in the late morning, the first semi-final of men began painting on a false rhythm, the two men are particularly obliged gusts to pass between two services. Murray was the first break but got back in stride (2/2) due to an excess of fair play. In fact, the Olympic champion agreed to replay a point, the French referee Pascal Maria had yet been credited after his tousled by the wind cap. King of bad faith, Berdych assured him he was embarrassed by this unusual incident. Result, Murray lost his service, his concentration, then the first set (5/7).

Murray is a fright

The latter, however, had the good sense to find his nerves. Therefore, his "hand" and its qualities defense made ​​the difference against an opponent who uses almost never plan B. Breaking the rhythm, using much of his slice backhand, Murray déréglait machine Czech (64 unforced errors in the final). Realizing the break early in the following three sets (6/2 6/1 7/6), he imagined might already procured winner when three balls 4/0 in the fourth act. Caught (3/3) - Berdych enjoying the calm weather to put some missiles and try his luck at the net - Murray found himself a few minutes later in a difficult position in the tie-break. Led 2 points to 5, he had set aside a ball (5-6). Tightening the game, but he managed to avoid a fifth set that could be random (9-7). So he reached the final for the second time in his career at the U.S. Open, after 2008, his fifth Grand Slam. Succeed he finally opened his record (he lost the first four)?

US Open Women & Men Results

The Scottish tennis player is the first finalist of the U.S. Open after defeating Berdych in four sets (7-5, 2-6, 1-6 and 6-7). The Czech won the first set but Murray was able to react clinching three straight sets. Ferrer or Djokovic will be the final opponent.

Djokovic or Ferrer who reached Murray? 

Defending champion at the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic faces David Ferrer in the pugnacious semifinals

Azarenka, 23, will play in the title game the winner of the semifinal this Sunday will play American Serena Williams, seeded fourth, against Italian Sara Errani, tenth favorite. The world number one, who reached the final of the last Grand Slam tournament of the season for the first time in seven appearances he has made, the streak ended with Sharapova winning the 12 games played this season in three sets (12-1). After losing the first set, when Sharapova had its best with the serve, then went across the bottom to Azarenka beat in every facet of the game, unless the success rate with his first serve. Azarenka was better adapted to the heat and humidity that the track was recorded in Arthur Ashe Stadium, always controlled exchanges of punches and take advantage of the opportunities at break of serve as he did in the tenth game of the third set when Sharapova forced to commit his final unforced error, his great ordeal for the whole game. The victory allowed Azarenka Open champion from Australia, get to 6-4 in the clashes he had with Sharapova, 25, who this season managed to win the Roland Garros. The match, which lasted two hours and 42 minutes, confirmed that the physical power of Azarenka and hardness of his shots from the bottom of the track did much damage to Sharapova, who was able to save the first match point, but not the second, when he tried to force the tie 5-5 and reach the tie break.

At all

"It was an incredible match with Sharapova who played great tennis and I had to concentrate their best to overcome the loss of the first set," Azarenka said nothing but the end of the game. "The key was trust and go over with my punches." As for the rival who can play in the final, Azarenka said both Williams and Errani were two great players and that what I was assured was a game "exciting" that viewers might enjoy. "It will have all the excitement of the final and my intention is to get the victory in the first final played at the Open," said Azarenka. Match statistics Azarenka left with 19 unforced errors by the same number of winners, compared to 44 and 42 to Sharapova, who won eight aces, but also committed 10 double faults. Azarenka made no winning kick, but committed five double faults, while seized Dec. 5 break points opportunities by May 3 Sharapova, who won November 10 increases in the network, while world number one tennis player won 11 13 for a total of 103 points of the Russian player 96.

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.

DAY 9: US Open Results 2012

Errani and Vinci comes after Novak Djokovic

THE ORDER OF PLAY OF THE 9TH DAY, DISRUPTED BY THE RAIN AS THE PREVIOUS ONE: DJOKOVIC AWAITS THE CONCLUSION OF THE MATCH BETWEEN SHARAPOVA AND BARTOLI, WHILE FEDERER SHOULD CLOSE WEATHER PERMITTING PROGRAM ...

Terminus for Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber had in his second round match against Janko Tipsarevic while always the chance for "big points" had, in the end, but still Augsburg 3:6, beaten 6:7 (5:7) and 2:6. Kohlschreiber was the last German professional in each of the U.S. Open. Kohlschreiber went with a 2-5 down, he had caught the day before the rain interruption in the match. Tipsarevic settled this lead and did not take the first set safely in the bag. Then there developed a close fight. Kohlschreiber had to give up but his serve in the seventh game, but a little later countered with the re-break. With a 5-4 lead in the tiebreak of the Augsburg sniffed already set on ball, but Tipsarevic kept his cool and won the second round with three points in the series. 

David Ferrer seeks the quarter-finals

After defeating Lleyton Hewitt in four sets (7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0) faces David Ferrer tonight Frenchman Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter- final. Gasquet and Ferrer will meet around 18:00 in Louis Armstrong and the track will kick off a day in which he also will compete, among others, tennis players like Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.

Victoria AZARENKA b. Samantha STOSUR 6-1, 4-6, 7-6

Vika Azarenka confirms the favorable tradition against Sam Stosur and reach the semi-finals by eliminating the defending champion of last year. A game definitely intense, beautiful (sometimes) and characterized with a thousand blows down: especially in the third and decisive in September Ready away and the first three games, before unleashing a storm that interrupted the game for over an hour, the Belarusian show at all because in the previous six Stosur has failed to bring home even a set, two breaks and a 3-0 that stunned the Australian contracted. It even helps him break Stosur: to return to the field, in fact, takes Azarenka the path started in the previous game and ended with a net 6-1. Stosur, however, at the start of the second is found and when he can control the exchange with straight, hurts after a series of break and controbreak immediate, the Australian is the stretch in the seventh game and no longer tremble at the service debunks a curse lasted 13 set; 6-4 and third set everything to play for.

THIRD September fluctuating - The deciding game is played, however, the output voltage and the actual shots and series of 4 games played controbreak break and it is a clear demonstration: Azarenka the shakes more than usual the service also putting two double faults for game while Stosur, whenever he can not control the exchange with the forehand, ends up losing field (and often the point). The last real chance before the arrival natural tie-break, but it is precisely because of that the defending champion 5-5 and Azarenka service is canceled sees a break point in the first ace of the match in Belarus. The tie-break is pure tension: the seeded first in the tournament runs immediately 4-0 (missing the 5-0 as a matter of centimenti), then shakes and allows to return to Stosur 5-5, there the 'Azarenka finds a new minibreak and focusing sharply on the reverse of the Australian is the decisive mistake that delivers the seventh victory in as many previous access in the semifinals.

Sara ERRANI b. Angelique Kerber 7-6 (5), 6-3

Another company of Sara Errani and again against Angelique Kerber, because with Germany three months ago it all started at Roland Garros: the 6-3, 7-6 in the Philippe Chatrier for the first victory against a top-ten in seven -6, 6-3 this evening on Louis Armstrong for the first time in the quarter-final at Flushing Meadows.

ERRANI FANTASISTA VS KERBER FATICATRICE - do not change the dynamics, because Sara with its innumerable variations has become the worst nightmare for the most athletic player in the WTA circuit: another intense and balanced match with Kerber, number 6 seed, to avoid prolonged exchanges to evade the defensive network of Errani (Sara will be 20 points out of 23 runs!), two breaks for the five balls of profits in the first set tie-break and a perfect Errani of which ends with the straight win in the third (and last) set-point. Sara goes ahead 3-0 in the second set by bending the service of Kerber on the sixth break point of the game, but as in the first set, with the Italian twice ahead in the score, the Kerber up the pace, find the depth even with reverse and recover the gap. End here, because Sara begins with the usual beautiful collection of damped and volley ball and make concrete the twelfth meeting to break the serving for the match . Errani also lucky, because the third "blue ribbon" closes the game after the first to deliver the tie-break and the second to save a dangerous break-point in the middle of the second game. After Kerber in the quarterfinals in Paris we had only bowed to Sharapova in the final, raise your hand, except for the tireless Sara, would not sign for the same result on the concrete of New York ...

Roberta VINCI b. Agnieszka RADWANSKA 6-1, 6-4

The dream becomes reality: Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, companions of double holders of Roland Garros, will contest the semi-finals of the U.S. Open after eliminating Kerber and Agnieszka Radwanska, respectively the number 2:06 world. For Errani, a finalist in Paris also in the singular, is the best result at Flushing Meadows, for the first time in the quarter-Win a Grand Slam. Missing an Italian in the semifinals in New York since 1930 was an American import, Maud Rosenbaum, to represent us.

DOES NOT STOP THE WIN MORE '- The Louis Armstrong fades to blue and the net 6-1 in the first set does not ring true: we admit that Radwanska, a finalist at Wimbledon, is weakened from the start of the tournament for a nagging problem right shoulder, and this allows four double faults and many grimaces of pain on the over-head . However, the Vinci played tennis a beautiful and high technical coefficient for the entire second and most fought sets where the fourth game, one of the first break, is a masterpiece backbeat attack with volleys in extension, and loop tape favorable of straight, but you're at the relaxing tarantna for debreak point. The second wonder before the curtain (5-4 Win), but to tell the truth this time is (almost) all the Radwanska with three unforced errors before passing to close the match. And after the Dallas Vinci does not stop ...

American Serena Williams walked to the Czech Andrea Hlavackova, which won in 57 minutes 6-0, 6-0, and reached the quarterfinals, where he spent the Serbian Ana Ivanovic (12) and Italy's Sara Erani (10), which confirmed his great form. Radwanska suffered an unexpected defeat against Vinci, who deserved to win, because the cement Louis Armstrong Stadium track was always better and beat in every facet of the game. The Polish player, who was fighting to reach number one in the WTA world rankings, had never come into play option because Vinci always imposed his pace and left without resources to finish the first round with a crushing 6-1. The injury that creeps on the right shoulder has affected his game. Radwanska and was wrong in the Olympics and now intended to give fight to the finish in the U.S. Open, where he still overcome the barrier of the second round, classification also reached in 2007 and 2008. Vinci's rival in the quarter-finals will be your friend and partner stunt routine, Sara Errani, also half surprised with his 7-6 (7) 6-3 to Germany's Angelique Kerber, sixth-seeded. Errani had never passed the third round in a Grand Slam in January and reached the quarterfinals at the Australia Open. Then made history with its end in Paris and then fell in the third round at Wimbledon. If parties Errani and Vinci had some fighting and emotion, he played the younger of the Williams sisters just simply was a ride that was to award pass the quarterfinals after placing 31 winners and only seven unforced errors. The victim of Serena Williams, fourth seed, was Hlavackova, who won 29 points in the entire match and only made nine points when the London 2012 Olympic champion had the serve. Williams will rival quartered Ana Ivanovic, seeded twelfth, who won 6-0, 6-4 to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in one hour and 11 minutes.

DAY 6: US Open Results 2012

Federer to play without quarters: Berdych will face

After the efforts against Davydenko, five sets, and Simon (4) Mardy Fish waiver of the fourth round match against Roger Federer will play without qualification to the quarterfinals. Will face Tomas Berdych, No. 6 seed, who ruled Nicolas Almagro in 3 sets: 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 the final

Serbian tennis player, finalist in the last two editions of the fourth Grand Slam of the season and reigning champions took an hour and a half to beat the French, who never troubled to Djokovic. The Belgrade player, who reached the second week of the competition without giving any so far in September, will play in the second round against the winner of the match between the Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov and Stanislas Wawrinka

Andy RODDICK b. Fabio FOGNINI 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4

Calling it "missed opportunity" might be a bit 'too much, but the match against Fabio Fognini Andy Roddick is something which much closer to what I have just written. And this is not just for the chance to enter the future autobiography of Andy Roddick, ready to retire at the end of this U.S. Open, but more than anything to be able to go play quarter-final against the unknown "physical conditions of Juan Martin Del I can. " The winners of the third round Andy Roddick is in fact at the end of a match lasted just over three hours, but as always, the DVD of the game, Fabio Fognini will find more than a regret. The Ligurian were fatal as always some key moments: the slow start, the twelfth game of the first set, the unfortunate tie-break of the second and the transition to empty early in the fourth. A matter of moments, play, individual fifteen as always in tennis make the difference between a great player and a "better potential" struggling, the threshold of 25 years, with a ranking that his talent does not belong.And why just look at the other side of the net. The Andy Roddick champion here in 2003, Andy Roddick able to get to number 1 in the world, the terms of mere touch, a clear gap in pay Fognini ... Yet today to win. And if they replay the game probably would do it again. And this will happen at least until Fognini will not be able to avoid slow starts, such as those that have cost 1 September in Paris with Tsonga and as it currently has now seen having to chase Roddick in the September 1 Happen again until it is able to avoid trivial free in the game that would take him to a well deserved tie-break in the September 1 Happen again until the tie-break of the second will not continue to serve better the opponent, as he had hitherto incredibly done, but it'll put double faults (while at the same time the opponent will turn wiser with aces). .. In short, it will happen until Fognini not be able to get what he lacks mental snap to get to far greater heights where it never arrived. Yes, because in the middle of all this there is tennis, excuse me, the most beautiful tennis. A vigorous game against an opponent who today would do anything to win and that eventually it succeeded even more comfortable than it has said the field. A pity that sees Roddick continued his dream with Del Potro and Fognini, once again, to go home.

Tomas BERDYCH b. Nicolas ALMAGRO 7-6, 6-4, 6-1

The seeded sixth in the tournament, Tomas Berdych, center for the first time in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open - he missed only at Flushing Meadows in evidence Slam - where he will face world number one, Roger Federer, playing without forward . His opponent in the fourth round in fact, the American Mardy Fish, has given package after the nine set (389 minutes) against Davydenko, reassembled in five, and Gilles Simon in the last two grueling encounters. Returning to Berdych, two sets balanced, but with the Czech closer on key points, against the usual discontinuous Nicolas Almagro, No. 11 men on the board, which lay down its weapons in the third game for a hasty 6-1 in favor of Berdych. The number 7 in the ATP rankings, has found his best tennis after the unexpected elimination in the first round of Wimbledon and the U.S. cement has already twice defeated Federer in Key Byscane in 2010 (repeating the Championships, quarterfinal) and last years in Cincinnati.

Kohlschreiber wins record-night shift

Philipp Kohlschreiber has reached for the first time in his career, the second round of the U.S. Open. The 28-year-old Augsburg won against the world number tithes John Isner from the United States after a night shift on the center court of New York by using 6:4, 3:6, 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. In the fourth duel with the 2.06-meter Americans Kohlschreiber celebrates after a strong performance the first victory. The last Grand Slam tournament of the year, he will now face the Serb Janko Tipsarevic. "Today I played really well. I am very happy with my game, and quite happy. I enjoyed it," Kohlschreiber said after his first appearance in the biggest tennis stadium with 23,771 seats in the world. Because of a previous rain delay before the match went to 2:26 clock time in the night to end. To this end the two counterparties must have a record in the history of the U.S. Open: On 4 September 1993 Mats Wilander and Mikael Pernfors stood in the second round also to 2:26 clock in the square. "I was pushed out of the atmosphere," Kohlschreiber later reported killed and easier. "Because you will not get tired, you do not look at the clock."

Kerber had made ​​much after the Italian had been unsuccessful in June in the quarterfinals of the French Open. "I need to play consistently, move me very much and Sara put it under pressure," the 24-year-old said before the game. The first advantage in Louis Armstrong Stadium battled but Errani who pulled away for a break to 3-1. Kerber has argued, and so developed an intense and tight match, the first sentence was consistent in the tiebreak - and also had crime quality. Errani kept 7:5 finally prevailed. Only the first set lasted 71 minutes.

Kerber's comeback is not rewarded

The set loss seemed to have brought Kerber from the concept, because the error rate in the world ranking sixth now rose significantly. Errani countered their level and quickly pulled them to 3-0. But as in the first set to let the German not shake off, with three games in a row came Kerber to compensate.

The joy did not last long, however, because although the match was now completely open and balanced again, found itself confronted Kerber shortly thereafter with a 3:5 residue. And this time it has not stopped the more Italian. After an hour and 46 minutes turned the French Open finalist her first match point.

AZARENKA b. Tatishvili 6-2, 6-2

Up to this moment has aroused a good impression even if the opponents were certainly not top-level, marking the path net.Victoria Azarenka surrendered only nine games without dropping a set in four matches in which he defeated in series Panova, Flipkens, Zheng and now number 73 of the WTA rankings Tatishvili, which in the previous round had got the better of Mandy Minella. Vika has never gained access to the quarterfinals here and now if you will play defending champion Sam Stosur in a match that could really be worth a final. The meeting with the Georgian had no history if not at the beginning of the second set when the Belarusian had earned break before losing in turn immediately after the service. Only an illusion, however, because the world number one has taken over the reins of the game immediately. At the end will be its 24 unforced errors against 22 winners, but this was enough to rip the 7 times the service all'avversaria ceded in 3 occasions.

BARTOLI b. Kvitova 1-6, 6-2, 6-0

The two had met recently in Montreal and win on that occasion was the Czech player, number 5 in the world and triumphant at Wimbledon in 2011 with a double net 6-1. A result that had portatp Bartoli to declare that Kvitova is the player who puts the greatest difficulties in the circuit, even more of the best Serena Williams. These words are perhaps a little 'gifted and due to the defeat, but who knows what he must have thought when she found herself again in the 6-1 after half an hour even at Flushing Meadows? In any case, the great strength of the 27 year-old Le Puy-en-Velay is tenacity. Even after a disastrous first part is given up, in fact, began to play putting pressure all'avversaria that probably did not expect such a reaction. Between a 'handful' and a grunt, Marion finds two break rooms, 4-1 and ensures September 2 taking advantage of the move to empty, or rather, the free fall of the rival author of as many as 29 unforced errors. In the third there is no match, the Czech goes one step away from tears as the French touches the sky with a finger, even with a punch, as shown in the last point of contact and who gives the quarter-finals.

Samantha STOSUR b. Laura ROBSON 6-4, 6-4

He stops in the second round of the dream Laura Robson. Against defending champion Sam Stosur are fatal in fact two small steps in vacuum, as we saw yesterday also in the match of our Fabio Fognini, make "all the difference in the world" between win or perish. First set very balanced, with Robson you able to keep the service up to 4-5, then two double faults in the same game and we salute the first set.According similar set, but with the lever Stosur who beat the British in the fifth game and able to keep the lead until the end. For the Australian, definitely ritrovatasi on cement Fulshing Meadows, in the quarterfinals will be the # 1 seeded women Vika Azarenka.

Maria SHARAPOVA b. Petra Kvitova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Who suffers more than expected in September as his prime is Maria Sharapova. The Siberian, before entering the second week of the tournament, has his work cut out in the derby with Russian Nadia Petrova. Yet the sprint start in the first set, where the Russian liquid in half an hour the exact strength of the small intestine Petrova, prefaced a very different kind of evening for the audience of the central field, ready to enjoy the home favorite John Isner. Instead, they had to wait ... and not a little.Yes, because in the second set to run from the start the race we think Petrova (of course in cooperation with a number of embarrassing Free - 20 - of Sharapova), which goes on 4-0, you reassemble at 4-4, and then closes for 6-4. It goes to the third. There, the equilibrium is more stable, also from the point of view of the percentages: Sharapova sticks a couple of winning more of Petrova, but also 4 double faults that the cost even a break. Masha is, however, the reaction at the key moment, recovering what was left and put the arrow in the decisive game. Now, in the quarter, there will be Marion Bartoli.

Ana Ivanovic B. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 6-4

After losing a set in the third round against the American Stephens, Ana Ivanovic returns to his "perfect gear" in this U.S. Open, reaching the quarterfinals in moderate fluency with success on the Bulgarian Pironkova. The Serbian program opens the second week sull'Arthur Ashe with a first set of applause concluded with an emblematic 6-0 in his favor. Pironkova enter into the game too late, but at least it does with conviction: the second part, in fact, it is nice and balanced, with the breaks that follow one after the other. At 3-3 Ivanovic tries to speed up winning two consecutive guiochi and going to serve for the match: the Bulgarian opponent tries to answer and shortens with the counter-break 5-4 but eventually forced to surrender in the following game ( break to zero). Ana Ivanovic then reach the quarter-finals at the bottom of the board in New York. On his way now Serena Williams.

Serena WILLIAMS b. Andrea Hlavackova 6-0, 6-0

A double 6-0 in 57 minutes trip sull'Arthur Ashe for Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic found in Flushing Meadows after defeating her in straight sets in 2006 and last year in the middle of the only other year, with the same script, in 2009 in Dubai. Andrea Hlavackova, who in the third round he defeated the 14th-seeded Maria Kirilenko, a partial mortifying: 31 winners and 8 ace are the items most emblematic of American monologue.

DAY 4: US Open Results 2012

Located in Flushing Meadows falls seeded fifth in the tournament wins the young Slovak Martin Klizan in four sets with a score of 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.Almagro passes after 5 sets against Petzschner (6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4), on even Roger Federer, who walks against Phau. Roddick retires.

Martin Klizan b. JOE-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

The young Slovakian Martin Klizan, number 52 of the ATP rankings, gives us the first big surprise of the board by removing the male Flushing Meadows seeded fifth, Joe-Wilfried Tsonga. Klizan, 23, in the third round will face another Frenchman, Jeremy CHARDY , who ruled Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, while Tsonga leave New York without improving the quarterfinals of last year.

OUT OF THE NUMBER 5 - A good day starts in the morning: Klizan off service to Tsonga in the first game of the match, enough to win the first set 6-4. It looks like a flash in the pan, because the French up the pace to win the second 6-1, but Klizan returns the score in the third. Tsonga breaks his bat and go 3-0 in the fourth set before recovering one of the two break disadvantage, but not enough at 5-3 Klizan sends the stars on the first match point, but made ​​no mistake on the second 's unexpected climax on cement Louis Armstrong. 

RODDICK, 30 YEARS AND WITHDRAWAL - Andy Roddick, at a press conference before his match tomorrow against Tomic, has announced his retirement from tennis after the U.S. Open is the day of his thirtieth birthday. Roddick was No. 1 in the world and won the Slam at home here at Flushing Meadows in 2003 with three love lost the final at Wimbledon.

ALL EASY TO ROGER FEDERER - E 'enough 1 hour and 30 minutes to world number one to close the file Phau which must still be satisfied for the tournament took place. The road to the third round was closed for the 32 year-old German who in his career he had never gone beyond the second round in a Grand Slam. After passing the Belgian Maxime Authom could not hope to embarrass the king of tennis, appeared in great spovero. The only great satisfaction for the Teutonic player is to have scored the point of the match sensing the smash of the Swiss who had gone without fail underestimating the opponent's reflexes that went through a backhand cross that has lower head to his Majesty Roger who, in the interview after the game, he congratulated for that play to Phau while admitting that he was not too happy about having been there. The Swiss pushed when it was necessary and ended with 68% of the first in the field and 44 winners against just 18 unforced errors proving also love the match of the night session reaching a total of 23 victories in a row on the night of 'Arthur Ashe. Now seeded number one in search of his sixth title at the U.S. Open (currently shares the record of 5 wins with Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras) if the will with which he played against Fernando Verdasco and 4 above have won even if the two have never crossed in a Grand Slam.

OK Nishikori, ALMAGRO and BERDYCH - A Kei Nishikori, the No. 17 seed, it takes three sets to liquidate the American Tim Smyczek: 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 the final score in favor of the Japanese. More than a heartache instead to Nicolas Almagro (11), argumentative, inaccurate and booed by the audience of the Grandstand in the match against German Philipp Petzschner, five sets with the final 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6 -4. The Spaniard won 1 September 6-3, but gives the service in the last game of the two sets to make up after the first with a double 6-4. Tomas Berdych, seeded sixth, he trains against the German Jurgen Zopp to find his best tennis after early exit in the first round of the Championships: 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 is the final.

OTHER RESULTS - Feliciano Lopez won the derby against Spaniard Pablo Andujar in five sets in the final 6-4, 6-1, 6-7, 3-6, 7-5. The comeback of the day is the American Mardy Fish, the world number 23, in five sets on concrete dell'Arthur Ashe: 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 to Nikolay Davydenko in their first meeting of a Grand Slam. Marin Cilic is only marathons: After the five sets in the first round with Matosevic, 220 minutes today to overcome the German Daniel Brands 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 34-6, 7-5, Sam Querrey b. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Milos Raonic b. Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 6-4, 7-6.

Roberta Vinci comeback on Yaroslava Shvedova, who had humiliated Errani at Wimbledon, and deletes two match points for the 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 final at the end of a beautiful match. Nothing to do for Flavio Cipolla defeated by the young American Jack Sock 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Next also Errani.

Roberta VINCI b. Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6, 7-5, 7-5

There is no doubt that the U.S. cement enhances our Roberta Vinci who, after winning the Texas Tennis Open in Dallas, beating the dreaded comeback Yaroslava Shvedova canceling two match points in the Kazakh: 3-6, 7-5, 7 - 5 is the final score in favor of Salento, seeded number 20.

THE PERFORMANCE OF THE THIRD SET - The Shvedova, born in 1987, is a tennis player on the launching pad: quarter-finals at Roland Garros and a golden set of 36 points to zero (the first in the history of women's tennis) trimmed to Sara Errani on ' grass of Wimbledon, but today Vinci was stubborn in replacing a set and a break at a disadvantage in the second game (1-3) before the beautiful September 3 From 3-5 in a game with a volley, lob and damped as beautiful variations to cancel serving for the match of Kazakhstan, canceled by two match points at 5-4 with the first heavy and winning straight, 7-5 to the final challenge Dominika Cibulkova, No. 13 seed, in the third round. And in direct confrontation with the Slovak in this magical 2012 for the Taranto (won the Roland Garros doubles with Sara Errani), the Vinci has already beaten the Slovakian in Indian Wells and Madrid.

Jack SOCK b. Flavio ONION 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Flavio Cipolla is left surprised by the young American Jack Sock, class of 1993 and number 243 in the ATP rankings, which inflames Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 assault signed 15 aces and 41 winners. Sock will play the third round against Nicolas Almagro, who is now struggling in five sets against Petzschner, while the Italian colors - male board - remains the only Fabio Fognini surprising that tomorrow will face Guillermo Garcia-Lopez: Spanish beat the debut of the number 10th seed, Juan Monaco.

Sara ERRANI b. Vera Dushevina 6-0, 6-1 on paper should not worry our Sarita but it was even better than expected. Vera Dushevina was literally bent from Romagna that it reaches the third round of the U.S. Slam hours where he will face another Russian, Olga Puchkova, coming from qualification.The opponent today defeated a top ten only four times in 44 matches and two of these occasions the victim was Francesca Schiavone. The tennis player so blue equals his best result at the U.S. Open where he has never gone beyond the third round in 2009 and 2010 respectively from perishing Yanina Wickmayer and Samantha Stosur. Sara, who is playing this year in a solid and won four tournaments in singles and 7 doubles with her ​​friend Roberta Vinci, dominated from the first game and finished in 50 minutes without ever giving the opportunity to all'avversaria get into the game that seemed not to find countermeasures to changes in our player. Looking at the board you could dream of a Win-Errani in the quarter-final that would ensure an Italian in the semifinals. As previously mentioned is just a dream but you know that it costs nothing. At the end of the winners for her will be 17 compared with only eight unforced errors. Now we must wait to see how it will behave Sara against players from blows heavier and incisors, while we enjoy the excellent match played against Dushevina. 

DAY 3: Us Open Results 2012

The Serbian former world number one - Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic - and Maria Kirilenko, Olympic semifinalist, it takes 2 September respectively against Arvidsson (6-2, 6-2), Arn (6-3, 6-2) and Arruabarena ( 6-4, 6-2). Radwanska on the comeback Suarez-Navarro 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Cibulkova without problems. 

Agnieszka RADWANSKA b. Carla Suarez-Navarro 4-6, 6-3, 6-0

The calm after the storm: The Wimbledon finalist and world number 2, Agnieszka Radwanska, over Carla Suarez-Navarro in the third set after losing the first break and replace the disadvantage to 3-1 in favor of the Spanish in the second. The Polish dating with a partial 9-0, but more demerit of Suarez, who lay down its weapons after a disastrous game with two double faults and the same number for free.Radwanska is not the best one that will address the revived Jankovic (finalist at Flushing Meadows 2008) in the third round.

Ana Ivanovic b. Sofia ARVIDSSON 6-2, 6-2

Exceed the second round of the U.S. Open two Serb ex-world number one Ana Ivanovic, No. 12 seed, liquid Arvidsson of Sweden 6-2 with a double; Jelena JANKOVIC , slid the thirtieth position ranking female eliminates the young Spanish Lara Arruabarrena-vecino (born 1992) with a score of 6-4, 6-2. Ivanovic won Roland Garros in 2008, the same year in the final here in Flushing Meadows, the Jankovic defeated by Serena Williams.

Maria KIRILENKO b. Greta ARN 6-3, 6-2

Proceeds without hesitation the journey of the Olympic semi-finalist Maria Kirilenko, No. 14 seed, with two easy sets against Hungarian Greta Arn, a little fatigue 'instead Dominika Cibulkova , seeded 13, against Serbian Bojana Jovanovski, but the Slovak wins with two tie-break for 7-6, 7-6 final.

OTHER RESULTS - the story ends in the second round of the Romanian Irina Camelia Begu - who had beaten the former number one debut and finalist 2009) Caroline Wozniacki - beaten by Spain's Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-4, 7-6. Tsvetana Pironkova b. Ayumi Morita 7-5, 6-2, Andrea Hlavackova b.Galina Voskoboeva 6-2, 6-7, 6-3; Ekaterina Makarova b. Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-4.

Novak DJOKOVIC b. Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-0, 6-1

We were hoping for an inevitable defeat of smaller scale and instead Novak Djokovic made his debut at Flushing Meadows, to defend the title, leaving Paolo Lorenzi two games (as in Melbourne) on the concrete dell'Arthur Ashe Stadium: 6-1, 6-0 , 6-1 is the stern verdict in one hour and fifteen minutes of play. For Nole second round match against Brazilian Dutra Silva who knocked out the Russian Gabashvili 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5; Lorenzi for a bitter debut at the U.S. Open and still no second turn in a test of the Slam.

Fabio FOGNINI b. Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5

Similarly, we expected a win less painful to Fabio Fognini of Frenchman Roger-Vasselin, number 104 ATP, but the success came after three hours and 33 minutes of complicated comeback for the 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 final. Now the Sanremo will have the opportunity to reach for the first time the third round of the U.S. Open addressing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, number 68 ranking, but be careful, because the Spaniard has made the first famous victim of the tournament, eliminating Juan Monaco (n # 10 seeded) 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3).

Martin Klizan b. JOE-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

The young Slovakian Martin Klizan, number 52 of the ATP rankings, gives us the first big surprise of the board by removing the male Flushing Meadows seeded fifth, Joe-Wilfried Tsonga. Klizan, 23, in the third round will face another Frenchman, Jeremy CHARDY , who ruled Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, while Tsonga leave New York without improving the quarterfinals of last year.

OUT OF THE NUMBER 5 - A good day starts in the morning: Klizan off service to Tsonga in the first game of the match, enough to win the first set 6-4. It looks like a flash in the pan, because the French up the pace to win the second 6-1, but Klizan returns the score in the third. Tsonga breaks his bat and go 3-0 in the fourth set before recovering one of the two break disadvantage, but not enough at 5-3 Klizan sends the stars on the first match point, but made ​​no mistake on the second 's unexpected climax on cement Louis Armstrong.

OK Nishikori ALMAGRO - A Kei Nishikori, the No. 17 seed, it takes three sets to liquidate the American Tim Smyczek: 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 the final score in favor of the Japanese. More than a heartache instead to Nicolas Almagro (11), argumentative, inaccurate and booed by the audience of the Grandstand in the match against German Philipp Petzschner, five sets with the final 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6 -4. The Spaniard won 1 September 6-3, but gives the service in the last game of the two sets to make up after the first with a double 6-4.

OTHER RESULTS - Feliciano Lopez won the derby against Spaniard Pablo Andujar in five sets in the final 6-4, 6-1, 6-7, 3-6, 7-5. The comeback of the day is the American Mardy Fish, the world number 23, in five sets on concrete dell'Arthur Ashe: 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 to Nikolay Davydenko in their first meeting of a Grand Slam. Marin Cilic is only marathons: After the five sets in the first round with Matosevic, 220 minutes today to overcome the German Daniel Brands 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 34-6, 7-5