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.
