U.S. Open Roundup
U.S. Open Roundupepa03839788 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return against Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany during their match on the second day of the 2013 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 27 August 2013. The US Open runs through Monday 09 September, a 15-day schedule for the first time EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
* Kvitova again struggles through; Wozniacki pushed but wins in straight sets
* Errani, Vinci, Ivanovic, Kirilenko, Vesnina, Cornet through easily
* Halep defends points, extends winning streak
* Duval dances Stosur into defeat; Australian likely to end up around #15
* Cibulkova falls to Svitolina, loses Top Twenty hopes
* Dulgheru knocks Lepchenko out of Top Forty
* Slump-ender? McHale tops Goerges in straight sets
* Burdette out of Top Hundred after loss to Kuznetsova
* Riske knocks Pironkova below #80
* Petrova, in first match back, falls to Glushko
* Zakopalova also out
TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS
U. S. Open
Second seed Victoria Azarenka produced a crushing of German Dinah Pfizenmaier, 6-0, 6-0 while Italian number four Sara Errani did the same to Australian Olivia Rogowska. Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki beat China’s Duan Ying-Ying 6-2, 7-5.
Czech seventh seed Petra Kvitova survived a fight back from Japan’s Misaki Doi before posting a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 into the second round. It was the 2011 Wimbledon winner’s second win over the Asian this season, having beat her on clay in Poland in the spring.
Kvitova advanced with nearly twice as many winners as her opponent, 29 to 15, but struck 29 unforced errors in the win lasting just under two hours. The winner was challenged by windy conditions. “The wind was quite difficult for us, but it was same conditions for both. It wasn’t an easy match for first round. It’s always tricky and difficult, so I’m glad that I’m through. I never play well in the America, and last year I play well when I won the US Open Series and played fourth round here (2012).”
There were also opening wins for number 10 Roberta Vinci, 13th seed Ana Ivanovic and number 14 Maria Kirilenko. Four young American also began showing their grand slam form. Sachia Vickery beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-4, 6-4, Alison Riske stopped Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3, 6-3, Victoria Duval upset 11th seed and former champion Samantha Stosur 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 while Christina McHale put out German Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-3.
SCORES
TUESDAY
US Open
Singles – First Round
(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) 60 60
(4) Sara Errani (ITA) d. (LL) Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 60 60
(6) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (Q) Duan Ying-Ying (CHN) 62 75
(7) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 62 36 61
(10) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Timea Babos (HUN) 64 62
(Q) Victoria Duval (USA) d. (11) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 57 64 64
(13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 62 60
(14) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 61 61
Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. (17) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 64 63
(Q) Julia Glushko (ISR) d. (20) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 63 64
(21) Simona Halep (ROU) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 46 64 62
(22) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Annika Beck (GER) 61 61
(26) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 63 62
(27) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Mallory Burdette (USA) 63 75
(28) Mona Barthel (GER) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 61 64
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. (31) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 63 63
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 63 64
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 63 26 64
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (WC) Maria Sanchez (USA) 75 62
Karin Knapp (ITA) d. (Q) Grace Min (USA) 63 61
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 64
Donna Vekic (CRO) d. Mariana Duque-Mariño (COL) 76(5) 46 62
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (WC) Nicole Gibbs (AUS) 60 62
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. (Q) Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 26 62 61
Christina McHale (USA) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 64 63
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 67(5) 62 76(5)
Alekandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 75 76(5)
(Q) Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 64 63
(Q) Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) d. (Q) Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 36 61 64
(Q) Camila Giorgi (ITA) d. Jana Cepelova (SVK) 62 62
(WC) Alison Riske (USA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 63 63
(WC) Sachia Vickery (USA) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 64 64
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
* Painful omen: Petzschner, Monaco retire
* Klizan out of Top Sixty after loss to Young
* Strong start for Americans as Isner, Querrey also win
* Berdych starts strong but needs more to stay Top Five
* Almagro out of Top Fifteen after loss to Istomin
* No problems for Federer in delayed match; knocks Zemlja below #70
* Pospisil surprised by Dutra Silva
* Janowicz stunned by Maximo Gonzalez; won’t rise above current #14
* Monfils loses only three games in return from injury
* Raonic almost equally quick
* Altamirano makes ATP debut but wins only five games against Kohlschreiber
* Dimitrov loses in five sets to Sousa, won’t make Top 25
TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS
U. S. Open
Roger Federer eased past Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday as the seventh seed and five-time winner began with a convincing victory at the US Open. Federer, who is fighting to turn a poor season around after problems including back pain, an aborted switch to a new racket and a lack of titles, appeared much like his old dominating self in the 93-minute win over the Slovenian.
The Swiss with a record 17 Grand Slam titles ended with 35 winners and broke on five of 11 chances while sending over 12 aces. “It felt good, and it’s nice to be back in New York,” said the player who had been set to open on Tuesday night in a match postponed by rain. “Day or night, it doesn’t really matter. The wind was a bit of an issues but we adjusted. Federer got through a hiccup in the third set when he lost serve for 4-all before getting it back and earning the victory on a second match point, a perfect volley into the far corner. He next plays Argentine Carlos Berlocq, who beat Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-2.
Top seed Novak Djokovic rolled over Ricardas Berankis 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 for an opening win. Fifth seed Tomas Berdych came up a winner over Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-4, 6-1; 10th seed Milos Raonic, hoping to get past the fourth round of a major for the first time in his career, hammered 28 aces to beat Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. The Canadian will next play Spain’s Pablo Andujar, a winner over Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Four other seeds split the difference, with number 12 German Tommy Haas putting out fellow over-30 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 and American number 13 John Isner hammering Filippo Volandri 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. Argentine Maximo Gonzalez put out Wimbledon semi-finalist Jerzy Janowicz, as the 14th seed suffered with a back injury, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Denis Istomin upset 15th seed Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
SCORES
TUESDAY
US OPEN
Singles – First Round
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] d. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 61 62 62
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5] d. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 61 64 61
Roger Federer (SUI) [7] d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 62 75
Milos Raonic (CAN) [10] d. Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 63 76(6) 63
Tommy Haas (GER) [12] d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 64 64 61
John Isner (USA) [13] d. Filippo Volandri (ITA) 60 62 63
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [15] 63 61 46 63
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [22] d. Collin Altamirano (USA) 61 63 61
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [25] 36 63 64 57 62
Sam Querrey (USA) [26] d. Guido Pella (ARG) 76(3) 46 61 62
Florian Mayer (GER) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) [28] 64 62 30 ret. (stomach ache, headache)
Julien Benneteau (FRA) [31] d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 64 57 64 64
Benjamin Becker (GER) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 63 36 63 64
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 75 75 62
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 64 76(5) 63
Donald Young (USA) d. Martin Klizan (SVK) 61 60 61
Tobias Kamke (GER) d. Steve Johnson (USA) 67(4) 64 76(7) 62
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 64 46 62 46 64
Denis Kudla (USA) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 62 62 67(6) 75
Pablo Andujar (ESP) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 64 64 64
Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [14] 64 64 62
Jack Sock (USA) d. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 76(2) 36 52 ret. (right shoulder)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 63 36 67(6) 64 62
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 46 64 62 61
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 61 62 60
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) 63 62 64
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 46 36 76(9) 62 76(10)
Doubles – First Round
Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) [10] d. Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Simon Stadler (GER) 76(2) 64
Eric Butorac (USA) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) 75 67(5) 64
Daniel Brands (GER) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Kenny De Schepper (FRA) / Victor Hanescu (ROU) 63 76(5)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Albert Ramos (ESP) d. Paul Hanley (AUS) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 76(10) 76(4)
Chris Guccione (AUS) / Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) 76(2) 76(5)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Andre Sa (BRA) d. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) / Xavier Malisse (BEL) 61 63
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