U. S. Open
Singles – Third Round: (2) R Nadal def. I Dodig 6-4 6-3 6-3
Another step toward #1, or at least the year-end #1, for Rafael Nadal. He leaves Ivan Dodig around #35.
Singles – Third Round: (4) D Ferrer def. M Kukushkin 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4
Nothing comes easily for David Ferrer around here, it seems, but he does well enough to keep within 200 points of Andy Murray in the contest for #3.
Singles – Third Round: (7) R Federer def. A Mannarino 6-3 6-0 6-2
No signs of one of Roger Federer’s Slam collapses yet, obviously. This means that he will move from #7 to at least #6, with #5 still a real possibility; he and Tomas Berdych are still very close together. (Federer in fact leads, but he is also one round deeper into the draw.) And one more win for each will give us a Federer/Nadal quarterfinal.
Singles – Third Round: (8) R Gasquet def. (32) D Tursunov 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-2, retired
If it isn’t one thing for Dmitry Tursunov, it’s another. He’ll be just below the Top Thirty.
Singles – Third Round: (10) M Raonic def. (23) F Lopez 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-4
The American press is apparently bugging Milos Raonic to play for the United States, but why should he switch now? This win puts him in the Top Ten in safe points, although it isn’t a sure thing yet.
Singles – Third Round: (22) P Kohlschreiber def. (13) J Isner 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6(7-5)
You can probably guess how this went: Philipp Kohlschreiber played a wall and John Isner pounded on it in vain. Both players have now defended their points, and will end up where they came in or slightly higher.
Singles – Third Round: (18) J Tipsarevic def. J Sock 3-6 7-6(7-1) 6-1 6-2
Janko Tipsarevic still needs one more win to defend his points, but this will keep him Top 25.
Singles – Third Round: (19) T Robredo def. D Evans 7-6(8-6) 6-1 4-6 7-5
Tommy Robredo had to come from behind in the fourth set of this, but come from behind he did, effectively clinching his Top Twenty ranking.
Doubles – Second Round: (2) Peya/Soares def. Kas/Marach 6-3 6-2
Peya and Soares have not clinched the #3 and #4 spots, but it feels like the way to bet.
Doubles – Second Round: (3) Granollers/M Lopez def. Guccione/Tomic 1-2, retired
Doubles – Second Round: (4) Paes/Stepanek def. Brands/Oswald 4-6 6-3 6-4
Doubles – Second Round: (5) Qureshi/Rojer def. Bautista Agut/Gimeno-Traver 6-2 6-3
Mildly promising, but Qureshi/Rojer still need more to stay Top Fifteen.
Doubles – Second Round: (6) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin def. Davydenko/Elgin 7-6(7-2) 7-6(7-0)
Doubles – Second Round: Baker/R Ram def. (7) Benneteau/Zimonjic 6-4 6-2
Nenad Zimonjic just might return to the Top Ten despite this loss, but a win would have helped a lot!
Doubles – Second Round: Cuevas/Zeballos def. Krajicek/Kudla 5-7 6-3 7-6(12-10)
Doubles – Second Round: Lu/Sharan def. Erlich/A Ram 6-4 5-7 7-6(7-2)
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram have an amazing ability to play one step forward, one step back.
Doubles – Second Round: Stakhovsky/Youzhny def. Levinsky/Vesely 6-2 6-4
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Mladenovic/Nestor def. (2) Srebotnik/Zimonjic 6-1 7-6(7-3)
Definite support for mixed rankings, this — they would have made Mladenovic/Nestor the #2 seeds and demoted Srebotnik/Zimonjic to #5.
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (4) Peschke/Matkowski def. Husarova/Polasek 6-3 6-4
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (5) Medina Garrigues/Soares def. Date-Krumm/Marrero 6-3 7-5
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (6) Raymond/Rojer def. Moulton-Levy/Butorac 6-3 3-6 10-7
Hard to believe Eric Butorac couldn’t find a stronger partner. He pays the price for the lack.
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (7) Hlavackova/Mirnyi def. Y Chan/Lindstedt 6-3 6-4
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Hradecka/Cermak def. Barty/Peers 7-6(12-10) 7-6(7-5)
The real #1 team in mixed (as revealed by mixed rankings) marches on.
THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
U. S. Open (Slam/Hard). Defending Champion: Andy Murray
NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
U. S. Open (Slam/Hard). Defending Champion: Andy Murray
******** STATS AND FACTS ********
RANKINGS
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of August 31, 2013
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Djokovic………..9870
2..(2) Nadal…………..9040
3..(3) Murray………….6790
4..(4) Ferrer………….6670
5..(7) Federer…………4515
6..(5) Berdych…………4445
7..(6) Del Potro……….4425
8..(8) Tsonga………….3425
9..(9) Gasquet…………2625
10.(11) Raonic………….2555
11.(10) Wawrinka………..2520
12.(12) Nishikori……….2325
13.(13) Haas……………2265
14.(14) Janowicz………..2110
15.(17) Isner…………..2025
16.(16) Simon…………..1950
17.(18) Fognini…………1945
18.(15) Almagro…………1940
19.(22) Robredo…………1790
20.(20) Anderson………..1775
21.(23) Seppi…………..1630
22.(24) Youzhny…………1555
23.(21) Tipsarevic………1505
24.(19) Cilic…………..1445
25.(25) Kohlschreiber……1445
26.(26) Lopez…………..1435
27.(27) Melzer………….1425
28.(28) Paire…………..1380
29.(29) Dimitrov………..1375
30.(32) Monaco………….1275
**DRAWS
Winston Salem — Week of August 19
U. S. Open — Week of August 26
…………………3R
1 Djokovic………..(1)Djokovic
25 Dimitrov……….Sousa
24 Paire………….Smyczek
16 Fognini………..Granollers
12 Haas…………..(12)Haas
21 Youzhny………..(21)Youzhny
29 Melzer…………Donskoy
6 Del Potro……….Hewitt
3 Murray………….(3)Murray
28 Monaco…………F.Mayer
20 Seppi………….(20)Seppi
15 Almagro………..Istomin
9 Wawrinka……….(9)Wawrinka
17 Anderson………Baghdatis
31 Benneteau……..(31)Benneteau
5 Berdych………..(5)Berdych
8 Gasquet………..(8)Gasquet………Gasquet
32 Tursunov………(32)Tursunov
23 Lopez…………(23)Lopez
10 Raonic………..(10)Raonic………Raonic
14 Janowicz………Sock
18 Tipsarevic…….(18)Tipsarevic…..Tipsarevic
30 Gulbis………..Kukushkin
4 Ferrer…………(4)Ferrer……….Ferrer
7 Federer………..(7)Federer………Federer
26 Querrey……….Mannarino
19 Robredo……….(19)Robredo……..Robredo
11 Nishikori……..Evans
13 Isner…………(13)Isner
22 Kohlschreiber….(22)Kohlschreiber..Kohlschreiber
27 Verdasco………Dodig
2 Nadal………….(2)Nadal………..Nadal
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 Djokovic
2 Nadal
3 Murray
4 Ferrer
5 Berdych
6 Del Potro……….lost 2R (Hewitt)
7 Federer
8 Gasquet
9 Wawrinka
10 Raonic
11 Nishikori……..lost 1R (Evans)
12 Haas
13 Isner…………lost 3R (Kohlschreiber)
14 Janowicz………lost 1R (M Gonzalez)
15 Almagro……….lost 1R (Istomin)
16 Fognini……….lost 1R (Ram)
17 Anderson………lost 2R (Baghdatis)
18 Tipsarevic
19 Robredo
20 Seppi
21 Youzhny
22 Kohlschreiber
23 Lopez……….lost 3R (Raonic)
24 Paire……….lost 1R (Bogomolov)
25 Dimitrov…….lost 1R (Sousa)
26 Querrey……..lost 2R (Mannarino)
27 Verdasco…….lost 1R (Dodig)
28 Monaco………lost 1R (F. Mayer)
29 Melzer………lost 1R (Donskoy)
30 Gulbis………lost 1R (Haider-Maurer)
31 Benneteau
32 Tursunov…….lost 3R (Gasquet)
SATURDAY
U. S. Open
Singles – Third Round
(2) R Nadal def. I Dodig 6-4 6-3 6-3
(4) D Ferrer def. M Kukushkin 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4
(7) R Federer def. A Mannarino 6-3 6-0 6-2
(8) R Gasquet def. (32) D Tursunov 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-2, retired
(10) M Raonic def. (23) F Lopez 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-4
(22) P Kohlschreiber def. (13) J Isner 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6(7-5)
(18) J Tipsarevic def. J Sock 3-6 7-6(7-1) 6-1 6-2
(19) T Robredo def. D Evans 7-6(8-6) 6-1 4-6 7-5
Doubles – Second Round
(2) Peya/Soares def. Kas/Marach 6-3 6-2
(3) Granollers/M Lopez def. Guccione/Tomic 1-2, retired
(4) Paes/Stepanek def. Brands/Oswald 4-6 6-3 6-4
(5) Qureshi/Rojer def. Bautista Agut/Gimeno-Traver 6-2 6-3
(6) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin def. Davydenko/Elgin 7-6(7-2) 7-6(7-0)
Baker/R Ram def. (7) Benneteau/Zimonjic 6-4 6-2
Cuevas/Zeballos def. Krajicek/Kudla 5-7 6-3 7-6(12-10)
Lu/Sharan def. Erlich/A Ram 6-4 5-7 7-6(7-2)
Stakhovsky/Youzhny def. Levinsky/Vesely 6-2 6-4
Mixed Doubles – Second Round
Mladenovic/Nestor def. (2) Srebotnik/Zimonjic 6-1 7-6(7-3)
(4) Peschke/Matkowski def. Husarova/Polasek 6-3 6-4
(5) Medina Garrigues/Soares def. Date-Krumm/Marrero 6-3 7-5
(6) Raymond/Rojer def. Moulton-Levy/Butorac 6-3 3-6 10-7
(7) Hlavackova/Mirnyi def. Y Chan/Lindstedt 6-3 6-4
Hradecka/Cermak def. Barty/Peers 7-6(12-10) 7-6(7-5)
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