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Although there have been a few upsets along the way at this year's U.S. Open, they have--unlike on the women's side--been few and far between. That means the quarterfinal lineup is a blockbuster one, with eight seeds having managed to survive and advance. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Stan Wawrinka are all still alive.
Well, that wasn't quite the night session that had taken place 24 hours (or less!) earlier. On Monday, Victoria Azarenka overcame Aleksandra Krunic in three sets before Kei Nishikori outlasted Milos Raonic in five. The end result was a tie for the latest finish in U.S. Open history, with Nishikori and Raonic wrapping things up at 2:26 a.m.
CiCi Bellis struck the first serve on the show courts shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the U.S. Open. More than 15 hours later, Labor Day action finally ended with a winning volley by Kei Nishikori. When it was all said and done, Nishikori's match against Milos Raonic tied the latest finish in tournament history at 2:26 a.m.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) and Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) were seeking quarter-final berths at the U.S. Open on Labour Day Monday at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. / Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) et Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) étaient tous deux en quête d’une première présence en quart de finale des Internationaux des États-Unis.
Matches often get cancelled due to rain or, in the case of tournaments without lights, darkness. One--albeit in the legends event--at the U.S. Open on Wednesday got wiped out for much more interesting and unique reason: one of the players was busy coaching one of his own players through a four-hour marathon.
The No. 1 players in the world had to work a little bit of overtime thanks to a five-set marathon between Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka earlier in the day on Wednesday. In the long run, though, it hardly mattered for Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic. Both players won their night-session matches to earn spots in the U.S. Open semifinals.
An entertaining first day of U.S. Open action featured four five-setters. At least in terms of days, however, the first round is only one-third of the way complete. The rest of the field will take the court on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Among those still to play their openers are John Isner, Grigor Dimitrov, and David Ferrer.
Rafael Nadal will return to London this November in an attempt to capture his first career season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title. Nadal joins three-time champion Novak Djokovic as the first two singles players to qualify for this year’s season finale, to be held at The O2 from 9-16 November.
Check out these awesome EPA photos from Wimbledon.
Before the middle Sunday of no play at Wimbledon, the third round will wrap up with what should be a bang on Saturday. Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are back in action and taking on unseeded opponents. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup pits John Isner against Feliciano Lopez.
The round of 32 will take final shape after action is completed on Thursday. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are expected to be among those still alive, but the two former champions do not have easy second-round matchups on their hands.
David Ferrer, the world no.7 who has been a Wimbledon quarterfinalist for the last two years, has flown back home to Valencia for a major check up with his doctor and rates himself as doubtful for the Championships that begin next Monday.
London tennis fans are thrilled that this years French Open Champion and current World No.1 Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will play at the BNP Paribas Tennis Classic on Friday 20th June. In addition to this, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Marin Cilic will also join ATP stars Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Tommy Robredo, Tomas Berdych & Grigor Dimitrov to complete this years line up of the BNP Paribas Tennis Classic.
There cannot be too many head-to-head histories in which the majority of meetings between two players have come on grass. There are simply not enough such tournaments in a season for that to be a normality.
The matches contested on Center Court at the Gerry Weber Open have a certain opulent flavor that belies the rural area where the venue is located. Over the 22 seasons that the tournament has been contested, most every top ranked player has passed through the gates of the venue at least once.
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