The quarter finals went well for the top players with the 3 top 10 players progressing. The semi finals feature three 30+ players; only the 2nd time that's happened in an open era Grand Slam!
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Williams was unstoppable against (20/18) Suarez Navarro, crushing her 60 60! It was a horrible 25th birthday present for the Spaniard who couldn't get into the match in tough windy conditions, hitting only 3 winners. In contrast, Serena was the epitome of calm, hitting 20 winners to just 9 unforced errors in beating Suarez Navarro for the 3rd time in as many meetings; winning at least 1 set to love in each meeting! Serena moves through to her 8th US Open semi final, going 6-1 in her first 7!
2/2 Azarenka played her best match in a long time, beating (48/-) Hantuchova 62 63. In general, Hantuchova made too many loose errors and didn't serve as well as she had done throughout the tournament. Azarenka was good under pressure, despite being 0-2 down in the second set. She hit 19 winners, including some fine drop shots to only 15 unforced errors and dropped serve only twice. With the win, she edged the career head to head 3-2 and moved into her 2nd US Open semi final, winning last year's.
6/5 Li became the first Chinese US Open semi finalist, edging (25/24) Makarova 64 67(5) 62 for as many wins in 4 meetings. Li started the stronger, taking a 64 3-1 lead before being pegged back. She admitted that nerves struck her when leading 3-0 and 4-2 in the tiebreak, but she remained composed in the third, hitting 14 of her 44 winners and only 5 of her 42 unforced errors to put the dangerous lefty away.
83/- Pennetta continued her brilliantly unprecedented march through the tournament, reaching her 1st Grand Slam semi final with a 64 61 win over close friend (13/10) Vinci. She hit 23 winners to subdue her tenacious compatriot, despite seeing an early break lead dissipate. Overall, it was her 5th win in 9 meetings with Vinci as she continued her straight sets march through her best tournament since her wrist surgery in 2012 and of her career.
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Thursday, 5 September 2013
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Radwanska hits stumbling block, again
The 4th round wrapped up and more big seeds fell by the wayside. I only guessed two right before the tournament began, unsurprisingly Williams and Azarenka!
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Williams handled the most hyped match of the tournament thus far, beating (16/15) Stephens 64 61. As expected, Williams was focused from the outset and looked in the mood for revenge. The first set was a real struggle, whereby Williams was often the one on the defence. Stephens battled back from a break down to level the set but ultimately didn't play as well as Serena on the big points.
2/2 Azarenka was forced once again to fight back from a set down to beat (15/13) Ivanovic 46 63 64 in a rain postponed match. Throughout the match, Victoria struggled to find her range against the hit and miss style of her opponent. In the end, Ivanovic's 42 unforced errors helped Azarenka break her serve 9 times, which contributed to her downfall.
4/3 Radwanska failed for a 4th time to go beyond the 4th round at the US Open, as (25/24)Makarova scored a 64 64 win; her 1st win in 4 meetings with the Pole. Radwanska was guilty of complacency in the 1st set as she lost 8 games from 4-0 up, to trail 46 0-2. As always, the dangerous left handed was dominant as soon as she had shrugged off the nerves, reaching her 2nd major quarter final of the year. For Radwanska, it's the only major in which she hasn't reached the quarters this year.
6/5 Li was ruthless against (12/9) Jankovic, breaking her opponents serve on all 7 opportunities to win 63 60 under the lights.
20/18 Suarez Navarro put everything on the line to edge (9/8) Kerber 46 63 76(3), having initially led 4-2 in the 1st set and served for the match at 5-4. She is the 1st Spaniard to reach the quarters here since 1998, whilst Kerber has now failed to reach any major quarter final since Wimbledon 2012!
Elsewhere, (13/10) Vinci beat the rain and a 1-4 deficit to end the run of qualifier Giorgi 64 62, moving through to her 2nd straight quarter final here. Pennetta defeated the red hot (19/21) Halep 62 76(3) for her 3rd win in as many attempts to move through to her 4th quarter final here. Hantuchova ended the run of wildcard Riske 63 57 62, hitting 15 aces to move into her 1st major quarter final since 2008; her 1st in New York since 2002!
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Williams handled the most hyped match of the tournament thus far, beating (16/15) Stephens 64 61. As expected, Williams was focused from the outset and looked in the mood for revenge. The first set was a real struggle, whereby Williams was often the one on the defence. Stephens battled back from a break down to level the set but ultimately didn't play as well as Serena on the big points.
2/2 Azarenka was forced once again to fight back from a set down to beat (15/13) Ivanovic 46 63 64 in a rain postponed match. Throughout the match, Victoria struggled to find her range against the hit and miss style of her opponent. In the end, Ivanovic's 42 unforced errors helped Azarenka break her serve 9 times, which contributed to her downfall.
4/3 Radwanska failed for a 4th time to go beyond the 4th round at the US Open, as (25/24)Makarova scored a 64 64 win; her 1st win in 4 meetings with the Pole. Radwanska was guilty of complacency in the 1st set as she lost 8 games from 4-0 up, to trail 46 0-2. As always, the dangerous left handed was dominant as soon as she had shrugged off the nerves, reaching her 2nd major quarter final of the year. For Radwanska, it's the only major in which she hasn't reached the quarters this year.
6/5 Li was ruthless against (12/9) Jankovic, breaking her opponents serve on all 7 opportunities to win 63 60 under the lights.
20/18 Suarez Navarro put everything on the line to edge (9/8) Kerber 46 63 76(3), having initially led 4-2 in the 1st set and served for the match at 5-4. She is the 1st Spaniard to reach the quarters here since 1998, whilst Kerber has now failed to reach any major quarter final since Wimbledon 2012!
Elsewhere, (13/10) Vinci beat the rain and a 1-4 deficit to end the run of qualifier Giorgi 64 62, moving through to her 2nd straight quarter final here. Pennetta defeated the red hot (19/21) Halep 62 76(3) for her 3rd win in as many attempts to move through to her 4th quarter final here. Hantuchova ended the run of wildcard Riske 63 57 62, hitting 15 aces to move into her 1st major quarter final since 2008; her 1st in New York since 2002!
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