During the changeover right before the last game, it suddenly began to rain, and play was delayed only slightly before the shower passed.
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For good measure, Murray sent down his fastest ever serve of 141mph (226.9 km/h) at the end of a set where he allowed Dimitrov just five points on his service.
Next up for Murray is Japan’s Kei Nishikori who was a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (4) victor over Ivo Karlovic.
With 3 mini-breaks under his belt, Nishikori quickly gained an unreachable 6-0 lead and he converted his 5th match point to grab the breaker 7-4 and move on to the last 8. A new venue to be built to replace it.
The 2014 runner-up takes on in-form Ivo Karlovic who, at 37, is the oldest player in the fourth round since 39-year-old Connors made the semi-finals in 1991. At 6-foot-11, Karlovic set a tournament record with 61 aces in a five-set win in the first round.
Nishikori also successfully hit passing shots and even lobs against the towering Karlovic, who won only 23 of 56 points at the net. It was a clinical performance from the Japanese, who fired 44 winners with only 7 unforced errors, making Karlovic powerless in any kind of a longer rally.
“I didn’t expect to be in quarters in my second Grand Slam after my comeback”, he said later. “Hopefully we’ll both keep going”.
“I really don’t know what’s going on”, he said.
Federer turned 35 on August 8.
Serena Williams surpassed Roger Federer for most Grand Slam match victories in tennis’ Open era with No. 308, a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yaroslava Shvedova on Monday to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Last year, a loss to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals ended Williams’ bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam. Serving for the match in the third set, the third-seeded Wawrinka was broken and then lost a tiebreaker. Game 10 proved to be crucial, Marchenko served to stay in the set but crumbled under pressure, as Wawrinka broke him to take the initial lead by 6-4.
He faces Stan Wawrinka, who later beat Illya Marchenko in four sets.
“It’s incredible to play in NY”. In del Potro’s first Grand Slam back, his second-round upset of Wawrinka at Wimbledon initially hinted at a return to the top of the sport.
The 24-year-old Pliskova had never been past the third round in 17 previous appearances at majors. He’s already in his first major quarterfinal since 2013 Wimbledon.
Simona Halep of Romania will be the quarterfinal opponent of Serena Williams, who has yet to lose her serve at this year’s U.S. Open.
What has she learned about playing Serena?
The way she patrolled the tennis court, however, and her grit, indicated that the seven-time grand slam victor still had plenty to offer. “I got the power from the crowd in every match”.
Thiem took a medical timeout to have trainers look at his right knee after the second set’s fifth game.
Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion, became the lowest ranked player in 25 years to reach the quarter-finals. Thiem returned to the court, but after 1 point he was forced to quit.
Del Potro had won the first set 6-3 and was up a break in the second.
Having his body betray him is something del Potro is familiar with. He missed the tournament the past two years after surgeries on his left wrist.
Still exhausted after the stunning run to an Olympic silver medal that announced him as a contender again, he got a huge break in spending only 72 minutes on court.
Del Potro got a huge break Monday when he spent only 72 minutes on court.
The popular Argentine is proving that, into the quarters despite playing just 10-plus sets.
Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open victor, whose career has been interrupted by a series of wrist operations and needed a wild card to get into the year’s last grand slam, has made the most of his opportunity by reaching the last eight without dropping a set.
There was a moment in Juan Martin del Potro’s fourth-round clash at the US Open when the Argentinian’s fans must have been holding their breath.
The 29-year-old reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion stormed to an impressive seventh win in 10 meetings against the 22nd-seeded Dimitrov.
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The 2012 champion at Flushing Meadows will face No. 6 seed Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
