Both players lost serve on one occasion in the first set, leading to a tie-break which Del Potro – victorious here in 2009 – took at the third time of asking. A new comer to this level of tennis, she will have her hands full against one of the best players ever. And despite all his claims about how happy he is just to be back playing tennis, suddenly, the world once again expects more from Juan Martin.
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Further, as Del Potro started to open up his forehand and even rip 100 miles per hour forehand returns off of Ferrer’s second serves, the Argentine also showcased the vastly underused and under-appreciated part of his game – his volleying skills. After missing successive events due to series of injuries, Delpo was able to manage a strong comeback though his entry started as a wild card.
The 23-year-old Austrian is the first member of Generation Next to crack the top 10.
The gritty Spaniard looked well set for another victory when he sprinted to a 5-2 lead in the first set before del Potro hit back, much to the delight of a packed Louis Armstrong stadium. By relying nearly exclusively on slicing the backhand, Del Potro’s entire game relaxed and sure enough the winners started coming in bunches, especially with his forehand.
In his post-match interview, del Potro said: “This crowd, this stadium, this atmosphere is incredible”.
Serena Williams’ serve was in fine form in a routine first-round win over Ekaterina Makarova at the U.S. Open.
Fognini, the husband of 2015 U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta, said afterward in Italian to reporters: “They have their rules”. He’ll face eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria in the fourth round.
“And at that time I had started playing little better, I started getting my rhythm”. Murray emerged with a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3 victory.
The victor of the 2009 title, who has underdone numerous wrist surgeries in recent years but has shown championship form once again this summer, used his serve and potent forehand to take full control of the match after a tightly contested first set.
The two have faced off 10 times in their professional careers, with each winning five times.
Here’s how tight the match was: Pavlyuchenkova won 125 points, Mladenovic 124.
Halep, a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows a year ago, rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the deciding set and appeared to struggle with the power of the big-serving Hungarian, who blasted five aces and 25 total winners.
Goffin reached his first major quarterfinal at this year’s French Open.
Carla Suarez Navarro has defeated Elena Vesnina to secure a spot in the U.S. Open round of 16.
The oldest player in the draw at age 36, the sixth-seeded Williams is coming off a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon, her deepest run at a major since 2010.
Venus Williams breezed through her second-round match at the U.S. Open. First, No. 6-seeded Venus Williams will take on Julia Goerges of Germany in the last day session match in the main stadium.
On the men’s side, No 2-seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray plays in the afternoon in Ashe against 40th-ranked Paolo Lorenzi.
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Del Potro has now ousted 19th seed Sam Johnson, 11th seed David Ferrer and is yet to drop a set in NY.
