Novak Djokovic, the defending champion at the US Open has had a bumpy road in 2016.
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Kyle Edmund’s excellent run at the US Open ended in disappointment as the British number four was blown away by Novak Djokovic.
Former world no 1 Wozniacki, the runner-up in 2009 and 2014, downed American eighth seed Madison Keys 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to make the last-eight in NY for a fifth time.
But Edmund, 21, remained upbeat after a tournament performance that saw him knock out Richard Gasquet and John Isner, ranked 15th and 21st respectively. The world number 84 ripped a backhand cross court victor to move to break point but could not convert that chance or a second as the defending champion held for 2-0.
Edmund’s successes were fleeting – a couple of break points early in the second after dropping serve – and he too often overlooked that lethal forehand. “I fought right up to the last ball”.
“When it happens it will be an unbelievable feeling, because that was also one of my dreams when I was a kid”. “I am going to keep working to try to find it”.
Djokovic, looking for his third major of 2016, boasts a remarkable record in NY. “It’s a little bit of an unknown as well because I’ve never played a match on that court in front of that crowd, so it’s a new experience for me”.
“It feels great to play a match”.
“When he sets it up very nicely, he can hit a very good forehand from all over the court”. However, Djokovic is well rested, the better player and has a thing for the big stage. He’s world No. 1.
Despite how far their titles are, sports analysts say that Tsonga has a great chance of defeating the world’s number one.
Wozniacki’s last trip to the semifinals of a major came in 2014, when she lost the U.S. Open final to her good friend Serena Williams. No. 24 Lucas Pouille No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs.
Having won through to the last 16 as the beneficiary of a walkover and retirement in the second and third rounds respectively, Djokovic was finally tested in the fourth. Then he pulled out of the French Open before his third-round match because of a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, an injury that forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon altogether and miss about 2½ months on tour in all.
Anastasija Sevastova, who retired from tennis for almost two years, has reached her first major quarterfinal.
Djokovic’s victory put him into the last eight against ninth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Kerber has won the last two – at the WTA Championships at the end of 2015 and in Stuttgart on clay on the eve of the French Open. The world number one had no problems closing out the set on serve, taking it 6-2 after 34 minutes.
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After his run of four consecutive major championships – the first time a man had done that in almost 50 years – was capped by his initial French Open title, Djokovic was upset in the third round at Wimbledon. No. 14 Petra Kvitova No. 7 Roberta Vinci vs. Lesia Tsurenko No. 8 Madison Keys vs.
