Ferrer has to go outside of his comfort zone in order to get the better of Del Potro. Despite his low ranking, bookmakers have placed him as the fourth favorite to win the title.
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Del Potro had a much easier time in his opening match, beating countryman Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3). “I know how hard [I’ve] worked to be in this moment”. “I trust on my doctors, my team, my physical trainers”.
Del Potro, who is ranked No. 142 because of his long absence from play, was given a wild card into Flushing Meadows on the heels of an Olympics performance in which he beat Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal before losing to Andy Murry in the gold medal match.
“I did a good job with my serves during all game”, Del Potro said.
Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been fined $10,000 by the U.S. Open for a vulgar comment directed at a spectator during his first-round loss.
American teen Jared Donaldson has upset 12th-seeded David Goffin for his first career win over a top-30 player. But because of nagging injuries to both wrists, the Argentine hadn’t made it to the third round at Flushing Meadows since 2012.
Her 6-3 3-6 6-2 exit against 72nd-ranked Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, a player who only once has been as far as the third round at a major tournament, was filled with 46 unforced errors by Bouchard, who also was treated for blisters on her feet.
Spots in the quarterfinals will be on the line Monday, as the final day of the fourth round commences at the 2016 U.S. Open. “So I think those three big things, along with just making sure everything else keeps improving, I think I can keep progressing in my game”.
In the post-match press conference, the 27-year-old Del Potro, a former world No. 4 whose ranking now stands at No. 142 due to his many wrist injuries and operations, said he felt the support of the fans in NY even though he was playing against a US player.
Per Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post, del Potro credited his rehabilitation for his current run. She was a quarterfinalist previous year, and she has appeared in the U.S. Open quarterfinals 11 times in her career. No need to take her word – or her coach’s – for it.
Venus and Serena Williams are among the featured matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open. He saved all four break points he faced, while converting two of his five chances, which was just enough for the victory. She smacked seven return winners.
Halep smashed her racket in frustration en route to a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 third-round victory over 34th-ranked Timea Babos. Murray leads the career matchup 6-3, their last meeting back in 2015, a Round of 16 win by Murray at the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati.
Marchenko now faces world number three Stan Wawrinka, who survived a match point against him to win in five sets against Britain’s Dan Evans.
No. 5 Simona Halep vs. It all ended when Babos double-faulted on match point.
The sixth-seeded Nishikori beat 20-year-old qualifier Karen Khachanov 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the third round.
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The 32-year-old Verdasco is a former top-10 player, but he hasn’t been to a major quarterfinal since 2013.
