Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal progressed to the fourth round of the US Open on Friday after dispatching Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov in straight sets on Friday.
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Taiwan’s Chan sisters, Chuang Chia-jung and Lu Yen-hsun crashed out of the US Open on Friday, failing to make the second week in the women’s and men’s doubles tournaments at Flushing Meadows in NY.
Sock, the 26th seed, reached the fourth round for the first time by knocking out a cramping seventh seed Cilic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in tie where he did not face a single break point.
Madison Keys, of the United States, reacts after defeating Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in NY.
Novak Djokovic will face Kyle Edmund in the Round of 16.
Everyone should know the answer to that sometime Friday afternoon.
On the women’s side, eighth-seeded Madison Keys will play Japan’s Naomi Osaka in a 1 p.m. Ashe Stadium meeting, while 14th-seeded Petra Kvitova will take on 22nd-seeded Elina Svitolina at 3:30 p.m.in an Armstrong Stadium encounter. He won the next game on serve but could not continue.
With Ivan Lendl back in his corner, Murray is playing confidently, aggressively and with a steely focus on adding to his three Grand Slam titles and getting to the top of the rankings for the very first time.
After that victory, Djokovic didn’t want to discuss what was going on with his arm, deflecting questions about how he felt and saying: “Tomorrow is a new day”. “Someone that I never even thought I could be as good as numbers-wise”.
World number one Djokovic had reached the third round on a walkover when Jiri Vesely withdrew from their second round clash.
Djokovic won the first three games against Youzhny, who informed the umpire he was done after delivering a forehand victor to close out the sixth game.
The newly-elected ATP Player Council president also reiterated his call for the sport to modify its schedule in an effort to diminish the physical pounding players endure and ensure health and longevity. Niculescu is through to round three of a Grand Slam for the sixth time in her career, with a 2-3 record in round three matches at Grand Slams. He lost in the first round of the Australian Open and also pulled out of the French Open after the second round because of a left wrist injury.
So the question was put to Djokovic: Is so little action a good thing, because it provides a chance to rest and heal after some trouble with his left wrist and right arm recently?
PAST CHAMPS: Djokovic is one of three past champs in NY who are on the third-round schedule, joined by Rafael Nadal (2010, 2013) and Marin Cilic (2014). “I feel like my tennis is there”, Sock said. “I feel significantly better now than I have just at the beginning of the tournament”, he said.
Defending champion Djokovic will next face 21-year-old Briton Kyle Edmund, who upset 20th-seeded American John Isner 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6 (5) with a berth in the quarter-finals at stake. “I don’t mind saying it was in the game plan when I was with Dustin (Brown) at Wimbledon (when he beat Nadal in 2015) to do it and to do it early”.
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The world number one consolidated the break easily, and Youzhny finally got on the board with an easy service hold of his own but still trailed 3-1. Her aggressive approach will go up against the more conservative, defensive game of Wozniacki, a former No. 1 who is now ranked 74th. In that context, the 2016 U.S. Open looks positively wide open.
