“I’m confident that everything is going in the right direction”, said the Serb, who next faces 21-year-old Kyle Edmund, who toppled big-serving American John Isner 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5). So maybe it should come as no surprise that Wozniacki – down at No. 74 in the rankings thanks to injury issues and early exits at tournaments – is suddenly making a bit of a run this week, including a victory over 2004 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova on Wednesday.
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Djokovic kicked off his campaign in NY with a win over Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 with the second set showing signs he hasn’t had enough preparation after receiving a massive scare at Rio from silver medallist Juan Martin Del Potro.
Stan Wawrinka (3) defeated Alessandro Giannessi of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.
A few hundred fans remained in the stands at Ashe, enjoying that rare chance for an up-close look at a man who has won 12 Grand Slam titles, including two at the U.S. Open and two this year.
Nadal has won his first three matches at the US Open beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, Andres Seppi of Italy, and Andrey Kuznetsov of Russian Federation, all in straight sets.
Keys called it the best comeback victory of her career.
Former US Open champion Marin Cilic was stunned by United States’ Jack Sock 6-4 6-3 6-3 in an hour and 41 minutes. The 2016 U.S. Open is just the third Grand Slam main draw appearance for the 18-year-old Osaka, having made her debut at 2016 Australian Open as a qualifier where she lost to Victoria Azarenka in round three and at the 2016 French Open where she fell to Simona Halep also in the third round.
In the battle of left-handers, the two are tied at 4-4 but have never met at a Grand Slam.
Players are allowed 20 seconds between points. This is the fourth time Vinci has reached the round of 16 at the U.S. Open – she’s done it just three times combined at the other majors.
Nadal, like Djokovic a two-time champion in NY, takes a 3-0 lead over Andrey Kuznetsov of Russian Federation into their night-time clash on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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. Wozniacki dismantled the Romanian in a clinical display.
Nadal has been impressive in NY and has shown few signs of the wrist problems which sidelined him from midway through the French Open until the Olympics.
Williams poured in 13 aces and raised her all-time record to 306-42 in major tournaments.
She will next play Anastasija Sevastova, the 48th-ranked Latvian who toppled French Open champion Garbine Muguruza before beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 6-1 in the third round.
Nadal, the 2010 and 2013 champion and seeded to face Djokovic in the semi-finals, eased to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
Monica Puig was the golden girl of the Rio Olympics, the Puerto Rican winning her country its first-ever Olympic gold medal and first medal of any kind for a female athlete from there.
The world number one benefited from a walkover in the second round and was on court for just 31 minutes in the third before Mikhail Youzhny retired on Friday.
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Kerber had an easy ride in the first round when her Slovenian opponent Polona Hercog retired at 6-0 1-0 in the German’s favor.
