Andy Murray made it through to the US Open Quarter-Finals after defeating Denis Istomin in four sets. It was a closely fought opening set and Istomin managed to take it through a tie-break. Murray fought back in the next set and broke twice on his way to taking the second set 6-1 before grinding out the next two sets to claim victory. Novak Djokovic was in a hurry to progress into the Quarters as hey raced to victory over Marc Granollers, conceding only three games during their three sets after the Spaniard suffered two bagels. Stan Wawrinka continued his fine form with an impressive four set win over Tomas Berdych. The momentum shifted after with each set but Wawrinka won the third set tie-break and stormed to victory in the fourth set. In the match of the day, Youzhny overcame a stubborn Hewitt in a five set thriller. Hewitt took a 2-1 set lead before Youzhny hit back and won the next two to pave his way into the Quarters.
In the last of the Women's fourth round matches, Victoria Azarenka battled to a three set win over Ana Ivanovic. It was Ivanovic who took the first set but Azarenka broke serve in each of the next two sets to put herself in the Quarters. Serena Williams crushed Carla Suarez-Navarro as she made it into the Semi-Finals without the loss of a single game. Meanwhile, Na Li was made to work hard for her Semi-Final spot as Makarova pushed her all the way to a third set which Na Li managed to win fairly comfortably.
My Opinion:
Good to see Murray battle back against Istomin who has had one of his best ever runs in a major tournament. Djokovic was hugely impressive in his win over Granollers in what was an absolute thrashing that included two bagels. Wawrinka is in the form of his life and after losing the first set to Berdych he stormed to victory albeit winning the third set tie-break was vital to the way the match went. Youzhny impressed me after coming back from 2-1 sets down to win in five against Hewitt who never gives up. Azarenka was put through her paces for the first time this tournament but she managed to recover from losing the first set well by winning the next two. Serena Williams literally crushed Suarez-Navarro and raced to a double bagel win. Na Li was in a tough battle against Makarova but kept her nerve in the third set to make the Semi's.
Men's Fourth Round Selected Results:
(1) Djokovic beat Granollers 6-3,6-0,6-0.
(3) Murray beat Istomin 6-7,6-1,6-4,6-4.
(9) Wawrinka beat (5) Berdych 3-6,6-1,7-6,6-2.
(21) Youzhny beat Hewitt 6-3,3-6,6-7,6-4,7-5.
Women's Fourth Round Selected Result:
(2) Azarenka beat (13) Ivanovic 4-6,6-3,6-4.
Women's Quarter-Final Selected Results:
(1) Williams beat (18) Suarez-Navarro 6-0,6-0.
(5) Na Li beat (24) Makarova 6-4,6-7,6-2.
Men's Doubles Quarter-Final Selected Result:
(2) Peya/Soares beat Murray/Peers 6-4,6-7,6-4.
Junior Boys' First Round Selected Result:
(15) Panta beat Colautti 7-6,6-0.
Junior Girls' First Round Selected Results:
(13) Dunne beat Quellet-Pizer 6-3,6-1.
Boulter beat Arconada 6-1,6-2.
Junior Boys' Doubles First Round Selected Results:
Nakagawa/Norrie beat (3) Khachanov/Medvedev 1-6,6-3,11-9.
Samir/Wallace beat Renaud/Rodriguez 6-4,5-7,10-8.
Junior Girls' Doubles First Round Selected Results:
(4) Mertens/Soylu beat Boulter/Lushkova 6-2,7-5.
Dart/Fett beat Akkerman/Carpiz 6-2,6-1.
Dunne/Jorovic beat Austin/McCarthy 6-3,6-4.
Men's Performance of the Day: Stan Wawrinka for beating Tomas Berdych in four sets.
Men's Match of the Day: Mikhail Youzhny beating Lleyton Hewitt in a five set epic.
Women's Performance of the Day: Serena Williams didn't lose a game beating Suarez-Navarro.
Women's Match of the Day: Victoria Azarenka beating Ana Ivanovic in three sets.
Shock of the Day: In terms of seeding, Wawrinka beating Berdych.
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