Gael makes it look easy.....Lucas is no match.....He marches into the final 4.....6-4...6-3...6-2
I think Gael can hang with the Joker and Murray the way he`s playing.
We`ll see.
We`ll see.
I`ll save the best Phil song for Serena tomorrow night.
yup, Murray is playing crazy good. I have ZERO confidence in Gael at a GS. Why would anybody? See the mug's record Certainly gotta like how Del Potro is playing.....the books do, he's the fav vs Stan!!!!!
thought Kerber would go down vs Kvitova-- amazing match to watch. Nobody hits the ball harder than Petra (other than Serena, likely). When will Petra learn to take something off?-- nutcase goes for broke all the time!! Kerber just kept hanging on... getting as many balls back waiting for the UE from Petra.
Petra is an enigma...either that or a fuckin' nut!!!!!
thought Kerber would go down vs Kvitova-- amazing match to watch. Nobody hits the ball harder than Petra (other than Serena, likely). When will Petra learn to take something off?-- nutcase goes for broke all the time!! Kerber just kept hanging on... getting as many balls back waiting for the UE from Petra.
Petra is an enigma...either that or a fuckin' nut!!!!!
ha!!! She can blow most of her opponents right off the court. Clean winners from both sides. But she has zero patience . Not surprisingly her best surface is grass (2 time Wimbledon champion). That Wimbledon final Vs Sharapova ( a big hitter herself) spoke volumes!!.....don't think she'll ever reach her true potential. She could be a Davenport clone
Another noncompetitive match.....To many straight set winners at this years open.....Caroline rolls past Sevastova.....6-0...6-2
Novak Djokovic - Post-Match INTERVIEW.
[h=1]Angelique Kerber - Post-Match INTERVIEW[/h]
Lots of injuries and straight set wins in this Tourny.....The Joker moves on.....He hasn`t broken a sweat in this Tournament.
Wozniacki races into the semifinals.
WHAT HAPPENED: Caroline Wozniacki does not hide her love affair with New York.
The Dane calls the city her second home with an apartment in trendy Union Square in downtown Manhattan. She ran the New York City Marathon two years ago. And in her tennis career, she has found her biggest success on the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, reaching her only two Grand Slam finals at the US Open in 2009 and 2014.
Tuesday night under the Arthur Ashe Stadium big top, the unseeded Wozniacki kept the good feelings going by humbling Anastsija Sevastova, 6-0, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
“It’s amazing to be back here,” Wozniacki told the crowd after the match. “It is the best feeling ever.”
Wozniacki will now play No. 2 Angelique Kerber, the reigning Australian Open champion, in the women’s semifinals on Thursday night. The hard-hitting German left-hander has a 7-5 career edge, winning their most recent meeting in Beijing last year.
It is the fourth consecutive year that an unseeded woman has reached the US Open semifinals and 20th time an unseeded player has made a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon.
The last 10 days has been an abrupt turnaround for the 26-year-old Wozniacki, who has struggled through an injury-filled season and was ranked No. 74 in the world, her lowest ranking in 10 years, entering the tournament.
“I have always believed in myself whatever my ranking," said Wozniacki, who was the world No. 1 in 2010 and 2011.
But, playing the US Open has always brought out the best in her game. She was a semifinalist in 2011 and 2010 and her Flushing Meadows career match record of 34-9 is far better than at any of the other Grand Slams.
"Caroline likes New York, this city and this court," said her father and coach, Piotr Wozniacki.
Literally and figuratively, Sevastova stumbled out of the gate and never regained her footing.
After dropping her serve to begin the match, Sevastova took a fall in the second game. Down 0-3, she had her right ankle taped on the changeover. Visibly distressed, Sevastova, 26, struggled to get her emotions and game under control as Wozniacki ran away with the opening set in 31 minutes. Sevastova made 12 unforced errors and won just 12 points.
Sevastova, playing in her first major quarterfinal, gamely fought on before missing a forehand volley on match point.
“I felt real sorry for her, “Wozniacki said of Sevastova’s injury. “I kept pushing her back and making her run.”
WHAT IT MEANS: Wozniacki will climb to at least the Top 45 in the world rankings at the conclusion of the tournament. She is no stranger to the final days of a Grand Slam; besides her success in New York, she also reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2011, the French Open quarterfinals in 2010 and four times the Wimbledon round of 16. So she should not be intimidated by the magnitude of the next match.
QUESTION: Wozniacki is not an especially hard-hitting player and relies more on court speed and moving the ball around to keep her opponent off balance. Can her throw-back style of play thwart the powerful German Kerber, who has a chance at becoming the world No. 1 at the end of the tournament?
WHAT HAPPENED: Caroline Wozniacki does not hide her love affair with New York.
The Dane calls the city her second home with an apartment in trendy Union Square in downtown Manhattan. She ran the New York City Marathon two years ago. And in her tennis career, she has found her biggest success on the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, reaching her only two Grand Slam finals at the US Open in 2009 and 2014.
Tuesday night under the Arthur Ashe Stadium big top, the unseeded Wozniacki kept the good feelings going by humbling Anastsija Sevastova, 6-0, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
“It’s amazing to be back here,” Wozniacki told the crowd after the match. “It is the best feeling ever.”
Wozniacki will now play No. 2 Angelique Kerber, the reigning Australian Open champion, in the women’s semifinals on Thursday night. The hard-hitting German left-hander has a 7-5 career edge, winning their most recent meeting in Beijing last year.
It is the fourth consecutive year that an unseeded woman has reached the US Open semifinals and 20th time an unseeded player has made a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon.
The last 10 days has been an abrupt turnaround for the 26-year-old Wozniacki, who has struggled through an injury-filled season and was ranked No. 74 in the world, her lowest ranking in 10 years, entering the tournament.
“I have always believed in myself whatever my ranking," said Wozniacki, who was the world No. 1 in 2010 and 2011.
But, playing the US Open has always brought out the best in her game. She was a semifinalist in 2011 and 2010 and her Flushing Meadows career match record of 34-9 is far better than at any of the other Grand Slams.
"Caroline likes New York, this city and this court," said her father and coach, Piotr Wozniacki.
Literally and figuratively, Sevastova stumbled out of the gate and never regained her footing.
After dropping her serve to begin the match, Sevastova took a fall in the second game. Down 0-3, she had her right ankle taped on the changeover. Visibly distressed, Sevastova, 26, struggled to get her emotions and game under control as Wozniacki ran away with the opening set in 31 minutes. Sevastova made 12 unforced errors and won just 12 points.
Sevastova, playing in her first major quarterfinal, gamely fought on before missing a forehand volley on match point.
“I felt real sorry for her, “Wozniacki said of Sevastova’s injury. “I kept pushing her back and making her run.”
WHAT IT MEANS: Wozniacki will climb to at least the Top 45 in the world rankings at the conclusion of the tournament. She is no stranger to the final days of a Grand Slam; besides her success in New York, she also reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2011, the French Open quarterfinals in 2010 and four times the Wimbledon round of 16. So she should not be intimidated by the magnitude of the next match.
QUESTION: Wozniacki is not an especially hard-hitting player and relies more on court speed and moving the ball around to keep her opponent off balance. Can her throw-back style of play thwart the powerful German Kerber, who has a chance at becoming the world No. 1 at the end of the tournament?
