Saturday, September 5, 2009

U.S. Open Results- Day 5



Both Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were pushed to 4 sets in their 2nd round matches on Friday, but both prevailed. Murray will face Taylor Dent Sunday night after the American emerged victorious in an epic 5-set thriller with Ivan Navarro. Serena and Venus Williams won their respective matches without much difficulty, while Flavia Pennetta advanced, dropping just 2 games. The Italian has lost just 6 games total in her 3 matches. Pennetta will face Vera Zvonareva for a spot in the quarterfinals. Juan Martin del Potro, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Kim Clijsters and James Blake each put their talent on display with impressive victories.

New York
Men's Singles- 2nd Round

2-Andy Murray (Great Britain) bt Paul Capdeville (Chile) 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-2
32-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) bt Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-7 (7-9) 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
6-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) bt Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-3
7-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) bt Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 7-5 6-3 6-4
Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) bt Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4)
Julien Benneteau (France) bt 30-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-0
17-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) bt Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-2
Daniel Koellerer (Austria) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
13-Gael Monfils (France) bt Andreas Beck (Germany) 6-3 7-5 6-3
9-Gilles Simon (France) bt Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 6-3 6-2 6-4
16-Marin Cilic (Croatia) bt Jesse Levine (USA) 4-6 2-6 6-0 6-3 6-0
11-Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) bt Josselin Ouanna (France) 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4
24-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) bt Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Taylor Dent (USA) bt Ivan Navarro (Spain) 6-4 5-7 6-7 (1-7) 7-5 7-6 (11-9)
Jose Acasuso (Argentina) bt 18-David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-2
3-Rafael Nadal (Spain) bt Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4

Women's Singles- 3rd Round

22-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt Vania King (USA) 6-2 6-2
2-Serena Williams (USA) bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) 6-3 7-5
10-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) 6-1 6-1
26-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) bt 8-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 4-6 6-2 6-2
18-Na Li (China) bt Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 6-4 6-2
7-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) bt 31-Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-2 6-4
3-Venus Williams (USA) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-2 7-5
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-0 6-2

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