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  • US Open Day 12: Women’s Semifinals – Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 12: Women’s Semifinals – Order of Play & Scores

    2014 US Open SF Women

    The women’s semi-finals will be played on Day 12 to set the finals set for Saturday.  Shuai Peng of China is making her debut in the final four of a major, playing Caroline Wozniacki, who leads their head-to-head 5-1.  The second semi pits the 5-time US Open Champion, Serena Williams against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, who was a winner in 2012 in the mixed doubles here.  Williams has won 3 of their 4 matches played, including a straight sets win here two years ago.  This year’s mixed doubles final is first up on the day’s schedule.

    The full schedule for Day 12 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 12:30 P.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Final
    Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) — 6-1, 2-6 [11-9]

    Not Before: 1:45 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) — 7-6(1), 4-3 (Ret.)

    Not Before: 3:45 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) — 6-1, 6-3

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  • US Open Day 9: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 9: Order of Play & Scores

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    Day 9 features the rest of the men’s matches for the Round of 16, and the first two women’s quarterfinals. The unseeded Swiss Belinda Bencic will play the unseeded Shuai Peng, from China. The other quarterfinal pits Caroline Wozniacki (10) against the crafty Italian Sara Errani (13). In the day session on Ashe, Grigor Dimitrov (7), who won this event as a junior, faces the unorthodox Frenchman Gael Monfils (20). In the evening, five-time US Open champion Roger Federer (2) will play the young Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.

    The full schedule for Day 9 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Scott Lipsky (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Eric Butorac (USA) (12) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) (12) — 6-3, 7-6(4)

    Not Before: 12:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Shuai Peng (CHN) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) — 6-2, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Gael Monfils (FRA) (20) d. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (7) — 7-5, 7-6(6), 7-5

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) d. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (17) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Sara Errani (ITA) (13) — 6-0, 6-1

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 12:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d. Venus Williams (USA) / Serena Williams (USA) — 7-6(5), 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) (26) — 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (6) d. Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

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    Grandstand — Not Before: 3:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) (5) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (5) — 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) / Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) — 6-1, 1-0 (Ret.)

    Not Before: 6:00 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. David Marrero (ESP) (7) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (7) — 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

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