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  • Age-Related Discussion

    Age-Related Discussion

    Feliciano Lopez
    One of my favorite topics is the relationship of age and career performance, questions such as: What are the different phases of a career? When is the most common peak range? Are players peaking later now? Etc.

    For the sake of context and perhaps a taxonomy that would be useful for discussion, as I’ve written quite a few times before, I’ve posited that the historical norm has four general phases:

    Developmental Phase: Age 17-21. Player rises towards peak level.
    Peak Phase: Age 22-26. Player maintains highest level of career.
    Plateau Phase: Age 27-31. Player remains at a very high level, but slightly below peak, with gradual decline.
    Decline Phase: Age 32+. Player declines rapidly and/or retires.

    Again, these are the norms, or the averages if you will. Every player is different – but historically, those are the general ranges that most players fall into, or near to.

    Now what is interesting in recently years is that quite a few players seem to be peaking later, more in what would normally be their plateau phase. David Ferrer is an example, with his best years being 2012-13 when he turned 30 and 31. Despite beating Andy Murray today, Ferrer has showed signs of slowing this year, so he may be entering his decline phase – or he could simply be dropping to a plateau.

    And then we have the inspiration for this thread, Feliciano Lopez, who is 33 years old and possibly having the best year of his life. While his highest ranking was achieved a couple years ago in 2012 (No. 15), he’s at No. 14 in the live rankings now and has a good chance of having his best year-end ranking (which is currently No. 20 in 2011).

    And then of course there is Stan Wawrinka, who won his first Grand Slam at age 28 and is amidst his best year at age 28-29, and will probably finish the year ranked No. 4, better than last year’s career best of No. 8.

    Marin Cilic is still in what is normally the Peak Phase, but he won his first Slam just before turning age 26 – on the older side.

    And then we have young players like Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov. Grigor is 23 years old, having his best year, but there’s also the sense from many that he’s another year or so away from his peak. Milos is also 23, turning 24 in December, and may or may not be at his peak.

    One thing that strikes me is that these outliers from the career norms are all non-elite players. Roger Federer’s career follows the averages quite closely, as does Nadal’s, Djokovic’s, and Murray’s – although it is still too soon to tell if and when they’ve entered their Plateau. Certainly it seems that Rafa and Andy have; Novak had his best year in 2011 at age 23-24, but I’d have a hard time saying that he’s not still in his Peak phase (that is, best year shouldn’t be equated with Peak phase; the best year usually comes within the peak).

    Those are just some examples. A few questions to consider/discuss:

    • Are players really peaking later?
    • If so, why?
    • Is there a historical precedent for players having their best years in their 30s (e.g. Ferrer and Lopez)?
    • Is it only “second tier” talents that are peaking later? (As it certainly seems like we’ve seen the best of Nadal, Djokovic and Murray)

    And so forth. Any thoughts?

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    Cover Photo: Kiu Kaffi, Tennis Frontier Correspondent

  • Slam Results – Consistency and Era

    Slam Results – Consistency and Era

    Roger Federer Pete Sampras Bjorn Borg

    I have often been struck by how amazingly consistent some of the contemporary great players are, and how it seems they are far more consistent in terms of Slam results than in past eras. I wanted to see if my hunch was correct, so I looked at all players who had won 4+ Slams in the Open Era (except for Ken Rosewall), plus Andy Murray added in the mix (as the player currently active with the best chance at 4+ Slams). I came up with a list of 16 players, who I then checked for a few statistics: total Slams, Quarterfinal appearances, % of Slams that were QF or better, Streaks of QF appearances at Slams, and years in which the player was in the QF of all Slams he appeared in (minimum 2 appearances).

    The results were somewhat surprising. First of all, when I compared the Big Four to the previous generation of greats, namely Sampras and Agassi, but also Courier, I found that the Big Four are far more consistent. Here are those players:

    QF% (longest QF streak, years of all QF)
    Murray: 62% (15, 4)
    Djokovic: 75% (22, 5)
    Nadal: 69% (11, 4)
    Federer: 69% (36, 8)
    Sampras: 56% (11, 2)
    Agassi: 59% (6, 5)
    Courier: 36% (5, 0)

    As you can see, the recent greats–in particular Djokovic and Federer–have been more consistent. Rafa’s QF% is the same as Roger’s, but his penchant for occasionally going out earlier has reduced his overall consistency. What really stands out for me in this list are two things:  Novak’s amazing QF%, and Roger’s ridiculous streak of 36 straight Slams, plus his eight years of making at least the QF in all Slams.

    Let’s dial back to another generation plus:
    Becker: 50% (5, 1)
    Edberg: 48% (5, 1)
    Wilander: 45% (7, 2)
    Lendl: 60% (13, 5)
    McEnroe: 58% (10, 4)

    As always, Becker and Edberg are neck-and-neck. Wilander was great in spurts, but bad in other years. Lendl was remarkably consistent in a very competitive era. Overall it seems the numbers are in line with Agassi and Sampras.

    One more jump:
    Borg: 78% (12, 6)
    Vilas: 39% (8, 3)
    Connors: 72% (27, 12)
    Newcombe: 55% (8, 2)

    Clearly Borg’s numbers are skewed by his shortened career. Connors’s numbers are surprisingly good, but we need to remember that in a lot of years he (and Borg) only played two or three Slams, which is easier to make it far in every appearance.

    So while it seems that the current group of greats are historically more consistent than most eras, there’s a range across the decades, so it doesn’t seem clear that the factors of the game today allow for greater consistency (the so-called court homogeneity), or if it simply could be that the current crop is just so damn good. I imagine its a combination of both.

    What do you think?

    Click here to discuss “Slam Results – Consistency and Era” in the discussion forum.

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  • Nikolay Davydenko Announces Retirement

    Nikolay Davydenko Announces Retirement

    Nikolay Davydenko

    Nikolay Davydenko, the former world No. 3, announced his retirement on Thursday at a press conference at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

    “I am 33 years old. I won 21 ATP World Tour tournaments, including three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. I don’t have any regrets about not winning a Grand Slam or not being No. 1 in the world. I was in the Top 10 for some years.

    “Unfortunately, for some years now, I have been struggling with injuries. It’s hard for me to talk about it. I have been thinking when to announce it. The time has come. I have my whole life to live. I officially announce my retirement from professional tennis.

    “I decided to retire in June after Roland Garros. I felt I could not play at the level I used to play at. I practised twice a day, but I felt I couldn’t achieve the result I wanted. But I was waiting for the moment when I would wake up and say to myself it was enough.”

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  • Li Na Announces Retirement

    Li Na Announces Retirement

    Li Na

    Li Na, this year’s Australian Open champion and the winner of the 2011 French Open, announced her retirement on Friday via a post on her Facebook page. The 32-year-old, who was the first Chinese player to win a Major, cited worsening knee injuries as the reason for her decision.

    “After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop the pounding. My previous three surgeries were on my right knee. My most recent knee surgery took place this July and was on my left knee. After a few weeks of post-surgery recovery, I tried to go through all the necessary steps to get back on the court. While I’ve come back from surgery in the past, this time it felt different. One of my goals was to recover as fast as I could in order to be ready for the first WTA tournament in my hometown of Wuhan. As hard as I tried to get back to being 100%, my body kept telling me that, at 32, I will not be able to compete at the top level ever again. The sport is just too competitive, too good, to not be 100%,” she wrote.

    Li had not played since her third-round loss at Wimbledon, and more recently pulled out of the US Open.

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  • US Open Day 15: Men’s Final

    US Open Day 15: Men’s Final

    2014 US Open F Men

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Final
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

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  • US Open Day 14: Women’s Final – Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 14: Women’s Final – Order of Play & Scores

    2014 US Open F Women

    Day 14 is upon us, and so the women’s final, featuring the current #1 versus past #1, rivals and very close friends, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki.  The Dane is hoping to win her first career Major title, while Serena will be hoping to finally get her 18th, which has been alluding her since she won her 17th in New York last year.

    The appetizer will be the men’s doubles final.  The #1 ranked team, the Bryan brothers, will be seeking to win their 100th title together.  (You read that right.)  They face Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez of Spain, who beat the Bryans at this year’s French Open.

    The full schedule for Day 14 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 12:30 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Final
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) — 6-3, 6-4

    Not Before: 4:30 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Final
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) — 6-3, 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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  • US Open Day 6: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 6: Order of Play & Scores

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    Action on Arthur Ashe Stadium for Day 6 kicks off with the Italian Flavia Pennetta (11) playing the American Nicole Gibbs. They’re followed by the two world No. 1’s: Novak Djokovic faces Sam Querrey, then Serena Williams takes on her compatriot Varvara Lepchenko. The evening matches begin with the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7) vs. the Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. The last match features the young Australian sensation Nick Kyrgios pitted against the veteran Spaniard Tommy Robredo (16).

    The full schedule for Day 6 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Nicole Gibbs (USA) — 6-4, 6-0

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (30) — 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) d. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Petra Kvitova (CZE) (3) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) — 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. John Isner (USA) (13) — 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4)

    Not Before: 6:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) — Walkover

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) d. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) — 6-1, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) d. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Jared Donaldson (USA) / Michael Russell (USA) — 6-1, 6-2

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15) — 7-5, 6-0

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) d. Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 6-4, 6-2

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) d. Darija Jurak (CRO) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 6-1, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) — 6-2, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 2
    Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) — 6-2, 2-6, 13-11

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (15) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (15) — 6-3, 6-0

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Robin Haase (NED) / Igor Sijsling (NED) — 6-4, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 2
    Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Jamie Murray (GBR) — 6-2, 7-6(8)

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (11) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) (11) d. Janette Husarova (SVK) / Paula Kania (POL) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (13) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (13) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Lisa Raymond (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — 4-6, 6-3, 11-9

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Joao Sousa (POR) — 7-6(1), 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d. Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Sam Groth (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) — 7-6(5), 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 2
    Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Robert Farah (COL) — 5-7, 6-3, 11-9

    Mixed Doubles – Round 2
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) — 6-1, 4-6, 10-4

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  • US Open Day 5: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 5: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open

    Day 5 will feature Women’s third round matches, and the men to finish the second round.  On the women’s side, Venus Williams will play the higher-seeded Sara Errani, but Venus is trending this summer.  Also, Petkovic v. Wozniaki will be one to watch.  And Jelena Jankovic will take on Johanna Larsson, who eliminated Sloane Stephens in the previous round.

    Men’s matches of note:  the volatile but dangerous Jerzy Janowicz with meet Kevin Anderson in a battle of the tall men; young up-and-comer Dominic Thiem will play the sometimes erratic Ernests Gulbis; and Bernard Tomic takes on the very steady #4 seed, David Ferrer.

    Federer, Sharapova, Dimitrov and Halep with all see action.  And the Williams sisters are the last match of the day on Armstrong in the second round of doubles.

    The full schedule for Day 5 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) — 6-1, 6-0

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Sara Errani (ITA) (13) d. Venus Williams (USA) (19) — 6-0, 0-6, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d. Bernard Tomic (AUS) — Walkover

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (6) d. Martin Klizan (SVK) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) d. Sam Groth (AUS) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (5) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) (26) — 6-2, 6-4

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.    

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Shuai Peng (CHN) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) (28) — 6-4, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (7) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) — 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (14) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) (22) — 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Venus Williams (USA) / Serena Williams (USA) d. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) — 6-2, 6-1

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Gael Monfils (FRA) (20) d. Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) — 7-5, 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d. Simona Halep (ROU) (2) — 7-6(6), 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Taylor Townsend (USA) / Donald Young (USA) d. Jacqueline Cako (USA) / Joel Kielbowicz (USA) — 7-5, 6-3

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) (18) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (18) d. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) — 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-1, 6-3

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) (6) — 6-1, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (17) d. Tim Smyczek (USA) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-1

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Scott Lipsky (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Michael Mmoh (USA) / Francis Tiafoe (USA) — 6-1, 6-4

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (19) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (12) d. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) — 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Vania King (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) d. Christina McHale (USA) / Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) — 6-0, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Leander Paes (IND) (6) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (6) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) — 7-6(3), 6-3

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Illya Marchenko (UKR) — 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-4

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (11) — 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) d. Asia Muhammad (USA) / Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) — 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (14) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) (14) — 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Gilles Simon (FRA) (26) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) — 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) (15) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-1

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (12) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (12) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) — 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) (5) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (5) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) d. Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Santiago Giraldo (COL) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) — 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Eric Butorac (USA) (12) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) (12) d. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 6-7(5), 6-2, 1-0 (Ret.)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) — 6-4, 6-1

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) / Marin Draganja (CRO) — 7-6(1), 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (25) — 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) d. Alison Riske (USA) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    David Goffin (BEL) d. Joao Sousa (POR) (32) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-0

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Timea Babos (HUN) / Eric Butorac (USA) — 7-6(6), 1-6, 10-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) vs. Lisa Raymond (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — Cancelled

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    Court 8 — 2:00 P.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    David Marrero (ESP) (7) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (7) d. Mate Pavic (CRO) / Andre Sa (BRA) — 7-6(4), 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (7) / Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) d. Lauren Davis (USA) / Renata Voracova (CZE) — 6-3, 7-6(6)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) / David Marrero (ESP) — 6-3, 5-7, 11-9

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    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) (16) / Robert Farah (COL) (16) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Martin Emmrich (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) — 6-2, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Robert Farah (COL) d. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (8) / Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) (8) — 4-6, 6-3, 10-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (5) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (5) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) / Michael Venus (NZL) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-2, 6-4

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • US Open Day 4: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 4: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open

    Day 4 features the top seeds in action on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Serena Williams will play compatriot Vania King. Following them, Novak Djokovic faces the unseeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. Andy Murray (8), who won the US Open in 2012, plays the German Matthias Bachinger. The last match on Ashe pits the young Canadian sensation Eugenie Bouchard against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea.

    The full schedule for Day 4 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Christina McHale (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Vania King (USA) — 6-1, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Matthias Bachinger (GER) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) — 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (8) — 7-5, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    John Isner (USA) (13) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Madison Keys (USA) (27) — 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-5

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) d. Peter Gojowczyk (GER) — 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3)

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) — 6-4, 6-1 (Ret.)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) d. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (3) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) — 6-4, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Venus Williams (USA) / Serena Williams (USA) d. Timea Babos (HUN) (7) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (7) — 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-1

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Sam Querrey (USA) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) (28) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Nicole Gibbs (USA) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (23) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) — 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. Catherine Bellis (USA) — 6-3, 0-6, 6-2

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) — 6-2 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) — 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) (24) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(8)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Shelby Rogers (USA) — 6-4, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) d. Benoit Paire (FRA) — 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31) — 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Qiang Wang (CHN) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Mona Barthel (GER) — 6-4, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23) d. Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) — 6-1, 6-2

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jared Donaldson (USA) / Michael Russell (USA) d. Stefan Kozlov (USA) / Noah Rubin (USA) — 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (13) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (13) d. Asia Muhammad (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) — 6-3, 6-1

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Christina McHale (USA) / Stefan Kozlov (USA) d. Julia Goerges (GER) (7) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (7) — 7-5, 2-6, 12-10

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Steve Johnson (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5)

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) d. Henri Kontinen (FIN) / Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Diego Schwartzman (ARG) — 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) d. Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Borna Coric (CRO) — 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Austin Krajicek (USA) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) — 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (30) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (6) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) d. Lauren Davis (USA) / Nicholas Monroe (USA) — 3-6, 6-2, 10-0

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-1, 3-0 (Ret.)

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    Court 8 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-2, 6-1

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) / Michael Venus (NZL) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Juan Monaco (ARG) — 6-2, 3-0 (Ret.)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Joao Sousa (POR) d. Marcos Giron (USA) / Kevin King (USA) — 6-4, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (15) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (15) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) / Jana Cepelova (SVK) — 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3

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    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Scott Lipsky (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Jamie Murray (GBR) (15) / John Peers (AUS) (15) — 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Janette Husarova (SVK) / Paula Kania (POL) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) / Monica Puig (PUR) — 6-4, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Melanie Oudin (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Treat Huey (PHI) — 6-1, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) d. Jennifer Brady (USA) / Samantha Crawford (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

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    Court 12 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) / Rameez Junaid (AUS) — 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (11) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) (11) d. Tereza Smitkova (CZE) / Stephanie Vogt (LIE) — 6-4, 7-6(4)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) — 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (14) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) (14) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 6-1, 6-1

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Martin Klizan (SVK) — 7-5, 7-5

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    Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) d. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-0

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Karin Knapp (ITA) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) d. Raluca Olaru (ROU) / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) — 6-1, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 3-6, 6-1, 13-11

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    Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Darija Jurak (CRO) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) d. Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) / Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) — 6-4, 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Denis Istomin (UZB) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) / Shahar Peer (ISR) — 6-0, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 4-3 (Ret.)

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi