Tomas Berdych b. Roger Federer 7-6 (1) 6-4 3-6 6-3
The other side of Federer works in fits and starts, in fact, does not work. And without his shot prince Swiss creaks against Berdych which, in turn, does not seem to ever go wrong. For the first time since 2003, the number 1 ranking ATP lacks access to the semifinals of the U.S. Open, yielding for the fourth time in the last seven head to head in a Berdych never gotten this far at Flushing Meadows and back from a couple of deletions frustrating at Wimbledon and the London Games. "I managed to embarrass - says the Czech -. Is there something in my game that Federer can not fully counteract. Something that gets him out a little 'speed, which makes things less comfortable than expected. And I managed to make my little strength at the maximum. " Surely the service has played an important role: Berdych ended the match with 14 aces, 30 winners and only 21 unforced errors (against 40 opponents, 24 of them with the wrong side), often forcing Federer on the defensive. Berdych in the semifinals will Andy Murray.
Andy Murray b. Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-2 6-0
Andy Murray if he sees ugly, very ugly, but just when the horizon looms one of the worst defeats of his career, here responds with class, going to claw a great comeback victory that allows the semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the third time. The background against Marin Cilic smiling at Scottish winner 6 of the last 7 Matches against each, including a victory in straight sets at Wimbledon, but the only success of the Croatian had arrived right on cement NY, three years ago, against a bruised Murray one wrist. This time Cilic part in the great, winning 6-3 the first set and taking on 5-1 in the second, but there suffers the great recovery of Scots, who returns to play the same, great tennis already seen in the previous round against Milos Raonic. Murray force the tie-break, makes her the second set, and then curls 11 consecutive games, not giving anything to the opponent in the last part. "Cilic has started well - says Murray - while I struggled a lot. Then I could breakkarlo a couple of times in the second set and this brought me back a bit 'of peace. Beginning I was able to put pressure on the comeback and I went on a high . In the last two sets I played very well. "
With a huge ovation from the entire Arthur Ashe and excitement was palpable in the New Yorker and environment in the face of the player's own girlfriend, who wept with emotion at all games and points that could be the last of the career your boy, were dismissed as a myth of professional tennis Andy Roddick. World number one, who won the U.S. Open in 2003 and other Grand Slam finalist has made him one of the best and most consistent players late models. He was losing to Juan Martin Del Potro in the second round crossing the U.S. Open, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. It is thirty years old, 825 games played with 612 wins and 213 losses, 13 weeks at number one and 32 titles. The victory allowed Del Potro get the pass to the quarterfinals, where he will rival Novak Djokovic, seeded second, who had earlier won 6-4, 6-1, 3-1 and Swiss Stanislas withdrawal Wawrinka, seeded eighteenth, without knowing exactly what was the cause of its abandonment. Del Potro, who lost the first set suspended the previous day when rain was tied at 6-6 and 0-1 in the tie-down ", he lost to restart the match (6-7 (1). As expected both players held serve and the same happened in the second set which also defined for sudden death, but this time in favor of the Argentine player, who won 7-6 (4) with many decisive in the tie. " Match the duel was a moral rise to Del Potro in the third game and it started breaking his serve twice to win easily 6-2 in the fourth but gave Roddick the last show of its kind and delivery, ultimately had that give the best Argentine player game, which was fair winner. Del Potro, who won the Open in 2009, returns for the third time to the quarter-finals, after participating in six editions.
Farewell to Roddick
Roddick, 30, who last Thursday announced his retirement at the end of the tournament, while still be able to compete with the best, but who recognized that it can not win or have the motivation I had when he became the World number one. Roddick could not hold back tears at the end of the match, while Del Potro greeted him as the rest of the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium track cheered one of the most charismatic and beloved players in the history of American tennis. The rest of the tenth round in the men also left the triumph of Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, eighth seed, who won 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in just party that of Djokovic and Del Potro were suspended Tuesday by rain. Tipsarevic will rival in the quarterfinals of the Spanish David Ferrer, the fifth in the world, who on Tuesday won 7-5, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
The Spanish David Ferrer became the second Spanish along with Rafael Nadal who managed to reach the quarter-finals of all Grand Slam tournaments in a season. Ferrer won 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) and 6 Frenchman Richard Gasquet -4 , thirteenth favorite, and got a spot in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the season. The Valencia player, for the tenth time contesting the Open, this season and made it to the quarterfinals in the Australia Open, the semifinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon quarters. After two interruptions by the presence of rain, Ferrer, fourth seed, won another important victory to secure a place in the last eight of the U.S. Open. His opponent in the quarterfinals will be the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, seeded eighth, who beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber, Nineteenth favorite, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
Always concentrate
Ferrer, who started his game at two in the afternoon after having already delayed a couple of hours by the weather and then had to interrupt twice, never lost focus and was again executioner for Gasquet, who has won eight of the nine games they have played in the professional circuit. The first time they met was in 2004 and this year have already been three parties that has beaten Gasquet when they played in the Australia Open and the Rome Masters. Gasquet Ferrer could only win the Toronto Masters in 2008, 6-3, 6-3.
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