The high temperatures and humidity they forced to establish the rule of extreme heat (10 minutes to rest before the third set), it was not impediment to Maria Sharapova, the Australian Stosur and Petra Kvitova Czech lograsen triumph and passing round of the U.S. Open. Everything went smoothly in the women's draw after removal of the Belgian Kim Clijsters, the executioner, Britain's Laura Robson, also stopped on the way to another seeded Li Na of China, who entered the tournament as the ninth seed. Sharapova, third seed, confirmed that she feels safe on the slopes of cement Flushing Meadows, and gave no option to its rival, the American Mallory Burdette, which won 6-1 and 6-1 to get the pass to the octaves with only seven games assigned. The 2006 Open champion overcame the "trauma" that left him last year when he was eliminated in the third, as happened in 2001 and the Russian tennis player needed just 58 minutes to get the win after giving 17 winners by six strokes its rival. Stosur, who defends the title of champion, had to suffer before victory 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 against fellow American Varvara Lepchenko, thirty-first seed, he always felt supported by fans. However, the Australian tennis player was better and finally managed to pass the second round, which will rival from the left side of Robson, 18, who continued to impress with his tennis. Kvitova, the fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion and the Masters in 2011, defeated France's Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-4 in the second round and will intersect with another gala, Marion Bartoli, seeded eleventh, who earned 6-2 6-4 to compatriot Kristina Mladenovic.
Serena WILLIAMS b. Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-0
It only lasts a set with fierce resistance from Ekaterina Makarova.The Russian number 42 in the WTA rankings, plays perfectly until 5-4 in the first set when after holding for 4 times, the service gives to the overwhelming power of the shots of Serena and the classic 'little arms' that affects so many players in front occasion of the year. After losing the first set in fact Makarova literally disappears from the field leaving space for the exhibition of Serena you conquer you with easy access to the knockout stage. For her, now, there will be the winner of the match between Hlavackova and Kirilenko.
Agnieskza RADWANSKA b. Jelena JANKOVIC 6-3, 7-5
Who has to work a little 'more is instead the second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of the tournament. Against Serbian Jelena Jankovic, in fact, Radwanska has its work cut out, especially the second set. Jankovic manages to drag himself up to 5-5 but, as with Williams Makarova, allowing the yields on the most beautiful Polish avoid the ordeal of the third set and secure access to the second week of the tournament. For Radwanska, in the second round, the challenge with our Roberta Vinci.
IVANOVIC b. STEPHENS 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Slowly returned to occupy the positions that competed a few years ago. Ana Ivanovic, the former world number one is currently at 13th place in the WTA rankings, after passing the first round of the Ukrainian Svitolina and qualified according to Arvidsson, focused access to the knockout stages of the American Slam as has already happened three times . Last year was excluded from the tournament right in the fourth round to Serena Williams. The public dell'Arthur Ashe was obviously deployed for the girl of the house, the heir and friend of Serena, Sloane Stephens (also removed last year by the Serb) that has embarrassed the seeded number 12 without take advantage of its 56 unforced errors. Now if you will with Pironkova, a 'not impossible to beat the opponent to return to play the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, which does not happen as long as 5 years, from 2008, which he won Roland Garros.
Maria SHARAPOVA b. Mallory Burdette 6-1, 6-1
Fifty-eight minutes. Just in time to pay for the time and clear the field. We are not at the club behind the house but at the U.S. Open and, joking aside, Maria Sharapova continues its path of war smoothly even destroying the opponent in the third round: the unfortunate Mallory Burdette. For a match in the U.S. rose from the first game against an opponent stronger, more powerful and unwilling to waste physical and mental energy. Sharapova leads the way in the second round in 3 games conceding a total of 7 game to their opponents. For her, the challenge now with Nadia Petrova.
Laura ROBSON b. LI Na 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
It 's the story of this U.S. Open. After Kim Clijsters, in fact, Laura Robson is out of the seeded Li Na 9 and accesses it to the knockout stage. A game that really quality between these two players, with the talented Robson in the early exchanges to keep up the pressure on the Chinese often forcing mistakes and forcing them to play to the limit. After the first set ended in favor of Robson (not some thrill ... from 5-2 English you recover up to 5-4), Li Na reacts winning a hard-fought September ended only at the tie-break (7 points to 5). In the third and decisive bundles on balance holds up to 2-2 There, the Robson manages to raise the bar to the Chinese, puzzled, collapses. The British shoves it 4 games in a row and so provides access to the knockout stage. There will be the reigning champion Sam Stosur.What was that saying? There's no two ...
Samantha STOSUR b. Varvara Lepchenko 7-6, 6-2
Lasts only one set of suffering Samantha Stosur. The challenge of the third round against the United States (naturalized) Varvara Lepchenko, in fact, the defending champion is forced to a hard-fought September 1 only finished the tie-break. The Lepchenko has held serve throughout the first set and, even in the tie-break, has been an awkward one which Stosur has still struggled to find his shots.Closed the first set 7-6 (7 points to 5), the Australian has found it easy to land immediately raising the bar all'avversaria and then managing the advantage. The seeded seven women on the board now expects the surprise of the tournament: Laura Robson.
Victoria AZARENKA b. ZHENG Jie 6-0 6-1
It 's the number one in the world and remains, along with Sharapova, but after Serena, the favorite in the race for the title. It could not be certain the Chinese Zheng Jie that the opponent would have to put in serious difficulty, but the shape and condition, both mental and physical shown by Azarenka appear perfect. The first set lasted 25 minutes, the second a little 'more to a moment of distraction of the blonde Eastern Europe, to the delight of the audience, as always, is passionate about the players who enter the field with him against the prediction . For the second time in three challenges disputed, the Belarusian, seeded number one, has left only a game to rival turn, in this case Zheng, number 28 on the board. Vika, who won the Australian Open starting the season at best, came into the field immediately after the match won by Roddick closing in 59 minutes and leaving fans with the desire of another court at 22.15 local. Of the 77 points played Azarenka has won the 50 hours that have been drawn with Tatishvili who got the better of Mandy Minella.
Roberta VINCI b. Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 7-5
If anyone still had any doubt as to why this is the best season of his career by Roberta Vinci, is invited to cover the third round of the U.S. Open 2012 against Dominika Cibulkova. Yes, because the Vinci has reached full maturity not only in terms of tennis, but also the mental. Against the Slovak fact, seeded 13th in the tournament, Roberta plays a perfect tennis that allows you to make up for the lack of power with the talent that is not always easy to find in an athlete: intelligence. Back backhand, changes of pace, play network: these are the characteristics that allow the harness to Win a Cibulkova completely unable to react, especially in the first set, and access to a well-deserved eighth finals. As anticipated, the Vinci, completely displaces Cibulkova in the first set not even once leaving the service and answer blow for blow in the first two break: 6-2 score and Slovakia, especially the merits of Vinci, completely out of the game.In the second set seeded number 13 is a reaction worthy of its position in the WTA rankings, but the most beautiful, collapses again before the changes Vinci found a break the door at 5-3, the Cibulkova can not attack the back side of the tennis Taranto and goes completely haywire over a pair of runs in the network, the Vinci takes advantage and puts it four consecutive games that give the deserved pass for the second week of the tournament. There will be Agnieszka Radwanska, but keep dreaming is not forbidden.
FROM OTHER FIELDS - Bartoli b. Mladenovic 6-2, 6-4, Kvitova b. Parmentier 6-4, 6-4, Petrova b. Safarova 6-4, 7-5
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