US OPEN, Flushing Meadows, NY, USA, GRAND SLAM (Women)

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Angelique Kerber bt CiCi Bellis 6-1 6-1

 

[Tennisproguru.com]

I saw Kvitova match yesterday and was really surprised with the way Kvitova played. With exception of four games in the second set, when she lost concentration when leading 4-0, she played great tennis. Really strong and fast strokes, I was expecting she will be nervous and make a lot of mistakes, but this is absolutely different Petra. The one who won Wimbledon twice.

On Sunday she plays Kerber and Angelique look quite dominant too with 6-1 6-1 win over Bellis.

So Kvitova-Kerber on Sunday will be hopefully great great match

 

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I saw Kvitova match yesterday and was really surprised with the way Kvitova played. With exception of four games in the second set, when she lost concentration when leading 4-0, she played great tennis. Really strong and fast strokes, I was expecting she will be nervous and make a lot of mistakes, but this is absolutely different Petra. The one who won Wimbledon twice.

On Sunday she plays Kerber and Angelique look quite dominant too with 6-1 6-1 win over Bellis.

So Kvitova-Kerber on Sunday will be hopefully great great match

Petra looked good at the Olympics and I wondered if that form would crossover into the USO. She looked good at New Haven but then got trounced by Aga (Didn't see the match). It will be an interesting match... but I 'd probably lean toward Angie. Petra just goes walkabout too regularly.

 

[Moxie]

Today is Carla Suarez Navarro's birthday. She's 28. (Apparently, it's Dominic Thiem's, too. He's 23.)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Serena Williams surpasses Navratilova after her 3rd rd match win against Larsson and ties with Roger Federer with 307 major match wins.

 

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Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday

6-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat 26-Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-1 6-2
10-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat 17-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-2 6-4
Ana Konjuh (Croatia) beat Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-3 3-6 6-2
1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 6-2 6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat Zhang Shuai (China) 6-2 7-5
4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 25-Caroline Garcia (France) 6-2 6-3
5-Simona Halep (Romania) beat 31-Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-1 2-6 6-4
11-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat 19-Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-4 6-3

 

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6-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat 26-Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-1 6-2

 

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10-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat 17-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-2 6-4

 

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4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 25-Caroline Garcia (France) 6-2 6-3

 

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1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 6-2 6-1

 

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Sunday on the Showcourts (Order of Play)

Arthur Ashe Stadium

11 AM ET

13-Johanna Konta (Britain) v Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia)
8-Madison Keys (U.S.) v Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)
4-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v 24-Lucas Pouille (France)

7 PM ET

14-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) v 2-Angelique Kerber (Germany)
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Kyle Edmund (Britain)

Louis Armstrong Stadium

11 AM ET

7-Roberta Vinci (Italy) v Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine)
9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) v 26-Jack Sock (U.S.)

Grandstand

11 AM ET

10-Gael Monfils (France) v Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done to Caroline Woznicacki making the q/finals after a horrid year with injuries,out played Madison Keys and defeated her in straight sets 63 64!playing like the Caroline of 'old'

 

[Tennis Fan]

Well done to Caroline Woznicacki making the q/finals after a horrid year with injuries,out played Madison Keys and defeated her in straight sets 63 64!playing like the Caroline of 'old'

Caroline played a great match. I thought she was going to beat Madison. Madison is still in the process of learning how to use her tools.

 

[Billie]

I concur. A great match from Caroline. Keys is young and she will have plenty of opportunities in her future, but considering all the injury problems Caro's had, this must feel so great for her. And she has an excellent chance in the quarters too.

 

[Tennis Fan]

OK. Kerber and Kvitova.

If Kvitova is on I think she'll take Angie. I don't think Angie has been playing that well for the last couple of months. I thought in her last two matches she looked quite pedestrian. It seems like the pressure is getting to her and she's not going for her shots like she used to. I don't count that Cici Bellis match. Cici hasn't done anything in the game.

But, we know Kvitova too. She can really stink up the joint. So we'll see.

 

[Moxie]

I concur. A great match from Caroline. Keys is young and she will have plenty of opportunities in her future, but considering all the injury problems Caro's had, this must feel so great for her. And she has an excellent chance in the quarters too.

Keys has a great future, but she has to learn to construct points and not just batter the ball. Very happy for Woz, though. She needs to get back to the top. I hope she has a Major in her future.

 

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Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 4 matches on Sunday

Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat 8-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-3 6-4
Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat 13-Johanna Konta (Britain) 6-4 7-5
7-Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-6(5) 6-2

 

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Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat 13-Johanna Konta (Britain) 6-4 7-5

 

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Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat 8-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-3 6-4