Tennis in General - Results and Comments

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

No ATP tournament this week, there will be the Davis Cup Semifinals (16-18 September)

Glasgow (Great Britain), Hard (Indoor) : Great Britain (1) vs Argentina (6)

Zadar (Croatia), Hard (Indoor) : Croatia vs France (5)

Tokyo (Japan), 12-18 September : "Japan Women' s Open Tennis 2016"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard

Québec (Canada), 12-18 September : "Coupe Banque Nationale 2016"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Carpet (Indoor)

US OPEN 2016 DAY 14 (LAST) :
Results Finals :

Men' s Singles : Stanislas Wawrinka (3) won his 15th ATP tournament in career (third Grand Slam title and first US Open), defeating
Novak Djokovic (1) 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 after 3h 55'

In first set the world' s N° 1 went immediately 3-0, but Wawrinka, after saving a 1-5 ball, managed to break him back when Nole was serving for the set on 5-3 and the set was decided by the tie-break, dominated by Djokovic 7-1 after 59'; in second set was the Swiss the first to break in fourth game, the Serbian broke him back in 7th game, but then he lost his serve on 4-5 and Wawrinka won the set after 48'; in third set was again the world' s N° 3 the first to break in second game, again Djokovic managed to break him back in fifth game, but he lost his serve on 5-6 after 1h 16', with Wawrinka leading 2 sets to 1; fourth set was decided by an only break in second game and the Swiss kept it till the final 6-3, closing the match at second match-point and becoming, at the age of 31, the oldest winner of the US Open, after Ken Rosewall (35 y.o.) in 1970, while Novak Djokovic lost his fifth final at Flushing Meadows.

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Women' s Doubles : B. Mattek-Sands / L. Safarova (12) def. C. Garcia / K. Mladenovic (1) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4

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Boys' Singles : F. Auger-Aliassime (6) def. M. Kecmanovic (5) 6-3, 6-0

Girls' Singles : K. Day (5) def. V. Kuzmova (13) 6-3, 6-2

US OPEN 2016 DAY 13 :
Results Finals :

Women' s Singles : Angelique Kerber (2) won her 10th WTA tournament in career (second Grand Slam title and first US Open), defeating
Karolina Pliskova (10) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 after 2h 07'

In first set Kerber immediately broke Pliskova in first game and she kept the advantage till 5-3, closing the set with another break after 41'; second set was decided by an only break, made by the Czech player in seventh game and kept till the final 6-4 after 47'; in third set Pliskova was the first to break, in third game, but the German player broke her back in sixth game and then she made the deciding break in 10th game, winning the match and celebrating her first title in New York (second Slam this year after Australian Open last January) and the first place in WTA ranking from tomorrow, while Pliskova will also celebrate her best ranking.

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Men' s Doubles : J. Murray / B. Soares (4) def. P. Carreno-Busta / G. Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3

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Boys' Doubles : J. C. M. Aguilar / F. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves def. F. Auger-Aliassime / B. Sigouin (3) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Girls' Doubles : J. M. Hart / E. Shibahara def. K. Day / C. Dolehide 4-6, 6-2, 13-11 (Long Tie-break)

US OPEN 2016 DAY 12 :
Results Men' s Singles Semifinals :

N. Djokovic (1) def. G. Monfils (10) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
S. Wawrinka (3) def. K. Nishikori (6) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2

Mixed Doubles Final : L. Siegemund / M. Pavic def. C. Vandeweghe / R. Ram (7) 6-4, 6-4

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US OPEN 2016 DAY 11 :
Results Semifinals :

Women' s Singles : Ka. Pliskova (10) def. S. Williams (1) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
A. Kerber (2) def. C. Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3

After 186 consecutive weeks as world' s N° 1 Serena Williams loses the top of the WTA ranking; from next Monday the new world' s N° 1 will be
Angelique Kerber

Women' s Doubles : B. Mattek-Sands / L. Safarova (12) def. E. Makarova / E. Vesnina (5) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
C. Garcia / K. Mladenovic (1) def. M. Hingis / C. Vandeweghe (6) 6-3, 6-4

Men' s Doubles : J. Murray / B. Soares (4) def. P.H. Herbert / N. Mahut (1) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
P. Carreno-Busta / G. Garcia-Lopez def. F. Lopez / M. Lopez (8) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

US OPEN 2016 DAY 10 :
Results Third & Fourth Quarter-finals :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : K. Nishikori (6) def. A. Murray (2) 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
S. Wawrinka (3) def. J. M. Del Potro 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Women' s Singles Top Half : S. Williams (1) def. S. Halep (5) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Ka. Pliskova (10) def. A. Konjuh 6-2, 6-2

Mixed Doubles Semifinals : L. Siegemund / M. Pavic def. Y-J. Chan / N. Zimonjic 7-6 (5), 7-5
C. Vandeweghe / R. Ram (7) def. A-L. Groenefeld / R. Farah 7-6 (4), 6-4

US OPEN 2016 DAY 9 :
Results First & Second Quarter-finals :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. J-W. Tsonga (9) 6-3, 6-2 ret. (Left Knee Problem)
G. Monfils (10) def. L. Pouille (24) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Kerber (2) def. R. Vinci (7) 7-5, 6-0
C. Wozniacki def. A. Sevastova 6-0, 6-2

US OPEN 2016 DAY 8 :
Fourth Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Murray (2) def. G. Dimitrov (22) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
S. Wawrinka (3) def. I. Marchenko 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3
K. Nishikori (6) def. I. Karlovic (21) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
J. M. Del Potro def. D. Thiem (8) 6-3, 3-2 ret. (Right Knee Problem)

Women' s Singles Top Half : S. Williams (1) def. Y. Shvedova 6-2, 6-3
A. Konjuh def. A. Radwanska (4) 6-4, 6-4
S. Halep (5) def. C. Suarez Navarro (11) 6-2, 7-5
Ka. Pliskova (10) def. V. Williams (6) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3)

US OPEN 2016 DAY 7 :
Fourth Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. K. Edmund 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
L. Pouille (24) def. R. Nadal (4) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
G. Monfils (10) def. M. Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
J-W. Tsonga (9) def. J. Sock (26) 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Kerber (2) def. P. Kvitova (14) 6-3, 7-5
R. Vinci (7) def. L. Tsurenko 7-6 (5), 6-2
C. Wozniacki def. M. Keys (8) 6-3, 6-4
A. Sevastova def. J. Konta (13) 6-4, 7-5

US OPEN 2016 DAY 6 :
Third Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Murray (2) def. P. Lorenzi 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
S. Wawrinka (3) def. D. Evans 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (8), 6-2
K. Nishikori (6) def. N. Mahut 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
D. Thiem (8) def. P. Carreno Busta 1-.6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
J. M. Del Potro def. D. Ferrer (11) 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-3
I. Marchenko def. N. Kyrgios (14) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 ret.
I. Karlovic (21) def. J. Donaldson 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3
G. Dimitrov (22) def. J. Sousa 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

Women' s Singles Top Half : S. Williams (1) def. J. Larsson 6-2, 6-1
A. Radwanska (4) def. C. Garcia (25) 6-2, 6-3
S. Halep (5) def. T. Babos (31) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
V. Williams (6) def. L. Siegemund (26) 6-1, 6-2
Ka. Pliskova (10) def. A. Pavlyuchenkova (17) 6-2, 6-4
C. Suarez Navarro (11) def. E. Vesnina (19) 6-4, 6-3
A. Konjuh def. V. Lepchenko 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Y. Shvedova def. S. Zhang 6-2, 7-5

US OPEN DAY 5 :
Third Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. M. Youzhny 4-2 ret. (Left Thigh Problem)
R. Nadal (4) def. An. Kuznetsov 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
J. Sock (26) def. M. Cilic (7) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
J-W. Tsonga (9) def. K. Anderson (23) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
G. Monfils (10) def. N. Almagro 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
L. Pouille (24) def. R. Bautista-Agut (15) 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
K. Edmund def. J. Isner (20) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
M. Baghdatis def. R. Harrison 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Kerber (2) def. C. Bellis 6-1, 6-1
R. Vinci (7) def. C. Witthoeft 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
M. Keys (8) def. N. Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
L. Tsurenko def. D. Cibulkova (12) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
J. Konta (13) def. B. Bencic (24) 6-2, 6-1
P. Kvitova (14) def. E. Svitolina (22) 6-3, 6-4
C. Wozniacki def. M. Niculescu 6-3, 6-1
A. Sevastova def. K. Bondarenko 6-4, 6-1

US OPEN 2016 DAY 4 :
Second Round Complete Results :

Matches started with 1 hour delay and play suspended 2 hours and 40' due to rain

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Murray (2) def. M. Granollers-Pujol 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
S. Wawrinka (3) def. A. Giannessi 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-5
K. Nishikori (6) def. K. Kachanov 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
D. Thiem (8) def. R. Berankis 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
D. Ferrer (11) def. F. Fognini 6-0, 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
N. Kyrgios (14) def. H. Zeballos 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
J. Sousa def. F. Lopez (16) 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
J. M. Del Potro def. S. Johnson (19) 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2
I. Karlovic (21) def. D. Young 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-4
G. Dimitrov (22) def. J. Chardy 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
D. Evans def. A. Zverev (27) 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
P. Lorenzi def. G. Simon (30) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3)
N. Mahut def. P-H. Mathieu 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
J. Donaldson def. V. Troicki 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
P. Carreno Busta def. J. Tipsarevic 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
I. Marchenko def. D. Dzumhur 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

Women' s Singles Top Half : S. Williams (1) def. V. King 6-3, 6-3
A. Radwanska (4) def. N. Broady 7-6 (9), 6-3
S. Halep (5) def. L. Safarova 6-3, 6-4
V. Williams (6) def. J. Goerges 6-2, 6-3
Ka. Pliskova (10) def. M. Gonzalez 6-1, 7-5
C. Suarez Navarro (11) def. J. Jankovic 6-1, 6-4
V. Lepchenko def. T. Bacsinszky (15) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
S. Zhang def. S. Stosur (16) 6-3, 6-3
A. Pavlyuchenkova (17) def. K. Mladenovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
E. Vesnina (19) def. A. Beck 6-2, 6-1
C. Garcia (25) def. K. Siniakova 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
L. Siegemund (26) def. N. Gibbs 6-3, 7-5
T. Babos (31) def. R. Hogenkamp 6-2, 6-4
J. Larsson def. D. Allertova 6-3, 6-1
A. Konjuh def. K. Nara 6-3, 6-3
Y. Shvedova def. Q. Wang 6-0, 6-1

US OPEN 2016 DAY 3 :
Second Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. J. Vesely Walkover (Left Arm Problem)
R. Nadal (4) def. A. Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1
R. Harrison def. M. Raonic (5) 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1
M. Cilic (7) def. S. Stakhovsky 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
J-W. Tsonga (9) def. J. Duckworth 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
G. Monfils (10) def. J. Satral 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
R. Bautista-Agut (15) def. F. Delbonis 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
N. Almagro def. P. Cuevas (18) 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (9)
J. Isner (20) def. S. Darcis 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3
K. Anderson (23) def. V. Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-4
L. Pouille (24) def. M. Chiudinelli 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-0
J. Sock (26) def. M. Zverev 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
An. Kuznetsov def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (31) 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
M. Baghdatis def. B. Paire (32) 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
K. Edmund def. E. Escobedo 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
M. Youzhny def. G. Pella 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3)

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Kerber (2) def. M. Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 7-6 (7)
A. Sevastova def. G. Muguruza (3) 7-5, 6-4
R. Vinci (7) def. C. McHale 6-1, 6-3
M. Keys (8) def. K. Day 6-1, 6-1
C. Wozniacki def. S. Kuznetsova (9) 6-4, 6-4
D. Cibulkova (12) def. E. Rodina 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2
J. Konta (13) def. T. Pironkova 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
P. Kvitova (14) def. C. Buyukakcay 7-6 (2), 6-3
E. Svitolina (22) def. L. Davis 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
B. Bencic (24) def. A. Petkovic 6-3, 6-2
C. Bellis def. S. Rogers 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
M. Niculescu def. A. Bogdan 6-0, 6-1
N. Osaka def. Y-Y. Duan 6-4, 7-6 (3)
K. Bondarenko def. S. Zheng 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5
C. Witthoeft def. Y. Putintseva 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-1
L. Tsurenko def. Y. Wang 7-5, 6-3

US OPEN 2016 DAY 2 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Murray (2) def. L. Rosol 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
S. Wawrinka (3) def. F. Verdasco 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4
K. Nishikori (6) def. B. Becker 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
D. Thiem (8) def. J. Millman 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
D. Ferrer (11) def. A. Dolgopolov 6-5 ret.
J. Donaldson def. D. Goffin (12) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0
N. Kyrgios (14) def. A. Bedene 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
F. Lopez (16) def. B. Coric 3-4 ret.
D. Dzumhur def. B. Tomic (17) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (0)
S. Johnson (19) def. E. Donskoy 4-6, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3
I. Karlovic (21) def. Y-H. Lu 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-5
G. Dimitrov (22) def. I. Cervantes 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7)
N. Mahut def. P. Kohlschreiber (25) 6-3, 7-5, 1-0 ret.
A. Zverev (27) def. D. Brands 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
J. Tipsarevic def. S. Querrey (29) 7-6 (4), 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-3
G. Simon (30) def. R. Stepanek 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
F. Fognini def. T. Gabashvili 6-7 (9), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-4
A. Giannessi def. D. Kudla 0-6, 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
P. Lorenzi def. C. Berlocq 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
K. Khachanov def. T. Fabbiano 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

Women' s Singles Top Half : S. Williams (1) def. E. Makarova 6-3, 6-3
A. Radwanska (4) def. J. Pegula 6-1, 6-1
S. Halep (5) def. K. Flipkens 6-0, 6-2
V. Williams (6) def. Kat. Kozlova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Ka. Pliskova (10) def. S. Kenin 6-4, 6-3
C. Suarez Navarro (11) def. T. Pereira 6-0, 6-0
T. Bacsinszky (15) def. V. Diatchenko 6-1, 6-1
S. Stosur (16) def. C. Giorgi 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1
A. Pavlyuchenkova (17) def. L. Chirico 6-1, 6-4
E. Vesnina (19) def. A. Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
A. Konjuh def. K. Bertens (20) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Q. Wang def. D. Kasatkina (23) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
C. Garcia (25) def. P. Parmentier 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
L. Siegemund (26) def. P. M. Tig 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
D. Allertova def. A. Ivanovic (29) 7-6 (4), 6-1
T. Babos (31) def. B. Haas 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
J. Larsson def. K. Knapp 6-4, 6-2

2016 US OPEN DAY 1 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. J. Janowicz 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
R. Nadal (4) def. D. Istomin 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
M. Raonic (5) def. D. Brown 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
M. Cilic (7) def. R. Dutra Silva 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
J-W. Tsonga (9) def. G. Andreozzi 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
G. Monfils (10) def. G. Muller 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
K. Edmund def. R. Gasquet (13) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
R. Bautista-Agut (15) def. G. Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3)
P. Cuevas (18) def. D. Sela 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 5-7, 6-3
J. Isner (20) def. F. Tiafoe 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
K. Anderson (23) def. Y. Nishioka 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
L. Pouille (24) def. M. Kukushkin 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
J. Sock (26) def. T. Fritz 7-6 (3), 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4
M. Youzhny def. M. Klizan (28) 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
A. Ramos-Vinolas (31) def. J. Benneteau 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
B. Paire (32) def. D. Lajovic 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
A. Seppi def. S. Robert 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Kerber (2) def. P. Hercog 6-0, 1-0 ret.
G. Muguruza (3) def. E. Mertens 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
R. Vinci (7) def. A-L. Friedsam 6-2, 6-4
M. Keys (8) def. A. Riske 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
S. Kuznetsova (9) def. F. Schiavone 6-1, 6-2
D. Cibulkova (12) def. M. Linette 6-2, 6-3
J. Konta (13) def. B. Mattek-Sands 6-3, 6-3
P. Kvitova (14) def. J. Ostapenko 7-5, 6-3
M. Niculescu def. B. Strycova (18) 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1
L. Tsurenko def. I-C. Begu (21) 6-0, 6-4
E. Svitolina (22) def. M. Minella 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2
B. Bencic (24) def. S. Crawford 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4
S. Rogers def. S. Errani (27) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
N. Osaka def. C. Vandeweghe (28) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4
C. Witthoeft def. M. Doi (30) 6-4, 6-1
S. Zheng def. M. Puig (32) 6-4, 6-2