ATP Men's Tennis

US Open Order of Play Day 8 Monday September 6th

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 4th Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS)[11] vs. Dominika Cibulkova(SVK)

Not Before:12:30 PM
Men's Singles - 4th Round
Mardy Fish(USA)[19] vs. Novak Djokovic(SRB)[3]

Women's Singles - 4th Round
Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[1] vs. Maria Sharapova(RUS)[14]

Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 PM
Women's Singles - 4th Round
Andrea Petkovic(GER) vs. Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[7]

Men's Singles - 4th Round
Jurgen Melzer(AUT)[13] vs. Roger Federer(SUI)[2]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 4th Round
Richard Gasquet(FRA) vs. Gael Monfils(FRA)[17]

Women's Singles - 4th Round
Kaia Kanepi(EST)[31] vs. Yanina Wickmayer(BEL)[15]

Men's Singles - 4th Round
Robin Soderling(SWE)[5] vs. Albert Montanes(ESP)[21]

Grandstand 11:00 AM
Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Gisela Dulko(ARG)[1] /Flavia Pennetta(ITA)[1] vs. Monica Niculescu(ROU)[13] /Shahar Peer(ISR)[13]

Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Robert Lindstedt(SWE)[13] /
Horia Tecau(ROU)[13] vs. Eduardo Schwank(ARG) /
Horacio Zeballos(ARG)

Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Cara Black(ZIM)[9] /Anastasia Rodionova(AUS)[9] vs. Julia Goerges(GER) /Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER)

Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Bob Bryan(USA)[1] /Mike Bryan(USA)[1] vs. Mardy Fish(USA)[15] /Mark Knowles(BAH)[15]

Court 4 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Gabrielle Desimone(USA) vs. Danka Kovinic(MNE)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Bowen Ouyang(CHN) vs. Jack Sock(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Sam Barry(IRL) vs. Nick Chappell(USA)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Emi Mutaguchi(JPN) /Risa Ozaki(JPN) vs. Lauren Herring(USA) /Grace Min(USA)

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Hugo Dellien(BOL) /Ricardo Rodriguez(VEN) vs. Darian King(BAR) /Junior A. Ore(USA)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Elina Svitolina(UKR) /Anastasiya Vasylyeva(UKR) vs. Madison Keys(USA) /Ellen Tsay(USA)

Court 6 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Juan Sebastian Gomez(COL)[1] vs. Andrea Collarini(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Sabina Sharipova(UZB) vs. Brooke Austin(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Mackenzie McDonald(USA) vs. Alexander Rumyantsev(RUS)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Saska Gavrilovska(SRB) vs. Karolina Pliskova(CZE)[6]

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Marton Fucsovics(HUN)[1] /Mate Zsiga(HUN)[1] vs. Maxx Lipman(USA) /Mackenzie McDonald(USA)

Court 7 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) vs. Michael Zhu(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Jessica Pegula(USA) vs. Nigina Abduraimova(UZB)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Filip Horansky(SVK) vs. Junior A. Ore(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor(ESP)[16] vs. Cristina Dinu(ROU)

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Guilherme Clezar(BRA) /Tiago Fernandes(BRA) vs. Filip Horansky(SVK) /Jozef Kovalik(SVK)

Court 8 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Bruno Semenzato(BRA) vs. Alexios Halebian(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Chanelle Van Nguyen(USA) vs. Petra Rohanova(CZE)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Duilio Beretta(PER)[7] vs. Jeson Patrombon(PHI)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Jiri Vesely(CZE)[4] vs. Liang-Chi Huang(TPE)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Timea Babos(HUN)[3] /Sloane Stephens(USA)[3] vs. Lauren Davis(USA) /Ulrikke Eikeri(NOR)

Court 9 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Ons Jabeur(TUN) vs. Risa Ozaki(JPN)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Caroline Garcia(FRA) vs. Monica Turewicz(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
George Morgan(GBR) vs. Roberto Quiroz(ECU)[15]

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
An-Sophie Mestach(BEL) /Silvia Njiric(CRO) vs. Caroline Garcia(FRA)[4] /Monica Puig(PUR)[4]

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Daria Gavrilova(RUS)[1] /Irina Khromacheva(RUS)[1] vs. Victoria Duval(USA) /Caroline Price(USA)

Court 10 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Raymond Sarmiento(USA) vs. Karue Sell(BRA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Victoria Duval(USA) vs. Yulia Putintseva(RUS)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Denisa Allertova(CZE) vs. Krista Hardebeck(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Damir Dzumhur(BIH)[5] vs. Mathias Bourgue(FRA)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Katarena Paliivets(CAN) /Adriana Perez(VEN) vs. Denisa Allertova(CZE) /Ilona Kremen(BLR)

Court 11 11:00 AM
Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Lukasz Kubot(POL)[5] /Oliver Marach(AUT)[5] vs. Frederico Gil(POR) /Daniel Gimeno-Traver(ESP)

Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA)[15] /Meghann Shaughnessy(USA)[15] vs. Kveta Peschke(CZE)[4] /Katarina Srebotnik(SLO)[4]

Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Yung-Jan Chan(TPE)[7] /Jie Zheng(CHN)[7] vs. Polona Hercog(SLO) /Petra Martic(CRO)

Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals
Kveta Peschke(CZE) /Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi(PAK) vs. Gisela Dulko(ARG) /Pablo Cuevas(URU)

Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals
Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA)[4] / Daniel Nestor(CAN)[4] or Aravane Rezai /Rajeev Ram(USA) vs. Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) /Paul Hanley(AUS) or Abigail Spears /Scott Lipsky(USA)

Court 13 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
An-Sophie Mestach(BEL)[11] vs. Robin Anderson(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Julien Cagnina(BEL) vs. Dennis Novikov(USA)

Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Marcel Granollers(ESP)[12] /Tommy Robredo(ESP)[12] vs. Florian Mayer(GER) /Rogier Wassen(NED)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Julia Elbaba(USA) vs. Eri Hozumi(JPN)

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Libor Salaba(CZE) /Chuhan Wang(CHN) vs. Mitchell Krueger(USA) /Dane Webb(USA)

Court 14 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova(SVK) vs. Laura Robson(GBR)[8]

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Mate Zsiga(HUN)[12] vs. Joris De Loore(BEL)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Zi Yang(CHN) vs. Timea Babos(HUN)[2]

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Joris De Loore(BEL) /Jannick Lupescu(NED) vs. Andres Artunedo Martinavarr(ESP) /Taro Daniel(JPN)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Nicole Gibbs(USA) /Kyle S. McPhillips(USA) vs. Zi Yang(CHN) /Saisai Zheng(CHN)

Court 15 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Daiki Kondo(JPN) vs. Kevin Krawietz(GER)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Kristyna Pliskova(CZE)[7] vs. Ganna Poznikhirenko(UKR)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Peter Heller(GER) vs. Renzo Olivo(ARG)[11]

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
John Morrissey(IRL) /Ben Wagland(AUS) vs. Karue Sell(BRA) /Bruno Semenzato(BRA)

Junior Girls' Doubles - 1st Round
Hao Chen Tang(CHN) /Ran Tian(CHN) vs. Gabrielle Faith Andrews(USA) /Sachia Vickery(USA)

Court 16 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Ben McLachlan(NZL) vs. Mate Pavic(CRO)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Eugenie Bouchard(CAN) vs. Andrea Gamiz(VEN)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Miyu Kato(JPN) vs. Gabriela Dabrowski(CAN)[9]

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Denis Kudla(USA)[7] /Raymond Sarmiento(USA)[7] vs. Dominic Thiem(AUT) /Matthias Wunner(GER)

Junior Boys' Doubles - 1st Round
Duilio Beretta(PER)[3] /Roberto Quiroz(ECU)[3] vs. Jeson Patrombon(PHI) /Michael Zhu(USA)

TBA 6:00 PM
Not Before:6:00 PM
Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals
Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER) /Mark Knowles(BAH) vs. Kaia Kanepi(EST) /Robert Lindstedt(SWE) or Cara Black /Leander Paes(IND)[2]

Not Before:6:00 PM
Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals
Liezel Huber(USA)[1] /Bob Bryan(USA)[1] vs. Lisa Raymond(USA)[7] /Wesley Moodie(RSA)[7]

Rafael Nadal advances at US Open

Rafael Nadal beat Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the 4th round of the 2010 US Open where he will play against Feliciano Lopez.

Nadal broke in the first set to lead 3-1 and in the final game, the world number 1 fought his way out of a 30-0 hole to put win it.

Both players held serve through much of the second set until Nadal broke Simon at 4-3. The Frenchman played a more passive game, giving Nadal the chance to dictate play, take charge of the points and close out the second set.

In the third set, Nadal jumped to a 4-0 lead before Simon was able to get on the board with a hold of his own but it was too late as Nadal sealed the match with an ace.

Simon became a father 2 days ago and he admitted it was difficult to focus on his game during the Open.

"It's hard to focus for me the last three days," Simon said. "But I think I was playing good. The two first sets were nice. I had some problems with my return today. I missed a lot of returns. And then the third set, I have to say that I was already in the plane."

"Today was a solid match, I think," Nadal said. "The serve is still good, so that's a very important thing. From the baseline, I think my movements and my shots (are) starting to improve, to be better every day. So that's always important, and very good news to be improving during the tournament. I need to keep improving if I want to have chances."



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Wawrinka upsets Murray at US Open

Andy Murray was beaten by Stanislas Wawrinka 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the 2010 US Open.

Murray bounced back from 5-2 down to win the first set on a tie-break. The Scot took a 3-0 lead in the second set. He was broken in the fifth game but then broke Wawrinka again to lead 5-3.

At 5-4 Murray was two points from taking a two-set lead but Wawrinka broke back and sent the match into a tie break, which he won to level the match.

Murray broke in the opening game of the third set but Wawrinka broke right back. The Scott was broken again in the fourth game and found himself down 4-1 lead. The Swiss never looked back and held to claim the set.

The pair traded breaks at the start of the fourth set but Wawrinka broke again in the fifth game and broke one more time to win the match.

The promise of a deep run this year for Murray slipped away quickly after the second set. He needed the trainer twice after that and his opponent took advantage of it.

“He played better than me,” Murray said. “There’s not a whole lot more to it.”

“I have no idea of whether I’ll win a Grand Slam or not,” Murray said. “I want to. But if I never win one, then what? If I give 100 percent, try my best, physically work as hard as I can, practice as much as I can, then that’s all I can do.”

"In the third and fourth sets I was struggling physically and I got frustrated with that," Murray said. "But I haven't been in that position for a very long time. Maybe I felt like my chance of doing well here was slipping away. I've worked very hard to give myself a chance of winning tournaments. When I was struggling physically, I got disappointed. But, I'm sorry, that happens. I think it happens to everyone in life at different points."

Murray was asked about his unsettled coaching situation during the post match press coference and he said:

“I want to improve and get better. I’m obviously going to look for a coach and people that are going to help me to do that. But, I’m happy with the guys that I work with just now. They’re all very, very good at what they do. So I’m not gonna start changing everything. I’m still looking for a coach. That’s it.”

“I think you need to play your best tennis during the tournament, and that’s it,” Murray said about winning a Grand Slam event. “That’s the only way to win one. There’s a lot of tough players out there just now. If you don’t play well enough, you’re not going to win.”

Wawrinka advanced to play Sam Querrey in the fourth round.



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Nadal denies refusal to use car with Federer image

It looks like rumors at the US Open want to create some not friendly record between Nadal and Federer.

A tabloid report said Nadal had asked for another car on Tuesday night because it had Federer image on the side but the world number 1 said it was not true.

According to this publication, Nadal apparently is sick of seeing Roger Federer's image and a US Open source told them Rafa refused to get into one of the Mercedes transportation vans that carried a big promotional picture of Federer raising his arms in triumph.

Rafa denied that he refused to use a tournament car with Roger Federer's picture on the sides.

"That's never happen[ed]," he said. "I was in a van [with] the picture of Roger, both sides of the van, like 15 times these two weeks.

"Speaking seriously, is better the other side -- I want this car because is bigger, and I am more comfortable with this car than with the others," said Nadal.


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Rafael Nadal US Open Interview September 5th

Q. Are you feeling better about this place? You haven't done really too well here.

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I did two semifinals in the past.

Q. Oh, yeas. That's not bad.

RAFAEL NADAL: For me that's not bad. (Laughter.)

Well, I think I am playing better, a little bit better, every day. So today was a solid match, I think. The serve is still good, so that's a very important thing.

From the baseline, I think my movements and my shots start improve, to be better every day.

Q. I'm writing a book on Marcelo Rios. Do you have any memory? Talk about him a little bit.

RAFAEL NADAL: Sorry, but I wasn't on the tour when he was on the tour.

Q. What about the way he played.

RAFAEL NADAL: If I say you something I gonna say some lies, because I didn't remember. So is better not say nothing.

Q. The improvements we're seeing in your serve, is this a result of a change in your technique or your motion, or is it more a matter of confidence and attitude?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, seriously, I wasn't serve -- I didn't serve very well in the previous tournaments. But I started to serve well the week before the tournament, a few days before the tournament start.

I changed a little bit the grip, but that's all.

Q. You haven't had a five-set match here yet, but you are 14-3 in fifth sets. Why do you think you're so good in them?

RAFAEL NADAL: 14-3? I don't know. (Laughter.) Every match is different. I don't know. The important thing is when you are in the fifth set, first thing be healthy, be in good form physically.

And second thing is be in the right position mentally, no? So that's the thing, the more important thing.

Q. Do you like best-of-five over best-of-three?

RAFAEL NADAL: Different. I don't know. I think for the Grand Slams is okay best-of-five. But, for example, for the other tournaments I think is better best-of-three. Because if not, gonna be an unbelievable season.

For example, for the Davis Cup, I think that can be a change, because three sets gonna be easier for all the players.

Q. Pete Sampras always said that Andre Agassi raised the level of his game and made him a better player. Do you feel that way a little bit about Roger, too? Does he raise your game more than any of the other players?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know if that was the right thing. But for sure if you have in front of you unbelievable player like Roger.

You know, for me the most important thing for me to copy of Roger, I think when he started to be No. 1, he always improves. So after two years being No. 1, he was better player than before. I think he improved during all his career. That's very important thing.

For me, that's something that I really need to do, too, no? So if I want to be here more years - I already have six in the top two - I was for the last six years in the top 2 because I always improved, too. That's my feeling.

And if not, well, you always lose something, maybe lose a little bit more the inspiration than when you start. So you have to work in other things. If you lose something for one part you have to improve for another part. So that's it.

Q. How much do you think about the importance of adding this slam to your résumé? How much do you think about that?

RAFAEL NADAL: No, no. I think about the practice of tomorrow. If I say the serious thing, is that. That's the true. Is very far, the victory of this tournament.

I am in fourth round. That's good news for me - without losing a set - but remains a lot.

I am happy where I am, but is only fourth round.

Q. What parts of Roger's game has he improved over the past few years? What parts of your game have you improved?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, when I played against him in Miami 2003 and when I played against him another time, 2006, 2007, I think his serve improved a lot, his backhand improved a lot.

So that's probably for that reason he was the No. 1 for a long, long time.

Q. It's harder to take advantage of his backhand now?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know, because I didn't play him for - only one time in Madrid this year, no?

But I am not speaking in that way. I think the way that I speaking is for all the players probably when in 2003 he was very good. But anyway, everybody says he always had not very good backhand. But after that, he starts to improve and improve the backhand, having amazing slice backhand, very good topspin backhand, too.

So for sure every time is more difficult to play against his backhand, because he always try to find a solution with the slice, going to the net. So for sure he is always better and better.

Q. Simon said he was pretty anxious to get back to France to see his newborn son. Could you tell that he mentally checked out in the third set because he wanted to leave? What did you say to him at the net in the end?

RAFAEL NADAL: I just congratulate him because he is father now. For sure is good for him to come back home and see the son and everything. That's for sure gonna be nice for him. Just congratulate him for that.

Q. There was a report this afternoon that the other day you didn't want to take one of the transportation vans that had a picture of Roger. Can you describe what happened?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, well, if you know me, you know that I not gonna do. This is very stupid thing. I was in a van of the picture of Roger, both sides of the van, like 15 times these two weeks. (Smiling). So that's very stupid thing. That's never happen.

Speaking seriously, is better the other side. I want this car because is bigger, and I am more comfortable with this car than with the others. You can see the car of Roger's photo is there, is outside, is a van. So is much bigger than the other ones.

Roy know, the manager of the transportation, that I always want this car. So it was good.

Q. Did you get out of that car that had his picture or you stayed in it?

RAFAEL NADAL: I thought my English was better. (Laughter.)

I said I went with this car 15 times.

Q. Did you say you thought Davis Cup should be reduced to best-of-three?

RAFAEL NADAL: That's what I say before. For me, the Davis Cup is always too much for the players because is every year. That's something that maybe can change in the future.

But at the same time, for the players have three sets and not five can help a little bit for all the players.

Q. So far four Spanish people made it into the next round. Tommy still has a chance. Looks a little bit like Spanish Open.

RAFAEL NADAL: Already one Spanish player going to be in semifinals. That is positive news for us. Especially is very positive because I think, for the ball and for the court, is probably the most difficult tournament for us, no? So that is very important news for the Spanish tennis.

Just congratulate my friends. Best of luck for everybody.

Q. Why is this court the most difficult for you personally, and how have you begun to overcome that?

RAFAEL NADAL: For me, the ball. Not the court, the ball. The ball is softer than the rest of the balls of the tour. Is the ball that is getting less topspin. The ball stays lower than the other ones.

But I won Olympics with that ball. Seems like is not impossible for me to play with this ball, no? I did two semifinals. I won in Beijing 2008. But if I have to say something for me to change to play this tournament, gonna be the ball.

Q. So how confident are you at this point with that ball on this surface without having a US Open championship before?

RAFAEL NADAL: Maybe the same like when I was in fourth round. Happy to be in fourth round. For sure, the important thing for me is I played better today than two days ago; and two days ago I played better than five or six days ago.

So that's always important, and very good news be improving during the tournament. So that's what I did, and I need to keep improving if I want to have chances.


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2010 US Open Results Day 7 Sunday September 5th

US Open Tennis 2010
Grand Slam
New York City, U.S.A.
30 August-12 September, 2010

Sunday, 5 September

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d G Simon (FRA) 64 64 62
[25] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 67(3) 76(4) 63 63
[10] D Ferrer (ESP) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 76(2) 62 62
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d [31] D Nalbandian (ARG) 62 36 63 62
[12] M Youzhny (RUS) d [18] J Isner (USA) 64 67(7) 76(5) 64
[20] S Querrey (USA) d [14] N Almagro (ESP) 63 64 64
[23] F Lopez (ESP) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 63 40 ret. (right toe)
T Robredo (ESP) d M Llodra (FRA) 36 76(6) 64 21 ret.

Doubles - Third Round
[16] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) d [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 63 64
[9] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d J Chardy (FRA) / C Kas (GER) 62 64
[10] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) 62 62

Stanislas Wawrinka US Open Interview September 5th

Q. What was the problem with your leg? Is your leg okay?

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: Looks okay, but I will check after with the physio and the doctor. I got some little pain in the beginning of the second set. Looks okay, but I will check later and tomorrow again.

Q. Andy said he thought that you served better, and that was a big key. Can you talk about your serve. Also emotionally it's a huge win for you obviously.

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: Yeah, I think the serve was one of the key of the match, for sure. I served pretty well. Beginning of the second set was not really good, but then I think that help me a lot to get some free points. It's always important against that kind of player.

But, no, I think all my game was pretty good. One of my best match, for sure. I was very aggressive. I was doing everything really good. So I'm very happy.

Q. Did you think about the Wimbledon match or the match here? Did you learn anything from them?

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: I always think a little bit, but I was trying to stay focused and to really think about my game and what I need to do.

I think at the end of the first set I was playing a little bit too defensive. That's what I start to change in the second and third and fourth sets, to stay aggressive, even if he's coming, even if he's putting a lot of pressure.

Q. Pretty good atmosphere out there with the crowd?

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: Yeah, for sure. I love that court. It's amazing, for sure. When it's full, when you finish like we did, late, with a very good match, so it's for sure, one of my best match with the crowd.

Q. You're bigger news in Switzerland than any other tennis player right now.

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: For sure not. (Smiling.)

Q. He's a very quick guy, a hard guy to dropshot. You did at the end. What was it like to try to move him around? He gets to so many balls.

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: Yeah, but I have the feeling he was a little bit injury. He was not feeling okay. So I was trying to stay aggressive and to make him run a lot, and I think I did pretty well.

So, yeah, then you try some shots, some good shots. You make what you feel, and you just play for the win.

Q. Can you talk a little bit about Sam Querrey. You had a fantastic match against him in Indian Wells. What sort of match do you expect?

STANISLAS WAWRINKA: Yeah, it was a crazy match again, but he's a very good player. I think he improve a lot the last two years. He's a strong player. Big serve, big backhand. Is never easy to play him.

If I can keep the same level, the serve for sure will be important for him, and to stay aggressive because he don't like to play on the defense and to be under pressure.

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US Open: John Isner Interview September 5th

Q. I know you didn't get the preparation you wanted for this tournament because of the ankle. Do you think there's any leftovers physically from Wimbledon, as well?

JOHN ISNER: To be honest, no, I don't think so, because I felt like it was earlier in the summer. But then in Cincinnati, the way I was feeling and the way I was playing, I could tell that -- or at least I felt personally that it was behind me, just the way everything was coming along in Cincinnati until I hurt my foot. So I don't think tonight, you know, had anything to do with that match, I would say.

Q. It seemed like you had the momentum really on your side after the second set tiebreak all the way into the third. It turned so fast at the end. What happened in the last three or four points of the third set?

JOHN ISNER: Yeah, he's mentally tough. When I played him in Montréal, it was a similar thing in the first set. I won it in a tiebreaker, but I think he was up. If my memory recalls, I think he was up 5-2. One of the games he was serving 40-Love, set point, 40-Love. I came back and won the set in a tiebreaker. You would think from there I would have all the momentum. He just keeps with it. That's a big credit to him. I mean, I definitely did have the momentum, but he just stayed steady and, you know, just outplayed me a little bit.

Q. Was fatigue a factor at all in the end?

JOHN ISNER: No. It's hard to say. I mean, I didn't feel like I was out of breath or anything out there. But, you know, I just didn't have the pop I needed on my shots. I wasn't able to get to the balls like I thought I should have. You know, certain shots, running around a forehand, coming up late, hitting them late. So, yeah, I was a little bit fatigued. But with that being said, you know, I gave myself every chance to compete in this tournament, 'cause two weeks ago it didn't look good at all, so... Yeah, I just didn't feel that that great out there.

Q. It seemed like it was tough for you to close at net a number of times. He also returned fairly well, right?

JOHN ISNER: He does. It kind of hit me somewhere in the middle of that match. I kind of remembered back to the first time we played, that he kind of sees my serve pretty well - a lot better than 99% of the players out there.

Yeah, so he was able to get a lot of balls back. That was the huge thing: he made me play a lot more balls than I did my first two rounds.

Q. Did you feel like you were playing from behind? You got broken right off the bat. It was uphill almost all the way from then.

JOHN ISNER: Yeah, uh-huh. I was. I was playing from behind pretty much a lot of that match. I got down, you know, an early break in the second, got down another break in the second. Yeah, I just started off sloppy. That was just horrible on my part. Just came out and missed literally four easy balls. Put me in a hole right from the get-go. It's tough playing from behind like that. You know, it takes so much energy to try to come back from a hole like that. So maybe that had something to do with it, too.

Q. Your ankle was good? It held up?

JOHN ISNER: Pain-wise it was fine, yes.

Q. Does that mean you weren't really getting a good enough push and felt slow at the first step?

JOHN ISNER: I didn't feel -- I'm not the fastest guy out there, but I didn't feel as explosive. My legs I think just didn't have the bend that I needed to on my serve, on my groundstrokes. Yeah, I mean, like I said, I mean, I wasn't dealt the greatest hand coming into this tournament with really no preparation. So that maybe had something to do with it.

Q. I think in the second set you had five set balls or something, and you seemed to be nervous. How did you feel, because you didn't play as aggressive in important moments?

JOHN ISNER: Yeah, you're right. I never really felt comfortable out there the whole match. It's difficult playing on that court. It's the first time I ever played at night on that court. The wind kind of swirls around. I don't know what it was. I just didn't feel entirely comfortable out there. You know, I feel like I should have played with my forehand more, and I didn't. Like you said, I wasn't going for my shots as much because I didn't feel like I could hit 'em big and hit 'em with a good margin. Really wasn't there tonight. But a lot of that, again, you got to give credit to him because he did what he needed to do to win.

Q. Would you like to take some time off now to recover? Do you know what you want to do?

JOHN ISNER: Uhm, yeah. Well, I have I guess now Sunday night, and I'm going to Colombia for Davis Cup. I believe my flight's in six days. As of right now, it's myself, Mardy, and Sam. Maybe they won't be on my flight. Maybe they'll be playing on Saturday and Sunday. But for me, I have six days. I'll probably take a couple days off of tennis. I have to still keep on my ankle and keep getting that stronger, because it's not where it needs to be right now.

Q. Would it be smart to not play for the long-term?

JOHN ISNER: That's hard to answer. I feel like I need to play. I mean, I played the first one. You know, I lost two singles matches in the first one. That's one of the reasons we're at Colombia, so I have to try to get us out of that hole.

Q. I know you were looking forward to playing on Ashe as the headline tonight. With that in mind, how disappointing was this?

JOHN ISNER: Yeah, it's disappointing. I mean, I felt going into the match that I had -- I thought I was going to win. I take the court with that mentality every time. I would have liked to have played better out there. But being said, nothing beats playing a night match at the US Open on that court. You know, I'll get back in that situation and I'll play better. With experience, as long as I keep putting myself in the right situation, doing that, I'll play better next time.

Q. Sam was saying earlier that he thought it would be great if you and Mardy had all been scheduled in Ashe in the earlier rounds so that it wasn't these big matchups, and suddenly, poof, you're there playing on America's biggest tennis stage. Do you agree? Do you think it would have benefited you to play on that court in your first and second round?

JOHN ISNER: I think so, for sure. It would have. You know, I didn't hit a ball on that court, no practice or anything prior to this match. Same with my opponent, Mikhail. He certainly didn't play any of his first two matches on that court. So it was the same for both of us, and he dealt with it better. But, without a doubt, had I been a little bit more comfortable on that court it probably would have helped, but it was the same for both of us. He handled it better.

Q. Does your ankle need rest or are you rehabbing it? What does it need?

JOHN ISNER: It needs strengthening back. You know, rehab for my ankle, it's not that grueling. It's just stuff to kind of build the muscles around the ankle and get them stronger. So I don't think it needs rest. I think it needs to get stronger, because that will help everything if I get my ankle stronger.

Q. So you're going to Colombia. The Bryan brothers aren't going, or one of you guys are going to play singles?

JOHN ISNER: As I know now, myself, Mardy, and Sam are going. I can't speak for the Bryans right now. I don't know what their decision is. I know scheduled it's myself, Mardy and Sam.

Q. Do you still get in touch with players with whom you played for college, and maybe did some of them come to support you?

JOHN ISNER: Yeah, I keep in touch with a lot of my college friends, some of my opponents in college. I always keep in touch with my head coach, as well. He was in my box tonight. So I do keep in contact with a lot, a lot of people back in Georgia.

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US Open 2010: Mikhail Youzhny Interview September 5th

Q. John said he thought you were able to read his serve better than most of the other players. Do you feel that way? If so, why?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: Today was tough match. I returned well, but I have some problems in my serve. But maybe I was little bit lucky today that I have good return.

Q. What's it like out there when there is almost everybody for your opponent? Did you like that atmosphere? Did it bother you? Was it fun?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: No, was good atmosphere, but of course it's better to play not against guy from USA here. Because when is all crowd not against you but for your opponent, it's tough. Anyway, we are only two players on the court. Yeah, maybe can help a little bit, but not all the time.

Q. You won the last match last year against Isner. What was the difference between this match and the last one?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: Everybody knows he has injury before this tournament, and I think he's not recovered 100 percentage. So that's why sometimes he's moving looks likes not so well. But sometimes he starts moving normal. It was tough moment. But when we play in Montréal, it was another story. He come after final. I think he play final before in Washington, so he was a little bit tired. But it was I feel pretty the same match. It was really close.

Q. Going into a match against him, are you willing to say that he's going to hit many aces and you just have to look for your spots on the return?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: Yeah, of course you understand it will be aces. But here main point, if you have some chances, try to take these chance, because it will not be too many chances. But if you can take in main moment like point, it's really important against Isner. And, of course, when you have two, three aces in a row, it could happen.

Q. How important was it to get the break right off the start? He was playing from behind almost from the beginning of the match.

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: He start bad. It was break, but he miss I think three or four easy balls. So it was, of course, important I won the first set because I have this break. So, but, after it was another story.

Q. When he won the second set, what was your mind frame? At what point did you think you were really going to win the game?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: Yeah, I have two break up, 5-2. Look like everybody going to my hands. Some points he play well; some points I have a lot of mistakes, and match changes. So after 5-2, it's starting new match. You can say like this. But I am happy, you know, because after tough situation, when I lose the second set, two break ups, I come back to court and start to play again.

Q. You've now won on center court, Arthur Ashe at the US Open. How much momentum do you think that gives you going to the next round?

MIKHAIL YOUZHNY: I hope a lot. I hope. But we will see next round.

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US Open: Fernando Verdasco Interview September 5th

Q. Felt like you served very well and he didn't serve maybe as well as could have. Did that feel like the important swing in the match?

FERNANDO VERDASCO: Well, maybe. I think everything is important in one match. When you play like two good players, everything can change the match, no?

It was windy, and not as windy as yesterday, but it was windy. Sometimes was tough to play, no? Tough to even serve in one side with the sun.

So, you know, I think that, yeah, maybe I served better than him and that gave me a little bit of advantage. But I think also that mentally I was really strong, even like in the first set for four games, almost 40 minutes, I was there all the time. You know, I'm positive and really good and focused.

So I think that that was the key. Also, even when I lost the second set, I was feeling good. So I think everything was important today to make the victory.

Q. Even though you didn't break him the first few games, did you get a sense you had a lot more chances the rest of the match based on how was playing?

FERNANDO VERDASCO: Well, I think that the match, the beginning of the match was tough. I had, like you said, few breakpoints, I didn't do it. It was four games, 40 minutes. But I was feeling great physically all the time.

I knew that I was, like, I really need to be all the time focused and be positive to beat one guy like Nalbandian right now in this moment.

So, you know, I did it, and I'm happy of how the match goes and how I played today.

Q. Can you talk about playing David? All the Spaniards are doing well here. What are your feelings on that?

FERNANDO VERDASCO: Yeah, well, it's good that he's gonna be for sure one Spanish in quarterfinals, and maybe, you know, if Feliciano wins and Rafa wins, also another Spanish in quarterfinals will be in that part of the draw.

If that is done today, one semifinals for sure will be Spanish also. So, you know, it's always nice to see all the Spanish winning and being in the last rounds, no? So if you need to lose, it's better to lose against a Spanish player, then at least one guy is gonna be there one round more, no?

I'm happy. I hope to play good also the next round, keep doing my work and my job as better as possible. Trying to play the best to be in the quarterfinals like last year.

Q. Do you feel better now than you did maybe in Washington?

FERNANDO VERDASCO: Yeah, for sure I am feeling much better. The last weeks before here, the results was really like really tough.

I lost with Mardy 7-6, 7-6. With Chardy also with the tiebreaks. It was, you know, like tough matches, close matches. Finally I lost all of them.

So I'm happy how is this tournament going, and I'm getting much more confidence. For sure, the match of today, winning Nalbandian that is one of the players in best conditions this summer is gonna help me for my confidence and for get better work and better tennis the next matches.


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US Open: Sam Querrey Interview September 5th

Q. Have you played your way into Ashe Stadium?

SAM QUERREY: I hope so. (Laughter.)

Um, yeah, I mean, a little bit might depend who wins there, but I think I'll get a good shot. I don't think Mardy is on there tomorrow, I think, right? I've heard.

Yeah, I think so.

Q. So we're down to the three musketeers, are we?

SAM QUERREY: You mean Mardy, John, and myself?

Q. In the States. Yeah.

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, I guess so. Hopefully John can play well tonight against Youzhny and we'll have three guys in the round of 16.

Q. Pretty good.

SAM QUERREY: Yeah. I'm not sure when the last time we had that.

Q. Pretty noisy over there. Even though you weren't on Ashe, it was Ashe-like noise.

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, it was great. It was a full house over there and it still is. I think, you know, I'm sold out today, so it was fun to play in front of the packed stadium all day.

Q. How much of a sense of pride or importance is there beyond your own accomplishments to see a couple of other American guys make it?

SAM QUERREY: It's great, you know. You just -- you want to see all the Americans on the men's side and the women's side go deep. It makes it exciting for us. Makes it more exciting for the fans, I think, because they want to have Americans to cheer for.

We're all cheering for each other, and hopefully we can just keep going.

Q. Is that anything you guys talk about, say, you and John?

SAM QUERREY: Um, a little bit. I mean, we don't really -- I mean, we just -- I mean, I don't know how we talk about it. Like we just cheer for each other. We've jokingly talked about meeting in the quarters. That would be ideal, you know. We want to play each other in the quarters, but I've got to win again; John's gotta win two more times.

Q. Coming into this tournament, there was the familiar refrain about, What happened to U.S. men's tennis? When you hear that, what goes through your mind? And as you're doing well in the tournament, is that on your mind at all?o

SAM QUERREY: Um, I mean, yeah, you always hear that. It's kind of like any sport. You've got waves where you'll have a group of Americans in the top 10; you might have a couple years where we don't. It's like with the Lakers. They'll win some championships and they won't make the playoffs. It's just like that.

But, you know, we haven't had a -- it's tough. The average sports fan basically watches the Grand Slams. If you don't have a guy in the finals or winning one of those, you know, tennis is, you know, it's -- you don't really get a lot of recognition, you know.

And so, you know, hopefully we can have someone win a Grand Slam. That's what we need. John and Mardy and myself, the three guys left, we're trying our best.

You know, and after this -- after this tournament we'll have four guys in the top 20, I think, you know, with Andy, John, Mardy, and myself, which I don't think we've had in a long time.

So, you know, we might not have a guy in the, you know, top 5, but four guys in the top 20 is pretty good.

Q. So in your mind, how much of that familiar refrain is a misconception?

SAM QUERREY: Um, I mean, most of it, because just like I said, four guys in the top 20 is pretty good, you know, compared to -- Spain is probably the only country that's got that.

But at the same time, you know, the average sports fan watches the Grand Slams and they watch on Saturday and Sunday and the semis and the finals. That's what we need to do. We need to get some guys there.

Q. Are you beginning to feel the spirit that Connors, McEnroe, Sampras, and Agassi experienced on the court now?

SAM QUERREY: What was the question?

Q. You're beginning to feel the spirit that Connors McEnroe and Sampras and Agassi experienced with the fans today?

SAM QUERREY: They were all out there supporting me, which was really awesome and really fun. Those guys had that all the time, I think, the American fans getting behind the Americans.

Q. Do you feel like you're playing well right now compared to, say, how you were playing in LA or some of the other summer tournaments?

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, I feel like I'm playing the best I've played all summer. Makes it a little tough today when it's kind of wind. Both guys don't play their absolute best.

But considering the conditions, I felt I played really well. Hopefully I can play better in the next round.

Q. Will you watch the match when you leave here?

SAM QUERREY: No. I mean, I might peek over every now and then, but I've played both guys before. I've watched enough. You know, I've watched them play a bunch, so I don't need to sit and watch the entire match.

Q. If it does turn out to be Andy Murray you will play, could you just talk about that? You've know him for a long time and played him a few times, as you've said.

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, I think we played five times. He beat me four; I've beaten him once, which was in LA. Whatever guy will be tough, but if it's Andy, he's playing well. He won Montreal [sic]. If I'm gonna beat him, I'm gonna have to serve extremely well and hit my forehand well.

Q. What was the key to your win today, and how did the wind play a factor in what you did on court?

SAM QUERREY: It wasn't windy enough that it affected too many things. I was just solid on my service games, and especially the three or four breakpoints I faced. I mean, I made him earn those points, which he didn't earn, I guess. I won 'em.

You know, I just hung in there on his service games and played well, and I was hitting my forehand well, and, you know, I was trying to just stay aggressive.

Q. With so much depth with the men's field, what is the difference, you think, between the champions and the guys who might even rise as high as 6 or 7 on something? Is it tennis skill? Is it in the head? Is it just consistency? What do you think?

SAM QUERREY: Combination of all three of those. A lot of those guys, Federer, Nadal, you know, they've -- for the last five years they've been in the semis and finals of slams, you know, every slam, basically, so they've been there before.

So if you -- let's say I were to jump into a semifinal of a slam, it's new for me. I might be a little nervous. A lot of it is mental. Those guys are strong in their head and they don't give away free points.

A lot of it is skill. I mean, Federer hits those 'tweener shots at will. I can't do that. (Laughter.)

Q. How big of an advantage is it to have the crowd behind you? Regardless of what court you're in on the next round, you're gonna have a majority of the support.

SAM QUERREY: It's great, you know. It's really exciting and fires me up, you know. The other Americans love it, too.

You know, we're just fortunate to have a slam in America. I love it. You know, I think the fans want -- they want someone -- they want someone they feel they have a connection with. Being an American, they want to cheer for us.

Q. Do you think Almagro was a little bit undone by crowd sentiment today?

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, especially that group of guys going crazy in the front row. I thought they were great. I don't know who they were, but... (laughter.)

You know, I liked them. He was letting it bother him a little bit. But, I mean, you know, if I go play in Spain, you know, probably have that against me.

Q. You've done well in the smaller tournaments. I think you've won four this year. What do you have to do to carry that same kind of success to the next level, to the Cincinnatis or to the slams?

SAM QUERREY: I mean, I feel like I'm doing -- I mean, I made the fourth round of Wimbledon and now the fourth round here. Just going in with a good mindset and a positive attitude and just gotta play well.

Q. You spoke earlier about if your opponent in the next round is Andy Murray. If the upset occurs and it's Wawrinka, can you describe what that matchup would be for you since we're not going to have an opportunity to speak with you before that?

SAM QUERREY: Um, I mean, I've played Stan one time in Indian Wells like three years ago, and he beat me like 12-10 in the third set tiebreaker, or something like that.

I mean, that will be a tough one. Stan is one of the guys that hits the balls so big from both sides. If he gets hot, he can beat anyone. He can hit the ball so well and so clean. That would be someone you need to get him out of his comfort zone and mix it up and, you know, serve big and maybe attack his second serve and maybe catch him off guard a little bit.

Q. You made the fourth round here a couple years back. How, if at all, would you say you're different as a player and maybe as a person?

SAM QUERREY: I mean, I'm definitely much fitter and much more professional. I think every aspect of my game is a little better now, especially my return game and my backhand. I think those used to be a little bit of a weakness, but now I feel like those are almost strengths.

I feel like I'm much faster, too; my speed and court sense is a lot better.

Q. When does it hit you to say, Hey, I've got to be professional about this and really work on it, and you thought perhaps before that everything was okay but you needed more?

SAM QUERREY: Um, what?

Q. Well, when you finally told Sam Querrey, I'm not working hard enough, and if I'm gonna be a professional, I'm gonna be a professional.

SAM QUERREY: It was basically the day that I turned pro. I turned -- you know, changed my work ethic then, and I feel like I've worked pretty hard since that day.

Q. What was that day?

SAM QUERREY: June 2006. I don't remember the exact day.

Q. No, but summer of...

SAM QUERREY: It was summer of '06. The first challenger I played Yuba City where I was actually a professional I knew I wasn't going to college. Worked really hard and won the first one, and then quickly moved up the ranks, which made it a -- you know, kind of like just made me feel good about my decision to turn pro.

Q. How would you describe Mardy's transformation?

SAM QUERREY: I honestly think everyone's kind of rough on him. They make him sound like he was just fat before this year and that they're surprised he could play.

I mean, the guy used to be 17 in the world. You know, he finaled Indian Wells. I feel like the commentators were surprised that he could move, you know. (Laughter.)

I mean, it's obviously helped him. He's much quicker and he's much fitter. He's playing great right now. You know, he's won Newport; he won Atlanta; finaled Cincinnati. Now he's in the fourth round here.

I think he's gonna play well against Novak. It's definitely helped him, but, I mean, it's not like -- he's not like a different player.

Q. Are you going to ask him advice on how to play Murray?

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, I'll talk about it a little bit with him. We'll see what he has to say later tonight.

Q. You go to Roland Garros, and Clément and Tsonga and Monfils are always on center court; except for a couple of matches, you and John and Mardy have been pretty much on Armstrong or Grandstand. Could you comment on that, and do you think it would help your games to be on a big stage more often?

SAM QUERREY: Yeah, I definitely don't think it could hurt. It's maybe comfortable -- I think we would feel more comfortable if we -- especially if John, Mardy, and myself for the first rounds played on Ashe, instead of playing on Armstrong, Grandstand, and all of a sudden you're out on Ashe for the first time.

I definitely think it would help. I don't know what goes into the schedule. I know a lot of it is TV and stuff like that. It would be nice if we could play a few more matches on Ashe. But, you know, I don't have any control over that.

Q. Have you played a match on Ashe yet?

SAM QUERREY: No.

Q. So if this turned out to be a night match, what are your feelings going into that?

SAM QUERREY: It would be exciting. Everyone wants to play a night match at the US Open. Hopefully I'll get the chance.

Q. I would imagine that every player at some point has that moment where they say, You know what, I can win this thing; I can win this tournament. Have you had that moment yet, or are you still waiting for that moment?

SAM QUERREY: Um, you know, I'm not sure. I definitely think I could, you know, make a run. If I keep playing well, I've got a shot to -- you know, I feel like if I play my best, you know, I could beat anyone.

So hopefully -- you know, I've got to prove it, you know, maybe against the top 10 guy first. But, you know, I'm definitely playing well right now and I'm pretty confident.

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Gilles Simon US Open Interview September 5th

Q. Nadal said on the court you had a baby.

GILLES SIMON: Yeah.

Q. Two days ago?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah. That's why I'm going to be short. (Laughter.)

Q. Boy or girl?

GILLES SIMON: Boy.

Q. Name?

GILLES SIMON: Timothy. Like Timothy in English.

Q. When is your flight home, and how eager are you to get home?

GILLES SIMON: As soon as possible. I don't know yet. But I had a great match to play this afternoon. I knew that if I lose, I will be home right after.

So my coach is doing the booking. (Smiling.)

Q. Were you distracted at all by these thoughts on the court?

GILLES SIMON: A little bit. It's hard to focus for me the last three days.

But I think I was playing good. The two first sets were nice. I had some problem with my return today. I missed a lot of return.

And then the third set, I have to say that I was already in the plane. (Laughter.)

Q. Did Rafa say something to you at the net? I saw he gave a thumbs up.

GILLES SIMON: He knows I'm impatient to see my baby. He knows that I'm not really sad today, even if I lost.

Q. When did you first hear from your wife that she had the baby and what was your reaction?

GILLES SIMON: Two days ago.

Q. Thursday morning?

GILLES SIMON: No. The night it was okay. When I woke up the morning, she told me, Baby is coming. So it was strange feeling. I mean, I was alone in my room. I definitely didn't want to be there, but I couldn't do anything.

I expecting him to arrive four weeks later, so it's just bad luck.

Q. First baby?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah.

Q. You were in Manhattan in your hotel?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah.

Q. Were you planning to not play anything after the Open?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah.

Q. So you thought it was all going to work great?

GILLES SIMON: I was hoping to have more time, but...

Q. This is your first baby?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah. Already asked.

Q. It seems like the French are doing really well this year. Overall I think there are six or seven players in the round of 32. I guess this means bigger, better things to come for the following year. Would you agree with that?

GILLES SIMON: Well, we did better than the last year. I don't know why we had, you know, bad results here the years before, 'cause we likes when -- we like to play when it's fast. I mean, this is the fastest hard court.

Maybe we are tired at the end of the season. I don't know. But I think there is no reason. I don't think that it's an exception this year. I think it should be like this every year.

Q. Did you ever change a diaper?

GILLES SIMON: Yeah. Was my cousins, because I'm the older one.


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Feliciano Lopez US Open Interview September 5th

Q. I know it wasn't applicable today, but do you have any feelings on the best of five versus best of three in a Grand Slam? Do you like the best of five format?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: Best of five is very tough, I know, but we been playing best of five many years already. It's only a few tournaments that we play best-of-five sets.

So if they consider to change, they will have to change in all of the Grand Slams and Davis Cup, as well. This is what I think.

What I really think is that they do have to put tiebreak on the fifth in all of the Grand Slams. Here they do have, I guess.

Wimbledon, they don't have, which is -- I don't really understand why. French Open they do have.

Q. Wimbledon is the last.

FELICIANO LOPEZ: The only one, yeah.

Q. Why do you not like that? Because it can go...

FELICIANO LOPEZ: If you play best of five without a tiebreak in the fifth, it can be as Mahut-Isner match (Laughter.)

I think it's very, very tough to play best of five.

Q. You have a very good record in fifth sets. Why do you think that is?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: Because I play short points and I don't get tired. (Laughter.)

And I work hard physically.

Q. You beat Rafa at Queen's, and you can play him next round. Can you just discuss that match and how you think it would...

FELICIANO LOPEZ: It will be a nice match for me to play. Like we are playing tennis for being on that courts, on Arthur Ashe, playing against No. 1 player in the world, and that's a very nice opportunity for me.

I know Rafa is a great player, but if I play good and if I stay all the match there trying to play aggressive, I will have my chances. Of course it's gonna be very difficult, anyway.

Q. How do you like this surface? I mean, you're a very aggressive player, you're a very good server. How do you like this surface?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: I think it's a very faster than normal. Like compared to hardcourt events, this one is probably a little bit faster. Not much, but a little bit.

Q. Talk a little bit about the success of the Spanish players. Obviously they can play on all surfaces, but it's a very, very good week for everyone.

FELICIANO LOPEZ: Yeah, yeah, it's kind of surprising to have so many players in the fourth round. I think if Rafa wins, we will have one Spanish at least in the semis, because it's David and Fernando in the other half of the draw.

So, yeah. What can I say about Spanish tennis? It's always there. And since 1520 years ago, we are winning almost everything, no? Before we were the best on clay. Now we win on grass, on everywhere, no?

So it's gonna be one time that this is gonna be over and the people, they will have to accept.

Q. Did you practice with any of those guys the week of Open? I know you played LA last month, but were you practicing with any of the Spanish guys?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: I practice with all of the guys. Like I don't care to practice -- of course, we practice more with the Spanish players. Because they are friends and it's easier for us, no, to get in touch with them and to call them for practice or whatever, because we are almost together every day, and we go for dinner.

We say, Okay, we play tomorrow or we play on Monday. We spend a lot of time together, so we practice more together. But I like practicing also with the other guys. You have to check how the other guys also play, no?

I think it's good for the game.

Q. Do you think you are pushing one another to get better, that you are better because you have this competition within your country?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: You never know. Of course when you have people, more people to compete, you have to improve your game to get better. That's true.

I don't know if this is one of the reasons that make Spanish tennis to be very strong. Probably.

Q. I know this happened a few years ago, but when you went into Argentina and beat Del Potro in the Davis Cup final, that was a huge win. Did that do anything for you as a player or for your confidence?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: Oh, of course when you play Davis Cup finals and you playing against one player like Del Potro and you beat him and you win the Davis Cup, you feel so proud, no? You win like a World Cup for your country.

I don't find anything better than representing your country and winning the Davis Cup, especially on that away, when you play away, which is even more difficult. So of course that match gave me confidence, but like all of the matches that we play on Davis Cup.

Q. Do you think Nadal is gonna be able to figure out how to win this tournament here in New York eventually?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: I don't think it's gonna be an obsession for him at all. He just come here to play his best tennis, and as he normally does. It's not gonna be an obsession.

Of course if he wins here he will have the whole Grand Slam because he won already three of them, but I don't think he has to, you know, be focused only on that goal.

Q. You're a friend. Do you think he will figure it out? Do you think he will do it eventually?

FELICIANO LOPEZ: He will probably do it. I mean, he's still 24. A lot of years to play, so he will have the chance. I think so.


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Federer Beats Mathieu to Reach US Open Second Week

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Roger Federer defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 39 minutes in the third round of the 2010 US Open.

Both players had to play also against the wind and it was a tough thing to do.
Mathieu was leading 4-3 when Federer framed a ball for the fifth time in the set, then the Frenchman earned a break point but the Swiss saved it to level at 4-4.
Federer was able to break his opponent in the following game and then held to clinched the first set.

In all, Federer won 11 of the last 12 first-set points.

"I felt comfortable [in the wind] because you can also use it to your advantage and play really great tennis," said Federer. "You have to be careful with it and maybe not aim at the lines as much. After, four games or so, I knew what I could do and what I couldn't do."

"He played really well in the first set and had the first break point at 4-all," said Federer. "That was key. After that I was able to break him down."

In the second set, Mathieu had his chances but Federer always got his momentum going thanks to his unreturned first serves.

The Frenchman struggled on his serve, he was broken in the third and ninth games after double-faulting and Federer took advantage of that to claim the second set.

In the third set, the world number 2 took a 5-3 lead but then fell 0-40 and it looked like Mathieu was going to get the break back.

But the Frenchman was not on a lucky night and Federer saved all the break. Mathieu made a mess of Federer's first match point, stumbling to the net and netting a volley from point-blank range.

"The wind was very strong," said Federer. "Tough conditions to play in, especially if you're down in the score. I think you could tell Mathieu was really struggling after being down in the score. His serve, his returns, everything kind of falls into pieces."


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Djokovic crushes Blake at US Open

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2010 US Open: James Blake Interview

Novak Djokovic eliminated James Blake 6-1 7-6 6-3 in the thid round of the 2010 US Open.

The world number 3 had an easy night in New York, he was pushed to a tie break in the second set but he was able to control the match during the 3 sets he played.

“I think the focus today was great - just the patience in this weather, finding the right way to play in the certain moments,” said Djokovic.

“It’s a big mental struggle when you have such a strong wind to find a way how to try to play good tennis, especially if you have somebody across the net who is so aggressive, taking everything early and playing a risky game.”

Djokovic made only 13 unforced errors, 18 fewer than Blake.

“It’s a big mental struggle, when you have such a strong wind, to find a way how to try to play good tennis,” Djokovic said, “especially if you have somebody across the net who is so aggressive, taking everything early and playing a risky game.”

The Serb will next play against Mardy Fish, who beat Arnaud Clement 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

“He’s playing maybe his best tennis at this moment,” Djokovic said about his next opponent. “He’s moving really well. He’s serving as good as he served always. He has a lot of talent. He’s recognizing the moment, coming to the net. He has a lot of variety in the game. I guess I have to be on the top of my game to be able to win.”

Blake is having a bad time lately on the courts, he is ranked 108th in the world and after not having very good results during the hard court season he said will take some weeks off.
The American also said that he aims to play in the 2011 US Open.

“If it was, you know, I competed my heart out. I did everything I could,” Blake said when asked is last night match was his last at the Open. “But I think I got more in me, and I think I’m going to be back there. Maybe more night matches, some more excitement for the crowds, some more good times. You know, I definitely believe that. I hope it comes true next year.”

Match Facts

- Blake won 76 points, to Djokovic's 95.

- Blake made 31 unforced errors.

- Djokovic hit just 13 unforced errors.

- Djokovic converted four of six break points.


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2010 US Open Order of Play Day 7 Sunday September 5th

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 4th Round
Ana Ivanovic(SRB) vs. Kim Clijsters(BEL)[2]

Women's Singles - 4th Round
Shahar Peer(ISR)[16] vs. Venus Williams(USA)[3]

Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Rafael Nadal(ESP)[1] vs. Gilles Simon(FRA)

Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 PM
Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Mikhail Youzhny(RUS)[12] vs. John Isner(USA)[18]

Women's Singles - 4th Round
Samantha Stosur(AUS)[5] vs. Elena Dementieva(RUS)[12]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 4th Round
Francesca Schiavone(ITA)[6] vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS)[20]

Not Before:12:30 PM
Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Sam Querrey(USA)[20] vs. Nicolas Almagro(ESP)[14]

Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Andy Murray(GBR)[4] vs. Stanislas Wawrinka(SUI)[25]

Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Timea Bacsinszky(SUI) /Tathiana Garbin(ITA) vs. Liezel Huber(USA)[2] /Nadia Petrova(RUS)[2]

Grandstand 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 3rd Round
David Nalbandian(ARG)[31] vs. Fernando Verdasco(ESP)[8]

Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Feliciano Lopez(ESP)[23] vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky(UKR)

Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Tommy Robredo(ESP) vs. Michael Llodra(FRA)

Court 4 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Mitchell Frank(USA)[16] vs. Darian King(BAR)

Not Before:1:00 PM
Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Mariusz Fyrstenberg(POL)[9] /Marcin Matkowski(POL)[9] vs. Jeremy Chardy(FRA) /Christopher Kas(GER)

Not Before:2:00 PM
Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Alexandra Dulgheru(ROU) /Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) vs. Elena Vesnina(RUS)[14] /Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[14]

Mixed Doubles - 2nd Round
Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA)[4] /Daniel Nestor(CAN)[4] vs. Aravane Rezai(FRA) /Rajeev Ram(USA)

Mixed Doubles - 2nd Round
Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) /Paul Hanley(AUS) vs. Abigail Spears(USA) /Scott Lipsky(USA)

Court 6 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Ulrikke Eikeri(NOR) vs. Ellen Tsay(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Jozef Kovalik(SVK) vs. Bjorn Fratangelo(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Ester Goldfeld(USA) vs. Emi Mutaguchi(JPN)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Mitchell Krueger(USA) vs. Tiago Fernandes(BRA)[3]

Court 7 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Evan King(USA) vs. Jason Kubler(AUS)[6]

Not Before:1:00 PM
Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Rohan Bopanna(IND)[16] /Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi(PAK)[16] vs. Daniel Nestor(CAN)[2] /Nenad Zimonjic(SRB)[2]

Not Before:2:30 PM
Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Lisa Raymond(USA)[5] /Rennae Stubbs(AUS)[5] vs. Maria Kirilenko(RUS)[10] /Agnieszka Radwanska(POL)[10]

Court 8 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Grace Min(USA) vs. Veronica Cepede Royg(PAR)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Monica Puig(PUR)[5] vs. Madison Keys(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Denis Kudla(USA)[10] vs. Chuhan Wang(CHN)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Sachia Vickery(USA) vs. Saisai Zheng(CHN)[12]

Court 9 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Jana Cepelova(SVK)[10] vs. Ilona Kremen(BLR)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Victor Baluda(RUS)[13] vs. Ben Wagland(AUS)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor(ESP)[16] vs. Cristina Dinu(ROU)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Lukas Vrnak(CZE) vs. Marton Fucsovics(HUN)[2]

Court 10 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Alexis Carlos(MEX) vs. Dane Webb(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Daria Gavrilova(RUS)[1] vs. Lauren Davis(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Hugo Dellien(BOL) vs. Daniel Kosakowski(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Maho Kowase(JPN) vs. Kyle S. McPhillips(USA)

Court 11 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 3rd Round
David Ferrer(ESP)[10] vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver(ESP)

Not Before:1:00 PM
Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
Iveta Benesova(CZE)[12] /Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE)[12] vs. Vania King(USA)[6] /Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ)[6]

Mixed Doubles - 2nd Round
Kaia Kanepi(EST) /Robert Lindstedt(SWE) vs. Cara Black(ZIM)[2] /Leander Paes(IND)[2]

Court 13 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Silvia Njiric(CRO) vs. Sloane Stephens(USA)[15]

Not Before:1:00 PM
Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Marcelo Melo(BRA) /Bruno Soares(BRA) vs. Wesley Moodie(RSA)[10] /Dick Norman(BEL)[10]

Not Before:2:00 PM
Women's Doubles - 2nd Round
Yung-Jan Chan(TPE)[7] /Jie Zheng(CHN)[7] vs. Dominika Cibulkova(SVK) /Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Nicole Gibbs(USA) vs. Irina Khromacheva(RUS)[3]

Court 14 11:00 AM
Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Elina Svitolina(UKR)[4] vs. Katarena Paliivets(CAN)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Mate Delic(CRO) vs. Michael Redlicki(USA)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Zarah Razafimahatratra(MAD) vs. Caroline Price(USA)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Jiri Vesely(CZE)[4] vs. Liang-Chi Huang(TPE)

Court 15 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Oliver Golding(GBR) vs. Andres Artunedo Martinavarr(ESP)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Ran Tian(CHN) vs. Margarita Gasparyan(RUS)

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Taro Daniel(JPN) vs. Dominic Thiem(AUT)[14]

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Guilherme Clezar(BRA) vs. Ricardo Rodriguez(VEN)

Court 16 11:00 AM
Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Matthias Wunner(GER) vs. Agustin Velotti(ARG)[8]

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Chantal Skamlova(SVK) vs. Anastasiya Vasylyeva(UKR)

Junior Girls' Singles - 1st Round
Adriana Perez(VEN) vs. Haochen Tang(CHN)[13]

Junior Boys' Singles - 1st Round
Jannick Lupescu(NED) vs. James Duckworth(AUS)[9]

Gilles Simon Becomes a Father

Gilles Simon became a new dad after his longtime girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy called Timothee.

The baby was born 4 weeks early and because of this Simon didn´t have time to get back to France to witness the birth of his first child.

“It’s been rough; anybody in this situation would have felt ill at ease,” he said. “In any case, I couldn’t have been there. When I fell asleep on Wednesday, there was no sign, and the next day, I get a call to tell me: ‘My water broke. I’m at the maternity ward.’ I couldn’t have made it in time.”

Simon is playing at the US Open and he faces Rafael Nadal in the third round today.

Even he knows that Nadal is the clear favorite, for Gilles the match is a win/win situation.

“If I win it’ll be fabulous,” Simon said. “If I lose, it’ll be even more fabulous.”


Source Tennis.com

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