U.S. Open: Federer sweeps past Kyrgios into 4th round
Canada's Dabrowski bounced from women's doubles
The most pivotal part of Roger Federer's U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion was serving at 3-all, love-40 and got out of the jam.
The most spectacular part? That came, anyone who saw it surely would agree, much later. It was the on-a-full-sprint, drop-shot-retrieving, flick-from-a-few-inches-off-the-ground, forehand-around-the-net-post, jaw-dropping winner that Federer conjured up a few games from the conclusion of the 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 tour de force in the third round Saturday.
Click on the video below to watch Federer work some magic against Kyrgios.
Click on the video below to watch highlights from Federer's win.
"Almost unreal," said Kyrgios, who admired the bit of racket wizardry with eyes wide open and mouth agape.
"A special one, no doubt about it," declared Federer, who put it up there among his greatest hits, which, considering who we're talking about, is certainly saying something.
There's no rule mandating that the ball travel over the net for a shot to count, but Federer pointed out that this was not the sort of thing he can try in practice, mainly because there isn't as much room to run wide of the court as in a big arena like Arthur Ashe Stadium, so "you will be running into a fence."
Rising star Zverev suffers upset
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev has made another Week 1 exit at the U.S. Open, losing this time to 34th-ranked Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in an all-German matchup in the third round.
Click on the video below for action from the surprising defeat.
The 21-year-old Zverev is considered a rising star of men's tennis. He already has won three Masters titles in his career and leads the tour with 45 wins this season.
But he has only one Grand Slam quarter-final appearance so far, at this year's French Open, and he's now 4-4 at the U.S. Open. In four appearances at Flushing Meadows, he has one loss in the first round, two in the second, and one in the third.
Djokovic moves on
The most pivotal part of Roger Federer's U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion was serving at 3-all, love-40 and got out of the jam.
The most spectacular part? That came, anyone who saw it surely would agree, much later. It was the on-a-full-sprint, drop-shot-retrieving, flick-from-a-few-inches-off-the-ground, forehand-around-the-net-post, jaw-dropping winner that Federer conjured up a few games from the conclusion of the 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 tour de force in the third round Saturday.
"Almost unreal," said Kyrgios, who admired the bit of racket wizardry with eyes wide open and mouth agape.
"A special one, no doubt about it," declared Federer, who put it up there among his greatest hits, which, considering who we're talking about, is certainly saying something.
There's no rule mandating that the ball travel over the net for a shot to count, but Federer pointed out that this was not the sort of thing he can try in practice, mainly because there isn't as much room to run wide of the court as in a big arena like Arthur Ashe Stadium, so "you will be running into a fence."
Click on the video below for action from Djokovic's victory
Dabrowski done in women's doubles
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski is out of the women's doubles competition at the U.S. Open.
The Ottawa native and partner Yifan Xu of China, the fourth seeds, lost 6-2, 7-6 (2) to unseeded Samantha Stosur of Australia and Shuai Zhang of China in the second round on Saturday.
Stosur and Zhang cashed in on six of 12 break-point opportunities.
Dabrowski and Xu bowed out early at Flushing Meadows after reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, the round of 16 at the French Open and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
Dabrowski was back on the court later Saturday for a second-round mixed doubles match. Dabrowski and partner Mate Pavic are the top seeds.
Wimbledon champ ousted
Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber has been eliminated, leaving none of this year's Grand Slam winners left in the U.S. Open.
No. 29 seed Dominika Cibulkova rallied Saturday to beat the fourth-seeded Kerber 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, leaving only one of the top-four seeds on the women's side in the tournament after three rounds.
Top-ranked Simona Halep, the French Open champion, was eliminated in the first round. Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki, the No. 2 seed, fell in the second.
Only No. 3 seed and defending champion Sloane Stephens remains among the top-four seeds.
Teenager moving on
The youngest player left in the women's field is through to the fourth round.
Marketa Vondrousova upset No. 13 seed Kiki Bertens 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (1) in the first match completed Saturday at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The 19-year-old Vondrousova was one of two teenagers to reach the third round, along with American Sofia Kenin. Kenin was knocked out Friday by No. 8 seed Karolina Pliskova.
Vondrousova was one of six Czechs, including Pliskova, to reach the third round. She could meet another, Katerina Siniakova, in the round of 16. Siniakova played Lesia Tsurenko later Saturday.