Tennis-Federer beats Melzer, to play Soderling in quarter-finalsNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Roger Federer brushed aside
Austrian Jurgen Melzer in straight sets Monday to set up a
revenge match against Sweden's Robin Soderling in the
quarter-finals of the U.S. Open.
UPDATE 3-Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles fourth round resultsSept 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Open men's singles fourth round
results from New York on Monday (prefix denotes seeding, * new
result).
* 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 13-Juergen Melzer
(Austria) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
5-Robin Soderling (Sweden) beat 21-Albert Montanes (Spain)
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat 19-Mardy Fish (U.S.) 6-3 6-4
6-1
17-Gael Monfils (France) beat Richard Gasquet (France) 6-4
7-5
7-5
UPDATE 1-Tennis-U.S. Open mixed doubles quarter-final resultsSept 6 (Reuters) - Results from the U.S. Open mixed
doubles quarter-final matches on Monday (prefix denotes
seeding, * new result):
* Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Mark Knowles (Germany/Bahamas) beat
2-Cara Black/Leander Paes (Zimbabwe/India) 6-3 6-4
* 1-Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan (U.S.) beat 7-Lisa Raymond/Wesley
Moodie (United States/South Africa) 6-4 7-6(3)
4-Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Daniel Nestor (United States/Canada)
beat Chan Yung-Jan/Paul Hanley (Taiwan/Australia) 6-4 6-3
1Kveta Peschke/
Tennis-Sharapova faulty at service line again at U.S. OpenNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova said it was a
grand slam year of missed opportunities after service woes
haunted the former world number one at the U.S. Open Monday.
UPDATE 2-Tennis-Djokovic and Wozniacki impress at U.S. OpenNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic stormed into
the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open Monday to remind Roger
Federer and Rafa Nadal exactly why he is regarded as a serious
contender to win the men's championship before Caroline
Wozniacki cleared one of the major hurdles in her bid to win
the women's title.
Tennis-Zvonareva keeps Russian flag flying at U.S. OpenNEW YORK, Sept 6 - (Reuters) - Vera Zvonareva kept alive
Russia's fading challenge at the U.S. Open with a rapid-fire
6-1 6-2 victory over unseeded German Andrea Petkovic on Monday
to erase the disappointment of her exit at the same stage last
year.
Tennis-Wozniacki ready to take the next step at U.S. OpenNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A year older and a year wiser,
20-year-old Caroline Wozniacki served notice Monday she could
go one step further at Flushing Meadows, which would bring the
Dane a U.S. Open title for her first grand slam triumph.
UPDATE 3-Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles fourth round resultsSept 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Open women's singles fourth round
results from New York on Monday (prefix denotes seeding, * new
result).
* 7-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) beat Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 6-1
6-2
1-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat 14-Maria Sharapova
(Russia) 6-3 6-4
31-Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) beat 15-Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium)
0-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 11-Svetlana Kuznetsova
(Russia) 7-5 7-6(4)
Tennis-Maturing Djokovic getting better and better at OpenNEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said he was
growing into his role as a grand slam contender and playing his
best tennis of the year just at the right time in his bid for a
first U.S. Open title.
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