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DJOKOVIC WINS
IN 32 MINUTES
Youzhny forced to retire, Nadal also breezes through at US Open
Novak Djokovic reached the US
Open last 16 in just 32 minutes on
Friday when Mikhail Youzhny retired
injured before fellow two­time win­
ner Rafael Nadal also made the
fourth round for the first time in
three years.
Defending men's champion
Djokovic was 4­2 ahead in the first
set when Russian 34­year­old You­
year of his last New York title — with tried and failed to serve for the vic­
a 6­1, 6­4, 6­2 win over Russia's An­
tory.
a 6­1, 6­4, 6­2 win over Russia's An­
drey Kuznetsov.
"This is the greatest comeback of
my career, hands down," said Keys
"Andrey is always a tough oppo­ who will face two­time runner­up
nent, he returns well and has good Caroline Wozniacki for a quarter­fi­
shots from the baseline," said fourth nal spot. In stark contrast, German
seed Nadal who faces France's Lucas second seed and Australian Open
Pouille for a quarter­final slot.
champion Angelique Kerber closed
"I had a fantastic first set, a little out the night session with a 6­1, 6­1
trouble with my serve in the second win in just 53 minutes against Amer­
zhny called it quits suffering from a
left hamstring injury.
but the third was key so I'm very hap­ ican 17­year­old CiCi Bellis.
The outcome completed a bizarre py"
Kerber, who claimed her sea­
first week for world number one
Djokovic's very brief encounter son­leading 50th match win, next
Djokovic.
had been preceded on Arthur Ashe
After labouring over four sets to
Stadium by women's eighth seed
beat Jerzy Janowicz on Monday, he
was handed a walkover into the third Madison Keys pulling off an epic
round when Czech opponent JiriVe­ comeback to beat Japan's Naomi
sely withdrew from their second Osaka.
Keys won the latest­ever finishing
round clash with an arm injury.
"I have never had this happen be­ women's match at the tournament
fore in my Grand Slam career, getting on Monday when she completed vic­
a walkover and the next match last­ tory over compatriot Alison Riske at
ing just half an hour," said Djokovic.
The top seed next faces Britain's
1:48am.
On Friday, the 21 ­year­old was in­
world number 84 Kyle Edmund who volved in more drama when she ral­
stunned John Isner of the United lied from 1 ­5 down in the final set to
States 6­4,3­6, 6­2, 7­6 (7/5) to make defeat Osaka 7­5, 4­6, 7­6 (7/3).
a Slam fourth round for the first time.
The 18­year­old Osaka was so
Nadal reached the fourth round traumatised by her failure to convert
for the first time since 2013 — the her dominance into victory that she
broke down in tears as she twice
faces two­time Wimbledon winner
Petra Kvitova.
Jack Sock, the American 26th
seed, reached the fourth round for
the first time by knocking out 2014
champion Marin Cilic 6­4,6­3,6­3 in
tie where he did not face a single
break point.
The 23­year­old Sock, whose last
two appearances at the US Open had
ended in retirements, goes on to face
French ninth seed Jo­Wilfried Tson­
ga­
Tsonga, a two­time quarter­final­
ist, made the last 16 with a 6­3, 6­4,
7­6 (7/4) victory over South Africa's
Kevin Anderson. — AFP
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The Standard on Sunday
Date: 04.09.2016
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AVE: 205977.77
Ipsos Kenya ­ Acorn House,97 James Gichuru Road ­ Lavington ­ Nairobi ­ Kenya