In the women's singles field, A-Radwanska, Svitolina, and Bencic were all upset.
In the men's singles field, Ferrer, Raonic, Seppi and Robredo all stopped in the third round.
Of course, from the perspective of the draw, the third round is already the top 32. Starting from this round, the collision between the seed players and the seed players will be fully staged. It is normal for some upsets to occur; but the low-ranking seed players have finished their work one after another.
The outstanding performance of the counterattack caused the draw to fall into chaos.
District 4/8, the most typical——
Originally, the high-ranking seeds in this small division were Kei Nishikori and Raonic. Both players performed outstandingly on fast hard courts. They were also considered to be Murray's biggest opponents in advancing to the semi-finals;
But now, Kei Nishikori and Raonic are both out, stopping in the first week.
this……
As a result, this partition fell into complete chaos.
Dimitrov, who had a sluggish performance throughout the year, and Chardy, who had a full-scale breakout of the North American summer hard court season, unexpectedly emerged from this division and both advanced to the top 16. Next, they will compete for a spot in the top eight.
This was definitely something no one expected.
Perhaps, this is Dimitrov's best chance to return to the Grand Slam quarterfinals?
As of the fifth match day, 14 people have withdrawn from this year's US Open, 12 of them are men's singles players. The situation is very tragic.
The victory in the last three sets all belonged to Fognini, a stunning comeback.
Fognini has always been unafraid of Nadal with his unconventional playing style. Although Nadal won all the first four encounters in his career, Nadal always struggled against Fognini and his playing style was incompatible.
Then came the collision between Nadal and his old rival Fognini.
For the third consecutive game, Gawain once again stepped onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Then, Gawain appeared——
"6:3", "6:4".
Arthur Ashe Stadium, night court, hosted by Serena Williams and Nadal.
Originally, if Nadal could defeat Fognini to advance, he would face Djokovic in the next round, which would undoubtedly be the highlight.
Murray is no exception. In the second round, Murray fell behind French player Mannarino "0:2" and finally completed a huge comeback. At the post-match press conference, he said that he was very unhappy.
Comfortable, there are some respiratory problems, and physical exertion is very serious.
Everything seemed familiar, just like the first round, Gao Wen came on the stage immediately after Kvitova and started the game 30 minutes earlier than expected.
From women's singles to men's doubles, to women's doubles and mixed doubles, and finally to men's singles, no one in the draw was spared.
In Nadal's career, in best-of-five-set matches, the winning rate after winning the first two sets is 99.375%, with one hundred and fifty-nine wins and one loss.
This time in New York was the fourth meeting in 2015, and Nadal played the worst game of his career.
However, this matter is not important at all now, because this game itself is shocking enough; at the same time, this defeat also marks the worst and lowest season of Nadal's career, winning at least one major for ten consecutive years.
The legendary record of Grand Slam champions has also officially passed away.
Nadal, upset.
The sour and refreshing taste is like getting into a tanning machine, illuminating every corner of the body vertically and without blind spots.
The difference is that the first round was a night match, while today was a matinee match. The sun was scorching and the heat was unbearable. Gao Wen appeared on the stage against the sun at 12:05 noon.
The event has only entered its fifth match day, and everything has been completely shuffled. The level of shock is even greater than last year.
The chaos and weirdness of the 2015 US Open has reached a new climax.
The whole of New York was silent.
In the first game of the matinee, it was Kvitova again; at the same time, it was another quick victory, "6:2", "6:1", and the whole game lasted less than fifty minutes.
The impact on line of sight is more direct, because light reflection, tennis flight trajectory and landing point judgment are prone to inevitable deviations, which means that shot control needs to face more difficulties——
A donut is given in the final set.
Moreover, the most painful and worst thing is that in the deciding set, Nadal and Fognini started a break-serve battle. Nadal suffered a break in all serve games, and Fognini was also unlucky. He only relied on one hold to win.
Win this nearly four-hour marathon.
The light and atmosphere of the entire stadium are different. The bright sunshine is really dazzling, and Arthur Ashe Stadium is like a steamer.
Today, Federer is in charge of the night game, and the game between Gowan and No. 30 seed Bellusic is scheduled to be held in the second matinee game.
First, Serena Williams broke into a cold sweat.
Tonight, no one sleeps.
Nadal, play two sets first.
Objectively speaking, although the entire professional tennis world is looking forward to a "melee", more competition will bring more excitement, so they have repeatedly cheered for the Challenger League and Youth Storm; but when they really see the overall chaos,
Everyone was still stunned, their jaws dropped.
Until September 4, 2015——
"4:6", "3:6", "4:6".
In this way, amidst the commotion and uneasiness, the sixth match day slowly kicked off, and a subtle atmosphere quietly spread in the air.
Hot summer has become a new keyword.
In the match against compatriot Mattek Saunders, the defending champion lost the first set, and suffered a break in the second set when he was serving to win the set. His serving state was not adjusted to the best, but in the end,
The world number one in women's singles still found the feeling, winning eight consecutive games to end the match.
Sock was eliminated because he could not bear the heat, suffered cramps, and was dehydrated. In the end, he was almost carried off the court.
Heat and high temperature only affect one aspect. The frequency and amount of sweating, physical energy consumption, water replenishment, etc. cannot be ignored.
The severity and badness of the competition environment have an impact on every player, and the men's singles best-of-five-set match is an even more severe test.
This year alone, Fognini has met Nadal three times, with Fognini winning two and losing one, and all three games took place on clay.
The only defeat occurred in the 2005 Miami Masters final against Federer.
However!
What really set off the discussion and stirred up a storm was not any of the players in any of the above-mentioned games. The absolute big news is yet to come.
If it is a Grand Slam match, Nadal has won all 148 games, with a winning rate of 100%, and has never made a mistake if he wins two sets first.
It is precisely because of this that players are very sensitive to spectators' mobile phones or sunglasses, and variables caused by light reflection and refraction may become interference at any time.
It was stuffy, hot, and accompanied by strong winds. I was already sweating profusely in less than five minutes after I came on stage.
No wonder players are quitting the game one after another.