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On Sunday at Flushing Meadows, in the final of the 2014 US Open,
the 2013, 2012, 2008, 2002 & 1999 tourney champion (and 2014 champion at Stanford, Rome, Miami & Brisbane), 32 year old top seeded #1 Serena Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, FL,
defeated
the 2014 champ at Istanbul (and 2009 US Open finalist), 24 year old 10th seeded #11 (and former #1) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco),
6-3, 6-3 (Caroline is shown during the match; Serena is shown holding the hardware afterward).
Serena's prize is $3,000,000, plus a $1,000,000 bonus for winning the summer hardcourt US Open Series, for a total of four million dollars. Caroline's prize is $1,450,000.
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Serena struck 29 winners (7 aces) with 23 unforced errors (3 double faults) while scoring on 5 of the 10 break points she reached against Caroline and totaling 65 points. Caro hit 4 winners (3 aces) with 15 errors (3 DFs) while converting 2 of the 4 break points she reached against Serena and totaling 49 points.
match stats
Serena held serve in the first game of the match, after which there were five consecutive service breaks. After Serena was able to hold serve again, the outcome of the match became clear.
Asked if it was too easy,
Serena said: "none of the matches are easy. I mean, even today if I would have lost a game I would have been serving for it. Caroline was returning, starting to play a lot better, starting to return really, really well, and then she started serving really well. So we had longer points and we were running back and forth and back and forth. So it definitely wasn't anything that was easy."
postmatch interview
Caroline said: "When she's on her game it's not fun to play her... She has a good serve and she puts pressure on you straightaway. Today I went out there and I was a little nervous. I had a game plan in mind, but it was kind of difficult at the start. I tried to push her back, but that really didn't work for me. She really just stepped in and she was playing aggressive. She was playing better than me today."
postmatch interview
Serena now leads Caroline 9-1 in
career matches. Their previous meeting was three weeks ago on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the semifinals at Cincinnati, when Serena defeated Caroline 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. One week before that, Serena defeated Caro in the quarters at Montreal, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Serena is now 63-17 in WTA singles finals, and 18-4 in Grand Slam singles finals. She has a 45-6 singles match record in 2014.
Caroline is now 22-14 in WTA singles finals, and 0-2 in Grand Slam singles finals. She has a 40-15 singles match record this year.
Monday Men's Final: s14
Marin Cilic CRO d s10 Kei Nishikori JPN 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
WTA SCOREBOARD: The US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York
The US Open Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, New York
Flushing Meadows: The US Open has 32 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 16 qualifiers and 8 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals: Friday, August 26th.
2014: On Saturday, August 23, in New York, Ana Ivanovic and 2006 US Open champion Maria Sharapova practiced at Corona Park...
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US Open, 1st Rd Mon-Tue Aug 25-26 11am
loser's prize: $35,754; points: 5
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n103 wc Taylor Townsend USA 6-3, 6-1 Tue
Serena said: "I think it was an interesting match. I thought she played really well. She started out super strong. She did a good job." postmatch interview
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n3 s2 Simona Halep ROU d nNR Danielle Rose Collins USA 6(2)-7, 6-1, 6-2 Mon
Simona said: "Today was a big challenge for me because I played the first match of this tournament on center court. It's not easy to manage the situation, but I think after first set did I very well. I played better than first set. I started a little bit nervous, but it's normal. And she played really well, as well. She was hitting the balls really good. She was serving good. She will have, for sure, a good future." postmatch interview
Danielle said: "I obviously had a really good experience taking a set off the No. 2 ranked girl in the world. I think there is a lot of positive things to take from it. It can only go up from here for me. Obviously a big confidence booster." postmatch interview
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n4 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n73 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 6-1, 6-0 Tue
Petra said: "I'm very happy. First round is always nerves... I'm just glad how I played. I mean, it's great I have a couple of matches from New Haven that I felt more confident on the court than maybe I will feel if I'm not playing New Haven. So, yeah, I'm glad." postmatch interview
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n5 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n112 Sharon Fichman CAN 6-1, 6-0 Mon
Aga said: "We know each other from the junior events and for a long time now, but then never played against each other. Well, first match is always tricky, but I think today everything was working my way. Pretty good start for me." postmatch interview
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n6 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d n113 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-4, 6-0 Mon
Maria launching a forehand
Sharapova trailed 2-4 in the 1st set. Maria said: "I thought there was a few times where I could have broken [Kirilenko] in the beginning of the match. But I think she started off playing well and solid. Despite not taking those opportunities in a couple of her service games, I felt pretty good, especially towards the end of the match." postmatch interview
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n7 s6 Angelique Kerber GER d n127 q Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Mon
Angelique driving a backhand
Angelique said: "I think it was a very close match. I start really good. In the first set I played really good tennis, but in the second set the first few games was very close. I think she came in her game and she was playing unbelievable tennis. I was just trying to, yeah, be tough, to try to get my rhythm back. At the end I think the key was just that I was fighting and believing in myself, and, yeah, hit the balls and just be aggressive and take that. I think, yeah, it was not easy match for sure." postmatch interview
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n8 s7 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n120 Olga Govortsova BL 6-2, 6-1 Tue
Genie reaching for a backhand
Genie said: "I'm happy. Definitely never easy in the first round of a Grand Slam, so happy to get a win under my belt. I want to kind of get on a roll and keep the momentum going." postmatch interview
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n9 s8 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n44 Alison Riske USA 6-3, 6-0 Tue
Ana said: "It was very tough first-round match. We had a tough one in Auckland... [Alison] had a good run last week, so I really tried to start sharp and tried to play my game to put pressure on her... I was very pleased, especially the way I finished the second set." postmatch interview
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n10 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n35 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 6-3 Mon
Jelena watching her backhand fly
n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n68 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-1, 3-6, 2-0 retired Mon
n12 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n88 Julia Goerges GER 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Tue
Flavia driving a forehand
*n1211 wc Catherine Cartan Bellis USA d n13 s12 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Tue
The win made CiCi the youngest player to win a US Open match since Anna Kournikova in 1996.
CiCi said: "I'm feeling amazing. I'm still speechless... I went in thinking I was going to play as well as I could possibly play. I obviously played pretty well. So I'm really happy." postmatch interview
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n14 s13 Sara Errani ITA d n27 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-1, 7-5 Mon
n15 s14 Lucie Safarova CZE d n115 Timea Babos HUN 6-4, 7-5 Mon
n16 s15 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n55 Ajla Tomljanovic AUS 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Tue
n17 s16 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n91 Misaki Doi JPN 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1 Tue
Victoria said: "I think she played really well. She served really well and took the opportunities on the service games. I felt like I had some chances, but I didn't really commit well enough. She really went for it. So the second set was all about try to stay with her and try to create more opportunities. I felt like I started to be more aggressive. So I think that switch of just staying out there and keep fighting, it was important today." postmatch interview
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n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n105 wc Grace Min USA 6-4, 6-2 Tue
n19 s18 Andrea Petkovic GER d n166 q Ons Jabeur TUN 7-6(7), 1-6 6-3 Mon
n20 s19 Venus Williams USA d n89 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Mon
Venus said: "[Kimiko is] a tricky player. I think she started coming up with some really good shots off my serve. I think I just wasn't able to convert enough holds. She just goes for runs, and I give her a lot of credit for winning the first set and really making it extremely challenging." WTA story
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*n82 Marina Erakovic NZL d n21 s20 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) Tue
n22 s21 Sloane Stephens USA d n57 Annika Beck GER 6-0, 6-3 Mon
Sloane said: "I thought the match today was good. I came out, played really, really solid. Got a little shaky at the end, but I was happy I pulled through. Things are going good. I got a new coach. Things are going really well. I'm pleased the way I'm playing. Just happy to be back here competing again." postmatch interview
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n23 s22 Alize Cornet FRA d n190 wc Amandine Hesse FRA 6-1, 6-2 Mon
n24 s23 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n92 Teliana Pereira BRA 6-2, 6-0 Tue
n25 s24 Samantha Stosur AUS d n48 Lauren Davis USA 6-1, 6-4 Tue
Samantha said: "I'm pleased. I didn't even think about last year's match [1st round loss], to be honest with you. Look, first rounds can be very tricky. I was certainly prepared for a tough match today, but I was able to come out and play well and do exactly what I wanted to do. So that was a good feeling." postmatch interview
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*n119 q Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n26 s25 Garbine Muguruza ESP 6-3, 7-6(4) Mon
n27 s26 Sabine Lisicki GER d n205 q Francoise Abanda CA 6-3, 7-5 Mon
n28 s27 Madison Keys USA d n102 wc Jarmila Gajdosova AU 6-0, 6-3 Tue
Madison said: "I'm definitely happy with how I played. You know, couldn't really ask for a better way to start a Grand Slam. I was definitely nervous going out there, but was able to work through some of the nerves at the beginning. She started playing better in the second set. But just really happy to be able to kind of hold her off and keep playing so well." postmatch interview
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n29 s28 Roberta Vinci ITA d n99 Paula Ormaechea AR 6-3, 6-3 Mon
n30 s29 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n85 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT 7-5, 6-3 Tue
n31 s30 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d n186 q Ashleigh Barty AUS 6-1, 6-3 Tue
Barbora following a forehand
n32 s31 Kurumi Nara JPN d n97 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-2, 6-1 Mon
*n54 Mona Barthel GER d n33 s32 Shuai Zhang CHN 6-1, 6-2 Tue
*n77 Polona Hercog SLO d n34 Elina Svitolina UKR 6-2, 7-6(4) Tue
n36 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n157 sr40 Romina Oprandi SUI 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Mon
*n62 Petra Cetkovska CZE d n37 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 Tue
*n219 q Anastasia Rodionova AUS d n38 Camila Giorgi ITA 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 Mon
n39 Coco Vandeweghe USA d n79 Donna Vekic CRO 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n40 Shuai Peng CHN d n56 Jie Zheng CHN 6-3, 6-3 Mon
n41 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n58 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 6-2 6-2 Tue
*n136 wc Nicole Gibbs USA d n42 Caroline Garcia FRA 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Tue
n43 Christina McHale USA d n72 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(5) Tue
*n81 Sorana Cirstea ROU d n45 Heather Watson GBR 6-1, 6-1 Tue
n46 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-1, 6-2 Tue
n49 Kaia Kanepi EST d n74 Pauline Parmentier FRA 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-1 Tue
*n69 Monica Niculescu ROU d n50 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5 Tue
n51 Elena Vesnina RUS d n227 q Yung-Jan Chan TPE 6-0, 7-5 Tue
n52 Varvara Lepchenko USA d n83 Alison Van Uytvanck BEL 7-5, 6-2 Tue
Varvara driving a backhand
n53 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d n70 Karin Knapp ITA 6-4, 6-3 Mon
n59 Belinda Bencic SUI d n64 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-3, 6-2 Mon
n60 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n71 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 7-6(4), 6-3 Mon
*n65 Jana Cepelova SVK d n61 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 Mon
n63 Monica Puig PUR d n90 Tereza Smitkova CZE 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Mon
*n125 q Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR d n66 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-4, 6-3 Mon
n147 q Saisai Zheng CHN d n67 Stefanie Voegele SUI 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 Mon
*n80 Vania King USA d n76 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Tue
n78 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n84 Kiki Bertens NED 6(7)-7, 4-3 retired Mon
n86 Shelby Rogers USA d n130 Maryna Zanevska UKR 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*n95 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d n93 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 6-3, 6-4 Mon
n96 Johanna Larsson SWE d n184 Virginie Razzano FRA 6-0, 6-0 Mon
*n123 wc Madison Brengle USA d n101 Julia Glushko ISR 6-3, 6-2 Mon
*n143 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB d n111 Katarzyna Piter POL 6-4, 6-1 Tue
*n155 Shahar Peer ISR d n121 Johanna Konta GBR 6-2, 6-3 Mon
n137 q Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d n161 q Ying-Ying Duan CHN 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 Mon
n139 q Qiang Wang CHN d n158 q Paula Kania POL 6-2, 6-0 Tue
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US Open, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu Aug 27-28 11am
loser's prize: $60,420; points: 100
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n80 Vania King USA 6-1, 6-0 Thu
Serena driving a forehand
n3 s2 Simona Halep ROU d n65 Jana Cepelova SVK 6-2, 6-1 Wed
Simona said: "Now I feel great because I finished very fast. Outside is so hot and is not easy to play. But I played my style. I was aggressive. I started a little bit slow, but then I just wanted to make a step forward in the court and just to hit the ball and to take the ball fast. I returned her very well today. And also my serve helped me sometimes in the more important moments. I did a great job today, and I'm really happy with my game." postmatch interview
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n4 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n62 Petra Cetkovska CZE 6-4, 6-2 Thu
Petra said: "I was really tired, so some of the games I tried to push what I can. I wasn't really relaxed, for example, as first round. Still, it's the beginning of the tournament. It's always tough. I'm just glad that I'm through. Yeah, it was little bit of fight again today, so I'm glad for that." postmatch interview
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*n40 Shuai Peng CHN d n5 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-3, 6-4 Wed
Shuai said: "Really happy and really exciting... I played [Agnieszka] four times and I won only one time, and that was in the US Open four years ago. So maybe... the luck may be coming back today... I knew she was really tough, one of top players, because she never misses and she's running so fast. She makes you see a lot of angles; really smart player... I was really happy today." postmatch interview
Agnieszka said: "[Shuai is a] very solid player, very consistent from both sides, playing very good from the back. Very consistent... I think every game was pretty tight and a lot of rallies. Even the serve wasn't really the big in the weapon in that match, so every game could go either way. But I think in the important moments I think she was just playing a little bit better." postmatch interview
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n6 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d n95 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wed
Maria said: "[Alexandra] played really well. Although I started off really good in the first couple of games, [I] didn't take the opportunity to go up 3-0. After that she started getting a little bit of a rhythm. It was difficult.
"Obviously the conditions were tough. You start in the sun; you finish under the lights. It was a very long match. Overall I felt like in the end I was in much better shape than she was and I could have played another few sets." postmatch interview
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n7 s6 Angelique Kerber GER d n137 q Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-2, 6-4 Wed
Angelique's forehand drive
n8 s7 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n81 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 Thu
Genie reaching for a backhand
Genie said: "I didn't feel maybe I was as sharp as I wanted to be. I was happy I could still play pretty solid. But didn't feel like I was maybe at my highest level. And she started playing very solid in the second. She was getting a lot of balls back. You know, at the end of the day it was really a fight and a battle. But I definitely hope I can improve from this match. I'm definitely not totally satisfied with that." postmatch interview
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*n41 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n9 s8 Ana Ivanovic SRB 7-5, 6-4 Thu
Karolina after match point
n10 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n53 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 7-5, 6-4 Wed
n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n125 q Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR 6-3, 6-4 Wed
Caro after winning a point
Caroline said: "I'm happy to be through in straight sets. It's nice to go through in two. She wasn't an easy opponent. She's young and hungry. She didn't have anything to lose, so she was going for her shots. I'm just happy to be through." postmatch interview
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n12 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n86 Shelby Rogers USA 6-4, 6-3 Thu
Flavia running down a forehand
n14 s13 Sara Errani ITA d n219 q Anastasia Rodionova AUS 6-4, 7-6(2) Wed
n15 s14 Lucie Safarova CZE d n147 q Saisai Zheng CHN 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Wed
n16 s15 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n39 Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-3, 6-3 Thu
n17 s16 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n43 Christina McHale USA 6-3, 6-2 Thu
Victoria said: "I think [Christina] started really well. I felt like I was a little bit, you know, watching too much and not aggressive enough. But she really picked her targets and went for her shots. It took me a little bit of time to get into the rhythm. And, you know, conditions weren't really easy. I think also I needed a little bit of a moment to adjust. But in the next match I've got to be able to do that earlier. But I'm glad I was able to turn things around and I stayed in the moment and really was working my way through and trying to find the rhythm and trying to find the game that I was playing. When things turned around, I really felt like I stepped it up and kept my composure." postmatch interview
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n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n77 Polona Hercog SLO 6-1, 6-2 Thu
n19 s18 Andrea Petkovic GER d n63 Monica Puig PUR 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) Wed
n20 s19 Venus Williams USA d n78 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-1 6-4 Wed
Venus said: "I feel like I'm playing well. I feel like I play my best when my opponent pushes me really. Once we start to, you know, really start to get into a slugfest, I feel like I really relax. Sometimes I feel like when they aren't pushing me as much maybe I'm a little too passive at times. I don't know. But I do feel like, you know, when things get tight, I feel like I can rely on myself to compete really well. So that's a good feeling." postmatch interview
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*n96 Johanna Larsson SWE d n22 s21 Sloane Stephens USA 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Wed
Johanna driving a backhand
Sloane said: "[After leading 3-0 in the 2nd set,] things just got a little shaky. Obviously she played some good games after that. Start of the third set I tried to just put it behind me and came out swinging. I did. Today she played a solid game, and it was just unfortunate. I had many opportunities, but just couldn't convert." postmatch interview
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n23 s22 Alize Cornet FRA d n36 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-3, 6-3 Wed
Alize ready to slice a backhand
*n136 wc Nicole Gibbs USA d n24 s23 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 Thu
Nicole said: "Anastasia played really well at the end of that second set. She kind of took it from me. But especially given the performance I had last week -- I was in New Haven and I had a couple of match points and I let the match go. Obviously that's fresh on my mind. To be able to come back and kind of finish out that third set on my terms the way I wanted to, I was very happy with myself." postmatch interview
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*n49 Kaia Kanepi EST d n25 s24 Samantha Stosur AUS 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(8) Thu
n27 s26 Sabine Lisicki GER d n123 wc Madison Brengle USA 6-4, 6-1 Wed
*n143 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB d n28 s27 Madison Keys USA 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-5 Thu
Madison said: "I just didn't play well when it mattered. I played okay at times. I played better in the second set. But then when it really mattered, I just didn't play well." postmatch interview
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n29 s28 Roberta Vinci ITA d n60 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 Wed
Roberta driving a forehand
n30 s29 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n139 q Qiang Wang CHN 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Thu
n31 s30 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d n69 Monica Niculescu ROU 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Thu
*n59 Belinda Bencic SUI d n32 s31 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Wed
n46 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n1211 wc Catherine Cartan Bellis USA 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 Thu
CiCi said: "I think in the beginning of the match I was nervous and I was a little tight. Then the second set I became freer. Third set, I mean, she just kind of played better than me. I wasn't playing as well as I would have liked to, but it was a really good experience." postmatch interview
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n51 Elena Vesnina RUS d n82 Marina Erakovic NZL 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 Thu
n52 Varvara Lepchenko USA d n54 Mona Barthel GER 6-4, 6-0 Thu
n119 q Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n155 Shahar Peer ISR 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-2 Wed
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US Open, 3rd Rd Fri-Sat Aug 29-30 11am
loser's prize: $105,090; points: 130
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n52 Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-3, 6-3 Sat
Serena driving a forehand
Serena struck 14 winners (3 aces) with 21 unforced errors (3 double faults) while scoring on 4 of the 13 break points she reached against Varvara and totaling 74 points. Varvara hit 24 winners (6 aces) with 32 errors (3 DFs) while converting 1 of the 4 break points she reached against Serena and totaling 57 points. match stats
Serena said: "I love practicing with [Varvara]. We always practice together in tournaments. Whenever I can, I love hitting with her. I think it helps her game and she helps my game... As you can see, she gives 100% on the court. She always tries to do the best. She's great. She is an incredible fighter." postmatch interview
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*n119 q Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU 7-6(6), 6-2 Fri
Mirjana after match point
Mirjana said: "Today was against one of the best players in the world. She's amazing. I expected a really tough match. I didn't think about anything except following the tactics and playing the way I was supposed to play. I was able to do that; it's incredible." postmatch interview
Simona said: "[Mirjana] played really well today. I mean, after I had 5-2 and the two set points, she came back really well and she started to hit every ball. Everything was in for her. It wasn't my best day, but still I did everything I could on court. She was better than me today, so I have to just to keep working every day hard and to look forward for the next one." postmatch interview
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*n143 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB d n4 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-4, 6-4 Sat
Aleksandra following a backhand
Aleksandra said: "I tried not to think about the score, and I kept telling myself 'leave it on [Petra]' because everything is up to her still and she's in charge. I tried to put the pressure off my shoulders, because usually last couple of years I'm the one who is putting the pressure on myself. So I tried not to do it today. And also on the changeover, on the 6-5 in the second, I just told to myself, 'It's still on her. You still have nothing to lose, even if you'd be 6-5, 5-Love up. Play as every other game you have played.' Surprisingly, I managed to do it pretty well..." postmatch interview
Petra said: "I think [Aleksandra] played really unbelievable tennis and she put a lot of balls back. Almost all of them. For me it was very difficult just to play only on the winners. I did mistakes and I was really trying everything what I could in that moment. I was trying to fight and fighting every point, but it was so difficult. It wasn't really my day. She played really great tennis today." postmatch interview
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n6 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d n27 s26 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-2, 6-4 Fri
Maria following a forehand
Maria said: "[Sabine is] a very dangerous and tricky opponent, and she's capable of playing really well at the slams and always raising her level against the top players. That was something I was very well aware of. I thought I stepped up to the challenge." postmatch interview
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*n59 Belinda Bencic SUI d n7 s6 Angelique Kerber GER 6-1, 7-5 Fri
Belinda after match point
Belinda said: "It feels amazing. I played a really good match right from the start, and then I had a little bit timeout in the second. But I'm happy that I came back. It's amazing that after [losing in the main draw] last year I played juniors here, and this year I'm in the fourth round. So it's incredible." postmatch interview
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n8 s7 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n31 s30 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-2, 6(2)-7, 6-4 Sat
n10 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n96 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-1, 6-0 Fri
Jelena said: "I was very focused from the beginning till the end. I played a solid match. I did not—I was very patient. I did not go for too much. I waited for my chances to execute. That's what I did. I'm pretty pleased. You know, I'm in the fourth round and looking forward to playing." postmatch interview
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n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n19 s18 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 6-2 Fri
Caro while hitting balls to the crowd after the match
Caroline said: "I love this court. You know, the atmosphere's really great there. The crowd sits really close to you. I think it's an amazing court to play on. When I saw the schedule, I was really happy with getting another match there. I obviously love playing in here on Arthur Ashe, but if I couldn't get in there, I think Grandstand is a great place to be." postmatch interview
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n12 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n136 wc Nicole Gibbs USA 6-4, 6-0 Sat
Flavia after winning a point
n14 s13 Sara Errani ITA d n20 s19 Venus Williams USA 6-0, 0-6, 7-6(5) Fri
Venus driving a forehand, and Sara serving
Sara said: "First set I start very good, very aggressive. I was playing very good. She didn't put too many first serves, so maybe that was a bit the key. And the second set I start a bit down with the legs, not pushing too much the ball, and she was coming in the court. More first serves. So that was a big difference between the first and the second set. The third was very near. Many breaks. Very near the score." postmatch interview
Venus said: "I really just have to emphasize that I think she played really well. I think she just played one of the best matches of her life. You know, that's pretty much what I can say." postmatch interview
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n15 s14 Lucie Safarova CZE d n23 s22 Alize Cornet FRA 6-3, 6(3)-7, 6-4 Fri
*n49 Kaia Kanepi EST d n16 s15 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 7-5, 6-0 Sat
Kaia ready to lightly tap a forehand
n17 s16 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n51 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-1, 6-1 Sat
Victoria driving a forehand
About playing Alexandra Krunic in the 4th round, Vika said: "She obviously is playing great tennis and really inspired here, winning so many matches in a row and upsetting such a great player. So it's going to be tough." postmatch interview
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n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n46 Zarina Diyas KAZ 6-2, 6-4 Sat
Kate following a forehand
*n40 Shuai Peng CHN d n29 a28 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 6-3 Fri
Shuai said: "I was for sure really happy win today. Before the match I was nervous... She have really good slice. The backhand game [gave me] some trouble because the balls really low. And then... in the second set... gave her some like more pace... Tried to best what I can do. And then I make that." postmatch interview
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n30 s29 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n41 Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Sat
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US Open, 4th Rd, Sun-Mon Aug 31-Sep 1 11am
loser's prize: $187,300; points: 240
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n49 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-3, 6-3 Mon
Serena after winning a point
About her quarterfinal opponent, Flavia Pennetta, Serena said: "I think [Flavia] plays really well. I think the older she gets the better she plays, to be honest. It is not an easy matchup for me. We played in Cincinnati. I won. But she played well... This is a new week. She obviously learned a lot from that experience and she's going to come out ready to fire and to play again." postmatch interview
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*n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n6 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Sun
Maria driving a forehand, and Caro launching one on the run
Caroline said: "The season for me has been a little bit up and down, and it's so nice to kind of start feeling like I'm playing the way I want to... I'm serving well, I'm running well, I'm staying aggressive when I have to, and I make the right decisions at the right moment. And I enjoy playing." postmatch interview
Maria said: "[I] made a few sloppy errors to lose that first set in the end. Was happy with the way I turned things around and started playing a bit more aggressive. Got in the points with her. In the third set I stopped doing that. Allowed her to get back in those long points, long rallies, and ultimately went for the shots that created errors...
"I thought [Caroline] played really well. She made me hit a lot of balls. That's always been her strength. But she did extremely well today. She's a great retriever, especially in these types of conditions. I just felt like I maybe went for a little too much." postmatch interview
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*n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n8 s7 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 7-6(2), 6-4 Mon
Kate said: "Today was really tough condition definitely. So humid... Against Bouchard it's always tough because she's running good. Also physically she's hard. So I think it was really good match, and I'm really happy that in the end of the first and the second set I was a little bit more aggressive." postmatch interview
Genie was troubled by heat illness. Genie said: "I was feeling very light headed and dizzy on the court. Just seeing things a little blurry. You know, feeling well physically on the court is very important to me... I just generally didn't feel good." postmatch interview
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*n59 Belinda Bencic SUI d n10 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB 7-6(6), 6-3 Sun
Belinda about to swat a forehand, and JJ showing slice on a backhand
Belinda said: "I definitely didn't feel any pressure because it was my first time on the Arthur Ashe in the night session. So I really just tried to enjoy it. I think [Jelena] had all the pressure because she needed to win. I could just enjoy. I mean, I would have many more chances if I didn't win today." postmatch interview
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n12 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n30 s29 Casey Dellacqua AUS 7-5, 6-2 Mon
Flavia running down a forehand
About the possibility of playing Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, Flavia said: "You just have to play your tennis and do your best. Of course, she's better than me, but if I still believe I can beat her, maybe if she doesn't have a good day I can do that." postmatch interview
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n14 s13 Sara Errani ITA d n119 q Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 Sun
Sara following a forehand
Sara said: "It was tough match. She served very strong. She hit the ball unbelievable strong. Is the kind of player I don't like to play too much, so I just tried to be very focused every point. Tried to shut up the most I can. So be focused try to hit when I can. Was, I think, very good match." postmatch interview
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*n40 Shuai Peng CHN d n15 s14 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-3, 6-4 Sun
n17 s16 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n143 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mon
Vika and Aleksandra driving forehand and backhand, and Victoria after match point
Victoria said: "[Aleksandra] played on a really high level and pretty consistent through the whole match. She gave a fight, and she wasn't afraid to go big on the important moments... She has a good future if she keeps going this way." postmatch interview
Aleksandra said: "It was a very great tournament for me. I got myself a chance to play against the big champions. To feel that you can compete with them on the same level. It's a big deal, and for sure gives me big motivation to keep working." postmatch interview
About her quarterfinal opponent, Ekaterina Makarova, Victoria said: "[Ekaterina is] a very tough opponent because she's very consistent. She reads the game really well. We had some tough matches in the past. I think she's not afraid to play against top players. She's handled herself well against big names in Grand Slams. She's definitely playing well. I'm looking forward to that match."
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US Open, QFs, Tues-Wed Sep 2-3 11am & Noon
loser's prize: $370,250; points: 430
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n12 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-3, 6-2 Wed
Flavia and Serena driving forehands, and Serena after match point
Serena struck 31 winners (7 aces) with 19 unforced errors (3 double faults) while scoring on 5 of the 15 break points she reached against Flavia and totaling 66 points. Flavia hit 13 winners (6 aces) with 16 errors (1 DF) while converting 2 of the 6 break points she reached against Serena and totaling 46 points. match stats
Serena said: "Tonight I was just trying to do what I have been working on in practice. [Flavia] was playing really well and she was playing, you know, very aggressive... This is definitely the best she's played me. I really had to step up my game." postmatch interview
About her semifinal opponent, Ekaterina Makarova, Serena said: "I have played two lefties already and I often practice with Varvara [Lepchenko]. She's a lefty. I think that's been good for me, so I'm ready for the lefty. I think it will be a good match. [Kate has] beaten me before. I am obviously going to go in there and just try to do the best I can."
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n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n14 s13 Sara Errani ITA 6-0, 6-1 Tue
Sara driving a backhand, Caro serving, and after match point
Caroline struck 26 winners (4 aces) with 10 unforced errors (3 double faults) while scoring on 6 of the 9 break points she reached against Sara and totaling 57 points. Sara hit 12 winners (no aces) with 13 errors (no DFs) while converting 1 of the 8 break points she reached against Caro and totaling 26 points. match stats
Caroline said: "I had a game plan in mind. I went for my shots. I knew I had to be aggressive but not too aggressive, kind of find a balance between finding the opening, then really going for my shots whenever I had the opportunity for it." WTA story
Sara said: "She doesn't let you play. She never misses. And every point was a long point, and it made me feel worse, physically. I tried to change my game in the second set to be much more aggressive, and I tried to go into the net more, because on the baseline she was killing me. But it was difficult. She was playing too solid."
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*n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n17 s16 Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-4, 6-2 Wed
Ekaterina and Vika driving backhand and forehand, and Kate after match point
Kate struck 23 winners (4 aces) with 21 unforced errors (3 double faults) while scoring on 4 of the 12 break points she reached against Vika and totaling 64 points. Vika hit 22 winners (3 aces) with 27 errors (6 DFs) while converting 1 of the 3 break points she reached against Kate and totaling 54 points. match stats
Ekaterina said: "At the beginning was really tough to change the game to my way, because [Vika] was really aggressive and let me move a lot. So then she did a break, and I just tried to stay with my game, to play point by point, to be solid and turn it around." postmatch interview
Victoria was reported to have been suffering from food poisoning. But, Victoria said: "I just want to give credit to [Ekaterina]. She played really well today. Am I disappointed? Yes, I'm disappointed. But I feel like I tried my best with whatever I had. But I just want to wish her good luck... She deserves to win. She played much better than me today." postmatch interview
About her semifinal opponent, Kate said: "[Serena is] a great and tough player... But once I beat her already, so I have a great memory. I have a great feeling of that match... I need to be a little bit more aggressive than she is; [and make] her move, definitely."
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n40 Shuai Peng CHN d n59 Belinda Bencic SUI 6-2, 6-1 Tue
Shuai driving a backhand, Belinda following one, and Shuai after match point
Shuai struck 24 winners (5 aces) with 7 unforced errors (1 double fault) while scoring on 4 of the 5 break points she reached against Belinda and totaling 54 points. Belinda hit 12 winners (4 aces) with 19 errors (2 DFs) while converting neither of the 2 break points she reached against Shuai and totaling 36 points. match stats
Shuai has reached the US Open semifinals without losing a set, and without losing more than four games to any player.
Belinda said: "I think [Shuai] played really well, for sure. I didn't do so. I had like little outs and a lot of unforced errors. She served good, and she didn't let me come to the match back again. So it was a little bit tough, but I think it was awesome tournament for me... I think she has a dangerous game with both hands, and the ball is really coming different from her racquet. I had a little bit troubles with this today. Also angles are great. She's a great doubles player, as well. It's good for her." postmatch interview
About her possible semifinal opponents [Wozniacki & Errani], Shuai said: "They both beat me more than I beat them. That's for sure. Also [they are] very good players, and they have really good movement, and they both are really strong mentally, and really tough. For now I think I will just like try to rest and [for the semifinal], I will try to focus again." postmatch interview
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US Open, SFs, Fri Sep 5 1:45pm & 3:45pm
loser's prize: $730,000; points: 780
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n18 s17 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-1, 6-3
Kate and Serena driving backhands, and Serena after match point
Serena struck 24 winners (5 aces) with 15 unforced errors (1 double fault) while scoring on 5 of the 10 break points she reached against Ekaterina and totaling 58 points. Kate hit 6 winners (1 ace) with 16 errors (no DFs) while converting the one break point she reached against Serena and totaling 33 points. match stats
Serena said: "I think I played pretty well today. I was able to change up my game and just keep moving forward and just keep doing what I could do today." postmatch interview
Ekaterina said: "It's always tough to play against [Serena]. Today she was so aggressive. I don't know. Maybe I didn't think that she will be that aggressive. Like she's just coming so early, so sometimes I was too late because she was too fast. I don't know. I'm still so happy that I was in semis." postmatch interview
About the final, Serena said: "I definitely expect another close match. [Caroline] really knows my game well and knows how to play. She's so consistent. I think that's one of the things that makes her really tough. So I just have to be ready for that and, again, just stay calm and just be able to relax and be happy."
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n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n40 Shuai Peng CHN 7-6(1), 4-3 retired—heat illness
Caroline and Shuai driving backhands, and Shuai being taken off the court in a wheelchair after retiring due to heat illness
Caroline struck 19 winners (5 aces) with 21 unforced errors (10 double faults) while scoring on all four of the break points she reached against Shuai and totaling 75 points. Shuai also hit 19 winners (1 ace) but with 32 errors (3 DFs) while converting 3 of the 9 break points she reached against Caro and totaling 65 points. match stats
Shuai was stricken by very bad heat illness after she reached a break point against Caroline in the 2nd set. She took an off-court medical time out, then returned to play serveral more points. Shuai then collapsed on the court and could not continue. She was taken from the court on a wheelchair.
Shuai said: "They check my temperature... the doctor, she said to me, 'You are not able really go out to fight, compete, because look, is not really well.' I said, 'No, no, no, I don't want to give up. I want to try one more time.' Yeah. And then I come back... I could not really control... my body... then have no choice. I want, but I could not." postmatch interview
Caroline said: "Tennis is great, but the health is more important. To see [Shuai] struggling out there, I just wanted to make sure she was okay. I got the word that she's okay now and just getting cooled down, so that's great to hear.
"I'm in the finals, which is obviously great. It's been five years for me since my last one here, so I'm extremely happy to be back there." postmatch interview
About the final, Caroline said: "[Serena is] obviously a tough opponent. When she's on fire, she's hard to beat. But I have had two tough matches against her the last few weeks. I was really close. Hopefully for me that would be third time's the charm."
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US Open, Final, Sun Sep 7 4:30pm
loser's prize: $1,450,000; points: 1300
winner's prize: $3,000,000; points: 2000
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n11 s10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-3, 6-3
Caroline about to serve, Serena ready to lightly tap a forehand, Caro launching one on the run, Serena following one, Serena serving, Caro and Serena driving backhands, and Serena after match point
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US Open, Doubles Final, Sat Sep 6
loser's prize: $250,000
winner's prize: $520,000
s4 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina d Martina Hingis & Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
US Open, Mixed Doubles Final, Fri Sep 5
loser's prize: $70,000
winner's prize: $150,000
s1 Sania Mirza & Bruno Soares d Abigail Spears & Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 2-6, (11-9)
US Open, Girls Singles Final, Sun Sep 7
Marie Bouzkova CZE d s9 Anhelina Kalinina UKR 6-4, 7-6(5)
US Open, Girls Doubles Final, Sat Sep 6
s6 Ipek Soylu TUR & Jil Belen Teichmann SUI v Vera Lapko BLR & Tereza Mihalikova SVK 5-7, 6-2, [10-7]
US Open, Withdrawals/Non-entries
n2 Na Li CHN knee injury
n87 Victoria Duval USA Hodgkin's lymphoma
n94 Alisa Kleybanova RUS Hodgkin's lymphoma
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US Open champions will win a $1 million bonus if they won the US Open Series, and thus receive a $4 million prize.
