Nadal Rolls Tsonga, Gulbis Stuns Robredo at US Open Tennis
Posted on September 3, 200719-year-old Latvian Ernests Gulbis orchestrated the biggest upset Sunday at the US Open, straight-setting No. 8 seed Tommy Robredo 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to move into the fourth round.
The No. 88-ranked, 6-foot-3 Gulbis is in a Slam fourth round for the first time.
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal led the seeds Sunday, overcoming a knee injury and Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 7-6(3), 6-2, 6-1.
"I start with some doubts in the beginning," Nadal said. "Yesterday I have pain. When I go to practice I stop practice for the knee. Yesterday I didn't take any anti-inflammatories yesterday because I can't every day. But today morning I put some anti-inflammatories. Yesterday I work hard. I think it's typical after the match. It was the first match when I really push hard."
Other seeded winners were (3) Novak Djokovic (d. Del Potro), (20) Juan Ignacio Chela (d. (12) Ljubicic in five), (15) David Ferrer (d. (24) Nalbandian in five), (17) Carlos Moya (d. Kohlschreiber in five), and (23) Juan Monaco (d. Calleri).
"Now I am playing very well, no?" Ferrer said. "I happy with my game. Maybe the best moment of me of the year."
In the only all-unseeded match, Swiss Stan Wawrinka beat American Robby Ginepri in five sets.
"He pretty much controlled the tempo of the whole match, and I was letting that aggravate me throughout the match," Ginepri said. "He was taking his bathroom breaks and taking time between points. It was getting to me out there. That's something that I can always go back and work on."
On tap for Monday are (5) Andy Roddick vs. (9) Tomas Berdych, (6) James Blake vs. (10) Tommy Haas, (1) Roger Federer vs. Feliciano Lopez, and (4) Nikolay Davydenko vs. Hyung-Taik Lee.
The No. 88-ranked, 6-foot-3 Gulbis is in a Slam fourth round for the first time.
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal led the seeds Sunday, overcoming a knee injury and Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 7-6(3), 6-2, 6-1.
"I start with some doubts in the beginning," Nadal said. "Yesterday I have pain. When I go to practice I stop practice for the knee. Yesterday I didn't take any anti-inflammatories yesterday because I can't every day. But today morning I put some anti-inflammatories. Yesterday I work hard. I think it's typical after the match. It was the first match when I really push hard."
Other seeded winners were (3) Novak Djokovic (d. Del Potro), (20) Juan Ignacio Chela (d. (12) Ljubicic in five), (15) David Ferrer (d. (24) Nalbandian in five), (17) Carlos Moya (d. Kohlschreiber in five), and (23) Juan Monaco (d. Calleri).
"Now I am playing very well, no?" Ferrer said. "I happy with my game. Maybe the best moment of me of the year."
In the only all-unseeded match, Swiss Stan Wawrinka beat American Robby Ginepri in five sets.
"He pretty much controlled the tempo of the whole match, and I was letting that aggravate me throughout the match," Ginepri said. "He was taking his bathroom breaks and taking time between points. It was getting to me out there. That's something that I can always go back and work on."
On tap for Monday are (5) Andy Roddick vs. (9) Tomas Berdych, (6) James Blake vs. (10) Tommy Haas, (1) Roger Federer vs. Feliciano Lopez, and (4) Nikolay Davydenko vs. Hyung-Taik Lee.