The Latest on US Open: Federer ousts Isner in 4th round, Roger Federer shut out John Isner in a tiebreaker — something that had never happened to the big-serving, 6-foot-10 American in an official, tour-level bout — and won their fourth-round U.S. Open bout 7-6 (0), 7-6 (6), 7-5.
Federer bankrupt in the endure game, catastrophe Isner's band of 110 afterwards account holds at Flushing Meadows over the endure two years.
Federer has not alone a set on the way to a quarterfinal adjoin No. 12 Richard Gasquet, who got accomplished No. 6 Tomas Berdych 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 beforehand Monday night.
With losses by Isner and Donald Young on Monday, this is the 16th afterwards Grand Slam clash afterwards an American man in the quarterfinals. Isner and Andy Roddick fabricated it that far at the 2011 U.S. Open.
9 p.m.
Kevin Anderson has abashed third-seeded Andy Murray at the U.S. Open to ability his aboriginal Grand Slam quarterfinal.
The 29-year-old South African won 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (0) on Monday afterwards accident the aboriginal seven above fourth-round matches in his career.
Murray had fabricated the quarterfinals in his endure 18 Grand Slam tournaments. The backstab above best was aggravating to assemblage from two sets down for the additional time in three rounds.
View galleryPetra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, allotment the ball …
Petra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, allotment the brawl to Johanna Konta, of Britain, during the the firs …
The 15th-seeded Anderson won the aboriginal two sets adjoin No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the fourth annular at Wimbledon this year afore accident in five.
8:50 p.m.
Petra Kvitova has accomplished her aboriginal U.S. Open quarterfinal.
The backstab Wimbledon champ has never acquainted adequate in the bustle of New York, and she hadn't fabricated it accomplished the fourth annular actuality while authoritative at atomic the semifinals at the added three majors. That afflicted Monday if the fifth-seeded Kvitova exhausted British qualifier Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-3.
View galleryDonald Young, of the United States, reacts afterwards losing …
Donald Young, of the United States, reacts afterwards accident a point to Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland, du …
The 97th-ranked Konta had never avant-garde above the additional annular at any Grand Slam clash afore this run at Flushing Meadows, if she agitated ninth-seeded Garbine Muguruza and No. 18 Andrea Petkovic. She had won 16 beeline matches afterwards capturing titles at two lower-level contest and afresh advancing through U.S. Open qualifying.
But Kvitova's acquaintance showed. She adored all 5 breach credibility she faced while converting the alone two she becoming adjoin Konta.
6:15 p.m.
Donald Young showed up at the U.S. Open locker allowance and, abundant to his surprise, begin that his sneakers had vanished. Some shirts, too.
"Apparently, anyone said I was out of the tournament, so the guys anticipation I went home," Young explained. "They were demography some souvenirs."
The acceptable news: Fortunately, Young was able to get some backup shoes to abrasion in his fourth-round bout Monday adjoin backstab above best Stan Wawrinka. The bad news: Young, a 26-year-old American who came aback from two sets down to win in both the aboriginal and third rounds, absent to Wawrinka 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Asked afterwards about Young's dematerialization footwear, Wawrinka jokingly assured everyone: "It's not my drillmaster who took them."
5:25 p.m.
Flavia Pennetta is afresh arena her best tennis at the U.S. Open.
The 26th-seeded Italian fabricated the quarterfinals for the sixth time in seven years, assault 2011 best Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-4 on Monday in a antagonism of 30-somethings. Pennetta, 33, has accomplished the abode just already at the added three majors combined.
Stosur, 31, hasn't been aback to a Grand Slam quarterfinal aback the 2012 U.S. Open. The 22nd-seeded Australian had 35 autogenetic errors Monday as she fell to 0-7 adjoin Pennetta.
Pennetta adapted 2 of 7 breach points, while Stosur was 0 for 4.
4:20 p.m.
With both players awkward about by the third set, second-seeded Simona Halep outlasted Sabine Lisicki to ability her aboriginal U.S. Open quarterfinal.
Halep, who had her larboard thigh captivated afterwards crumbling two set credibility in the first, won 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2 in 2 hours, 38 account on a hot afternoon Monday.
With Lisicki a point from banishment a second-set tiebreaker, the players staged an 18-shot rally. Halep was bruised by the end but somehow chased down a brawl in the bend and got it back, and with the accomplished cloister in foreground of her to hit a winner, Lisicki netted a backhand. Halep angled over in affliction and continued her leg, yet still managed to go on to win the bold to force a third set.
It was one of 10 times she bankrupt the big-serving Lisicki.
After a 10-minute breach because of the heat, the 24th-seeded Lisicki was the one disturbing to move in the third set as she started cramping.
The U.S. Open was the alone above area Halep had bootless to ability the quarterfinals. She next faces Victoria Azarenka.
3:40 p.m.
Two-time above best Stan Wawrinka fabricated abiding Donald Young wouldn't complete a improvement this time, assault the American in four sets to ability his third beeline U.S. Open quarterfinal.
The fifth-seeded Wawrinka won 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Young had appear from abaft in his three antecedent matches, alert ambulatory from down two sets.
But Wawrinka's acquaintance and ability were too abundant for the 68th-ranked Young, who has never avant-garde to a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Young had agitated Wawrinka in 5 sets in the additional annular of the 2011 U.S. Open. Wawrinka is a altered amateur now, though, acceptable the 2014 Australian Open and this year's French Open.
His signature backhand bare him at times Monday and he burst a agitation afterwards accepting torn for the aboriginal time in the additional set, but Wawrinka's bigger serves helped him yield ascendancy in the endure two sets.
1:05 p.m.
Victoria Azarenka has accomplished the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the fourth beeline year.
The backstab Australian Open best exhausted 46th-ranked American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Lepchenko was in the fourth annular at the U.S. Open for the aboriginal time.
Azarenka alien a new appearance account to Arthur Ashe Stadium: cast captivated about both biceps. She joked in an on-court account that afterwards throwing about a football Sunday — she does it for fun and to advice with her account motion — she capital to attending boxy like an NFL player.
The absolute acumen was "really a little bit embarrassing," Azarenka conceded. The derma on the central of her accoutrements had been abrading adjoin her top.
"It's so weird," she said.
Azarenka, who absent to Serena Williams in three sets in the U.S. Open final in 2012 and '13, is seeded just 20th afterwards an injury-plagued season. But now she's into her additional beeline above quarterfinal, area she will face Simona Halep or Sabine Lisicki.
Federer bankrupt in the endure game, catastrophe Isner's band of 110 afterwards account holds at Flushing Meadows over the endure two years.
With losses by Isner and Donald Young on Monday, this is the 16th afterwards Grand Slam clash afterwards an American man in the quarterfinals. Isner and Andy Roddick fabricated it that far at the 2011 U.S. Open.
9 p.m.
Kevin Anderson has abashed third-seeded Andy Murray at the U.S. Open to ability his aboriginal Grand Slam quarterfinal.
The 29-year-old South African won 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (0) on Monday afterwards accident the aboriginal seven above fourth-round matches in his career.
Murray had fabricated the quarterfinals in his endure 18 Grand Slam tournaments. The backstab above best was aggravating to assemblage from two sets down for the additional time in three rounds.
View galleryPetra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, allotment the ball …
Petra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, allotment the brawl to Johanna Konta, of Britain, during the the firs …
The 15th-seeded Anderson won the aboriginal two sets adjoin No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the fourth annular at Wimbledon this year afore accident in five.
8:50 p.m.
Petra Kvitova has accomplished her aboriginal U.S. Open quarterfinal.
The backstab Wimbledon champ has never acquainted adequate in the bustle of New York, and she hadn't fabricated it accomplished the fourth annular actuality while authoritative at atomic the semifinals at the added three majors. That afflicted Monday if the fifth-seeded Kvitova exhausted British qualifier Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-3.
View galleryDonald Young, of the United States, reacts afterwards losing …
Donald Young, of the United States, reacts afterwards accident a point to Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland, du …
The 97th-ranked Konta had never avant-garde above the additional annular at any Grand Slam clash afore this run at Flushing Meadows, if she agitated ninth-seeded Garbine Muguruza and No. 18 Andrea Petkovic. She had won 16 beeline matches afterwards capturing titles at two lower-level contest and afresh advancing through U.S. Open qualifying.
But Kvitova's acquaintance showed. She adored all 5 breach credibility she faced while converting the alone two she becoming adjoin Konta.
6:15 p.m.
Donald Young showed up at the U.S. Open locker allowance and, abundant to his surprise, begin that his sneakers had vanished. Some shirts, too.
"Apparently, anyone said I was out of the tournament, so the guys anticipation I went home," Young explained. "They were demography some souvenirs."
The acceptable news: Fortunately, Young was able to get some backup shoes to abrasion in his fourth-round bout Monday adjoin backstab above best Stan Wawrinka. The bad news: Young, a 26-year-old American who came aback from two sets down to win in both the aboriginal and third rounds, absent to Wawrinka 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Asked afterwards about Young's dematerialization footwear, Wawrinka jokingly assured everyone: "It's not my drillmaster who took them."
5:25 p.m.
Flavia Pennetta is afresh arena her best tennis at the U.S. Open.
The 26th-seeded Italian fabricated the quarterfinals for the sixth time in seven years, assault 2011 best Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-4 on Monday in a antagonism of 30-somethings. Pennetta, 33, has accomplished the abode just already at the added three majors combined.
Stosur, 31, hasn't been aback to a Grand Slam quarterfinal aback the 2012 U.S. Open. The 22nd-seeded Australian had 35 autogenetic errors Monday as she fell to 0-7 adjoin Pennetta.
Pennetta adapted 2 of 7 breach points, while Stosur was 0 for 4.
4:20 p.m.
With both players awkward about by the third set, second-seeded Simona Halep outlasted Sabine Lisicki to ability her aboriginal U.S. Open quarterfinal.
Halep, who had her larboard thigh captivated afterwards crumbling two set credibility in the first, won 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2 in 2 hours, 38 account on a hot afternoon Monday.
With Lisicki a point from banishment a second-set tiebreaker, the players staged an 18-shot rally. Halep was bruised by the end but somehow chased down a brawl in the bend and got it back, and with the accomplished cloister in foreground of her to hit a winner, Lisicki netted a backhand. Halep angled over in affliction and continued her leg, yet still managed to go on to win the bold to force a third set.
It was one of 10 times she bankrupt the big-serving Lisicki.
After a 10-minute breach because of the heat, the 24th-seeded Lisicki was the one disturbing to move in the third set as she started cramping.
The U.S. Open was the alone above area Halep had bootless to ability the quarterfinals. She next faces Victoria Azarenka.
3:40 p.m.
Two-time above best Stan Wawrinka fabricated abiding Donald Young wouldn't complete a improvement this time, assault the American in four sets to ability his third beeline U.S. Open quarterfinal.
The fifth-seeded Wawrinka won 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Young had appear from abaft in his three antecedent matches, alert ambulatory from down two sets.
But Wawrinka's acquaintance and ability were too abundant for the 68th-ranked Young, who has never avant-garde to a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Young had agitated Wawrinka in 5 sets in the additional annular of the 2011 U.S. Open. Wawrinka is a altered amateur now, though, acceptable the 2014 Australian Open and this year's French Open.
His signature backhand bare him at times Monday and he burst a agitation afterwards accepting torn for the aboriginal time in the additional set, but Wawrinka's bigger serves helped him yield ascendancy in the endure two sets.
1:05 p.m.
Victoria Azarenka has accomplished the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the fourth beeline year.
The backstab Australian Open best exhausted 46th-ranked American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Lepchenko was in the fourth annular at the U.S. Open for the aboriginal time.
Azarenka alien a new appearance account to Arthur Ashe Stadium: cast captivated about both biceps. She joked in an on-court account that afterwards throwing about a football Sunday — she does it for fun and to advice with her account motion — she capital to attending boxy like an NFL player.
The absolute acumen was "really a little bit embarrassing," Azarenka conceded. The derma on the central of her accoutrements had been abrading adjoin her top.
"It's so weird," she said.
Azarenka, who absent to Serena Williams in three sets in the U.S. Open final in 2012 and '13, is seeded just 20th afterwards an injury-plagued season. But now she's into her additional beeline above quarterfinal, area she will face Simona Halep or Sabine Lisicki.
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