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Credits : twitter/ @usopen
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Credits : twitter/ @usopen
The business end of this year’s US Open finally delivered on the expectations after 10 days of pretty mediocre game of tennis, in terms of dramatics and entertainment. The last major of the year had not been helped by the withdrawal of the most famous player on court before it even began and then saw plenty of matches being cut down due to walkovers and injuries.
Three huge matches lined up the Wednesday schedule at New York and the first time quarterfinalists Pliskova and Konjuh featured in the least anticipated match of the day, where Pliskova made light work of the teenager from Croatia, winning 6-2 6-2.
This was followed by the blockbuster Nishikori vs Murray, where the Japanese wonder kid pulled off an upset sending the tournament favorite Andy Murray home, in a thrilling 5 set encounter that saw neither of them playing at their finest.
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Serena Williams took on Simona Halep for a place in the semis and after a grueling match, she survived in three sets.
The final match featured the biggest forehand vs the biggest backhand on men’s tour as Stan Wawrinka looked to avenge his Wimbledon defeat against the wildcard Juan Martin del Potro.
Naturally, twitter world went bananas over these matches and finally had something that glittered their eyes after an underwhelming US OPEN till now.
Check out the best tweets
Watching this thru my fingers. Too scary to watch #USOpen #Murray
— Sharon (@shazxraz) September 7, 2016
Disappointing loss for #Murray with poor serving & mental lapses. Can't always play ones best. But credit to #Nishikori for taking advantage
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) September 7, 2016
#Nishikori is the one man who, on his day, can defy all the unofficial rules of ATP tennis. Really, #Murray should probably be winning this.
— Abigail Johnson (@abigailtennis) September 7, 2016
#Murray and #Nishikori hammering 7 bells out of each other.
Pro tennis at its best. New Yorkers loving it. @Eurosport_UK @Eurosport
— Andrew Castle (@AndrewCastle63) September 7, 2016
Set 4 turning into a Hollywood epic….
The PA ghost
The Butterfly attack
Can #Murray survive?
Live @5liveSport pic.twitter.com/ymxPgaAQ0C— Sara Orchard (@Sara_Orchard) September 7, 2016
Battle of @keinishikori & @andy_murray Classic battle for @usopen fans! Kei won because of offense pushing Andy behind baseline @IMGAcademy
— Nick Bollettieri (@NickBollettieri) September 7, 2016
5-0 vs Top 10 at #USOpen✅
5 set win over Gold Medalist and World #2 ✅
Semifinals ✅@KeiNishikori 👊 pic.twitter.com/9ldXFNw9Yg— Wilson Tennis (@WilsonTennis) September 7, 2016
Thumbs up for @keinishikori! Congrats on beating #Murray and making it to the Semis! #usopen pic.twitter.com/qLwAvIHh8B
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2016
Hands down, #Halep favorite player on the tour. Absolutely love watching her evolve, be badass. Only 4 unforced errors last set! #USOpen
— Kerri (@ItsVeryKerri) September 8, 2016
I know #Halep just got smoked, but man, I love that she runs down every ball. Doesn't make it easy on opponents. #USOpen
— Lynsey Stepan (@LynseyStepan) September 7, 2016
After over 2 hours of tennis, 18 aces and 50 winners @serenawilliams beats #Halep to move on. #usopen https://t.co/58PNxuxl7t
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2016
Best 2 hours of tennis in days.. 👌 #USOpen #Serena #Halep
— Mert Ertunga (@MertovsTDesk) September 8, 2016
Swear to GOD I walked passed #Serena today at work on her way to practice so thank God I ain't bad luck. #USOpen
— Bryan Fonseca (@BryanFonsecaNY) September 8, 2016
Respect at net. #USOpen #Serena #Simona pic.twitter.com/20wJpNnNUF
— Tennismash (@tennismash) September 8, 2016
Pretty amazing moment at the US Open. @delpotrojuan crying on the court as the crowd pays tribute to him at 1:18 a.m. ET.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) September 8, 2016
Del Potro had a hell of a tournament though. Great comeback year and Congrats to @stanwawrinka. His backhand is deadly !! #USOpen
— CHARLIE (@CharlieGulshan) September 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/ESPNTennis/status/773754296982732800
Few things in sport are as majestic as stans backhand #USOpen #Wawrinka
— Dhiraj Reddy (@dhiraj113) September 8, 2016
When you hit backhands like that…you don't lose #Wawrinka
— Tennis Wonka (@Tennis_Wonka) September 8, 2016
Thanks for joining us for another fun day, errybody. #Hugz #USOpen
See you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/7aasZ4MSUU
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) September 8, 2016
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