NEW YORK (AP) – Jennifer Brady clasped her hands, threw her head back, closed her eyes and soaked up the most important moment of her tennis career.
“Wow, ” he said, describing the moment. “Just wow.”
The 25-year-old American led a contingent in her first U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday, beating former champion Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-4 with a dominant serve and a forehand.
The lack of many of the most sensitive players due to coronavirus injuries and disorders gave walkers the ability to capture the moment. No one has made it bigger than Brady, who has not yet given up a set and has only lost 19 games in 4 games.
For Kerber, it’s the brutal end of a resurgent week.The 2016 US Open champion failed to advance against the American, whose biggest challenge to lead 3-2 at the set time.
Brady took a medical break and returned to the box with his left leg wrapped up.
“My leg is bothering me and I’m not serving well,” said Brady, who was founded in Florida and ranked 41st. “I’m pleased to finish.
Brady had never made it to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.His impressive week, as smart as anyone else’s, was a turning point.
“She hits the ball very fast, ” said Kerber.” He’s playing well.He’s confident. Let’s see how far you can go here, but you can go far.”
Brady will play Yulia Putintseva, who threw her racket to the ground after resigning at the time of her adjustment, an explosion that has a turning point.
Player 35 in the rankings recovered for a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Petra Martic, the eighth seed, and her first place in the U.S. quarter-finals.Open.
“Before the 3rd set, I thought, ‘Whatever happens, you make it hard for him, you’re not going to make a mistake, you’re going to move it as much as you can imagine on the court,'” Putintseva told me..
Martic took a medic time out to heal and wrap his left foot before the last game of the game. She finished with 39 direct fouls, 14 more than Putintseva.
On the men’s front, Fifth Seed Alexander Zverev is the first German to succeed in the US Open quarter-finals since Tommy Haas in 2007.
NOT TRY IT. 57
Alize Cornet of France reached the fourth circular of the U.S. Open for the first time, giving her another chance for the elusive first place in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.This is your 57th chance of, in spite of everything, getting this far.
The 56th ranked player has played in the last 54 Grand Slam tournaments, the longest active streak and tied for fourth place in the Open era.Japanese Ai Sugiyama has played back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments.
“I’m pretty proud of that record, let’s say, because it just means my career has been very consistent since I was 17,” cornet said, 30.”It’s not easy to ever get hurt, never win a slam.fall into the rankings. I’ve been between him (No.10) and the 90 throughout my career, so it’s a pretty smart consistency, I’d say.”
She will face Tsvetana Pironkova in her fourth round on Monday.
“I’m a player who gives up,” Cornet said, adding, “I’m proud of that recoverability.”
THE STREAK ENDS AT 13
With Novak Djokovic, first seed, by default, a series will be broken.
The last thirteen Grand Slam tournaments have been won through Djokovic (5), Rafael Nadal (5) or Roger Federer (3).Defending champion Nadal has chosen to play at the US Open for pandemic problems, and Federer recovers from knee surgery..
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