Federer won the US Open 2007!

I heard that it was a very exciting match on 9th Sept between the world No.1 Roger Federer and No.3 Novak Djokovic. Although it was a straight set win 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 by Federer, Djokovic did not make it easy for the top seed. Djokovic held five set points against Federer in the first set and two set points in the second set but the young chap did not grab the opportunity to win them instead the cool-headed Federer snatch the first 2 sets from the nervous Djokovic. It is the fourth consecutive US Open titles and that adds to 12 Grand Slam titles in total for Federer. He will also get an extra $1 million bonus for earning the most points in the US Open series (series of tournaments held in North America over a period of one month preceding the US Open) this year and that adds up to a whopping $2.4 million for the US Open Champion, Roger Federer.

Semifinals match between Federer and Davydenko

Federer took 141min to defeat No.4 seed Davydenko 7-5, 6-1, 7-5 the 10th time. Federer is on his way to become the first man to win four successive US Open titles since Bill Tilden took six straight titles between 1920 and 1925. This will be his 12th Grand Slams singles victory if he is able to take down the No.3 Djokovic who has beaten Federer in Montreal recently.

Semifinals match between Djokovic and Ferrer

The World No.3 seed Novak Djokovic has a slow start making many unforced errors and give Ferrer a 4-1 lead. Then Djokovic win the first set 6-4 winning 5 straight games. Ferrer was really helpless when facing the mighty Djokovic. It took Djokovic 134min to defeat Ferrer 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his first career Grand Slam finals. Djokovic is also the youngest player to reach US Open final since Pete Sampras who won in 1990.

Justine Henin won the US Open 2007

No.1 seed Henin won her second US Open Championship after defeating No.4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3. Henin has already won 7 Grand Slam title till today.

Justine Henin vs Svetlana Kuznetsova in the woman final of US Open 2007

Well done Justine Henin! It is definitely not an easy path for Henin in this US Open 2007 having to meet 2 William Sisters in her quarterfinals and semifinals. But she has proven that she is still the world best woman player by defeating the William Sisters without losing a single set. Kuznetsova lost the first set to Chakvetadze but managed to fight back the next 2 sets with determination and the result was 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Both Henin and Kuznetsova were winners in the US Open before but who will get their second US Open title.

The Israeli woman Shahar Peer was stopped by the Anna Chakvetadze

It was quite a feat for Shahar Peer to advance to the quarterfinals of US Open. Perhaps she need to try again next time to do even better. Coincidentally, Anna Chakvetadze from Russia will be playing against her country mate, the World No.4 Svetlana Kuznetsova. The other semifinals will be between the 2003 winner Justine Henin and and 2 time US Open champion Venus Williams. My guess for the woman finalists will most probably be Venus vs Kuznetsova. I feel that Henin is good but this is US Open, Venus definitely has the advantage of home ground and home crowd supporters.

Novak Djokovic secure a place in the semifinal

The more experienced No.17 Carlos Moya is defeated in straight sets 4-6, 6(7)-7, 1-6 by his younger competitor Novak Djokovic and the match last for 138min. Djokovic next opponent is David Ferrer who also won in straight sets against No.20 Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarterfinals. David Ferrer has been playing very well so i think he will stand a chance to beat the World No.3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Who else are in the semifinals? World No.1 Roger Federer and World No.4 Nikolay Davydenko. For the past meetings between Federer and Davydenko, it has always been Federer who are more dominating. My guess for the finalists are The Great Federer vs the Rising Star Djokovic.

Battle between three-times defending champion Roger Federer and 2003 winner Andy Roddick

Two men in black in action at the US Open 2007 quarterfinals today. The match was still in progress when i wrote this post. Both players played really well giving no free points to each other. There are no break point in the first set and Federer bag the first set with an ace. Andy Roddick got a break point in the seond set but did not manage to convert it. Roddick lose the second set to Federer in the tie break. It looks like the third set is dominated by Roger Federer. Federer converted 2 break points and won the match in just 122min. The result was a straight set triumph by Roger Federer 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 6-2. I did expect Roger to have to play a 4 set or 5 set match tonight in order to win Roddick. The Federer express is one step closer to the finals of US Open 2007. Next Federer will be playing against the world No.4 Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals. Davydenko also have a straight set win 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 against No.10 seed Tommy Haas. Well done Federer!!

Battle between world No.2 Rafael Nadal and No.15 David Ferrer

It was a very exciting and entertaining match between the two Spaniards. Rafael Nadal was so fast in covering all corners on the court forcing Ferrer to play even better in order to win a point. I was very impressed by the consistent ground strokes from the 15th seed Ferrer and he eventually overcome Nadal super top spin strokes to win the match. The 4-set match last for 208min and the result was 6(3)-7, 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2. Nadal took the first set in a tie break and Ferrer was on fire after losing the first set by winning 3 straight sets. Nadal has always been a baseliner and seldom move to the net. But i saw a difference in Nadal's game yesterday against Ferrer because he seems more confident in his net shots and volley now. Too bad that Nadal was not able to advance further to the quarterfinals in this year US Open.

No.3 seed Novak Djokovic advance to Quarter Finals after defeating Juan Monaco

Djokovic took 233min to defeat the No.23 Juan Monaco in a 4-set match 7-5, 7-6(2), 6(8)-7, 6-1. He has become the first Serbian man who reach the US Open quarterfinals and will be playing against No.17 seed Carlos Moya from Spain. Can the 20 year old Djokovic outlast the 31 year old Moya or the more experienced Moya will crush the young man Djokovic?

Roger Federer storms into the Quarter Finals of US Open 2007

Federer express is definitely non-stoppable at the moment. He has a nickname called "Dark Federer" because his attire are all black in this US Open 2007. Federer drop the first set but pick up the pace from the 2nd set onwards to take down the match with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 against the lefty Feliciano Lopez from Spain. Federer will meet Roddick in the Quarter Finals! Federer who has a 13-1 record win against Roddick will stand a higher chances of winning but still it is going to be a tough one for Federer. Will Roddick supersonic server help him to win or will Federer crush him totally again for the 14th time!

First Israeli woman to reach Quarter Final in the US Open History

Shahar Peer from Israel must be very elated after she triumph in the 72min 4th round encounter with Agnieszka Radwanska. The result was straight sets 6-4, 6-1. She is the first Israeli woman to reach Quarter Final in US Open history. She is now the No.18 seed and she will not stop there looking at her winning form. It was a disappointing match for Agnieszka Radwanska who should feel confident after having beaten the US Open defending champion, Maria Sharapova. Peer Quarter Final match encounter will be the World No.6 seed Anna Chakvetadze from Russia. Another exciting Quarter Final match to look out for is World No.1 Justine Henin vs No.8 Serena Williams.

James Blake was stopped by Tommy Haas in the 4th Round of US Open 2007

It is another very exciting 5-set match between No.6 seed James Blake and No.10 seed Tommy Haas. The result was 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 0-6, 6(4)-7. Tommy took the 2nd, 4th and 5th set with much resistance from James Blake. James was two sets up but lose the 4th set without winning any games in the 4th set.

World No.5 Andy Roddick secure a place in Quarter Final after Berdych retired

This could be one of the exciting match to watch but No.9 seed Tomas Berdych has to retired due to illness (no idea what illness). I was watching the live telecast and Berdych was just not moving as agile as he was. Ironically, he still managed to forced the first set into a tie break and also got 18 winners and 2 aces in the short 60 min game 6-7 0-2 against Roddick. My personal opinion is Roddick is weak in his ground stroke and rely heavily on his serve to win matches. The world No.5 seed Andy Roddick is still the man who had won 2003 US Open before. His next match will be against Federer or Lopez (still playing when i wrote this post).

Will Nadal progress into Quarter Final?

Nadal has so far demonstrated that he can play well on hard court as well. He was quarter finalist last year in US Open 2006. Can he performed better this year? Will he be able to maintain his winning streak and reached the final or even win the championship? No doubt he has all the capabilities be a winner in US Open but Federer is still his arch rival on hard court surface. Well i should include Djokovic as the other arch rival for Nadal. If all went well for the No.2 and No.3 seed, they will meet in the semifinal. That will be a match not to be missed!

Tommy Robredo lose straight sets in the 3rd round of US Open 07

The world no.8 Tommy Robredo lose to No.88 seed Ernests Gulbis from Latvia in straight sets 1-6, 3-6, 2-6. Looking at the score, Robredo is very much dominated by this young man from Latvia. Ernests Gulbis will face Carlos Moya in the fourth round and this will not be an easy match for Carlos Moya based on the winning form so far for Gulbis. Will fatigue affect Carlos Moya's performance in the fourth round against Gulbis?

Close shave for the third seed Djokovic in the second round of US open 2007

The world no.3 Novak Djokovic triumph after a tough and long 5-set match against Stepanek yesterday night. The match last for 284 minutes! Djokovic was a fighter. He managed to savage his loss after losing the 1st and 3rd sets. In the fourth sets, Stepanek was up by a break but Djokovic managed to break back and take down the fourth set. Eventually Djokovic win the match in the fifth set tie break.

Another major upset is the withdraw of French No.1 Richard Gasquet due to his illness.