It should be a good day at the Flushing Meadows today. Just sit back, relax and enjoy both the finals! The men’s doubles finals is scheduled to begin at 10 pm IST while the women’s singles finals will start at 2 am IST.
Quick Recap of Day 13
As expected, the first semifinal between top seed Novak Djokovic and 9th seed Stanislas Wawrinka was a five set marathon. Wawrinka was going toe to toe with World No. 1 but Djokovic was able to dig deep and win the match in the fifth set. In the second semifinal, 2nd seed Rafael Nadal cruised to the finals with straight sets win over 8th seed Richard Gasquet. Apart from the second set, which went to a tie break, Nadal had an easy outing. This now results in a final showdown between Nole and Rafa. The match will be a fan’s delight. Watch out for the match preview tomorrow to know more!
Indian Presence – Men’s Doubles Finals
The veteran Indian Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek will play their second final at the US Open in as many years today. The 4th seed Indo-Czech pair faces 2nd seed Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Leander Paes is looking to win his 3rd US Open Men’s Doubles title and 14th overall while Radek Stepanek is looking to win his first men’s doubles crown at Flushing Meadows. This is the first time Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares have reached the finals of any Grand Slam in the men’s doubles event. Peya has not won any Grand Slam event so far while Soares won the US Open mixed doubles title last year. Paes and Stepanek will be desperate to put last year’s disappointment behind them and win this one. I expect Paes and Stepanek to win this one with a three sets victory!
Women’s Finals
The day has arrived. The match that everyone wanted to see is about to happen. The top two seeds have made it to the finals of the women’s singles event. Top seed Serena Williams will face 2nd seed Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of last year’s final. Serena had beat Azarenka in three sets last year. Azarenka was the top seed while Serena was seeded 4th. This year they are the top two seeds and have had a good US Open so far.
Serena has dominated her way into the semi finals by not just beating them but bulldozing them. Not only has she not lost a set so far but she has lost only 16 games in the six matches. The American is in supreme form and on course to win her fifth US Open women’s singles crown. Azarenka, on the other hand, has dropped two sets so far, but has looked in good touch and will give Serena a good fight.
In head to head, Serena has an overwhelming lead of 13 wins and 3 losses. Most of their battles have been in the finals of the tournaments. In their last outing at the Cincinnati WTA event on hard court, Azarenka beat Serena in the finals. In finals, both have won 3 matches against each other. However, in grand slam events, Serena has beaten Azarenka in all the previous 7 encounters. Azarenka will have to break that jinx today if she wants to win her first US Open title and third overall.
It should be a good day at the Flushing Meadows today. Just sit back, relax and enjoy both the finals! The men’s doubles finals is scheduled to begin at 10 pm IST while the women’s singles finals will start at 2 am IST.
