NEW YORK – A look at Wednesday’s play at the $38.3-million U.S. Open:
Weather: Mix of sun and clouds, breezy and less humid. High of 85.
Attendance: NA.
Men’s Results (Quarterfinals): Kei Nishikori (10) beat Stan Wawrinka (3), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-4. No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 8 Andy Murray 7-6 (1), 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-4.
Women’s Results (Quarterfinals): No. 17 Ekaterina Makarova beat No. 16 Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-2, ending Azarenka’s streak of U.S. Open finals at two. No. 1 Serena Williams, United States, beat No. 11 Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.
Top Players on Thursday’s Court: Men’s Quarterfinals – No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 20 Gael Monfils, No. 6 Tomas Berdych vs. No. 14 Marin Cilic.
Stat of the Day: 181-177: total points won by Wawrinka over Nishikori in his five-set quarterfinal loss.
Quote of the Day: “It’s not about that you have been two times in the final before that’s going to make it better. It just is what it is today. It’s not the end of the world,” Azarenka said when asked how disappointed she was.
Thursday on TV: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m., ESPN; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tennis Channel.
On This Date (Sept. 4, 1992): Jimmy Connors played his 115th, and final, U.S. Open match, a four-set, second-round loss to Ivan Lendl.
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