US Open gallery: day 10
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Melanie Oudin’s semi-charmed US Open winning streak is over. This time the 17-year-old American couldn’t recover after another slow start against No.9 seed Caroline Wozniacki, losing 6-2 6-2.
World No.70 Oudin was the youngest quarter finalist at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 1999.
19-year-old Wozniacki, the first Danish player to reach a grand slam semi-final, faces another teen in the final four – 19-year-old Yanina Wickmayer.
The Belgian world No.50 had never before been past the second round at a grand slam tournament, but reeled off five games on the bounce to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 7-5 6-4.
Roger Federer stays on course for a sixth consecutive US Open title after beating Robin Soderling 6-0 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(6).
Federer has now reached every one of the last 22 grand slam semifinals, and will chase a 40th straight Flushing Meadows victory against world No.4 Novak Djokovic, who eliminated Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2.
There was something of a shock in the men’s doubles where top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan crashed to Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes.
This year’s French Open winners are through to the final after a 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) victory to end the defending champions’ quest for an eighth grand slam and third US Open title.
In the women’s doubles quarter-finals, Serena and Venus Williams beat Zi Yan and Jie Zheng of China 7-5 6-4.
