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- In his probably last US Open, the German tennis player Tommy Haas subject to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in five sets.
- The German player Florian Mayer, Michael Berrer and Anna-Lena Friedsam eliminated.
- sovereign in the next round come the world number one Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.
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defeat for Haas
Once again a friendly applause from the fans, then Tommy Haas left waving and perhaps the last time the tennis facility of Flushing Meadows in New York. In his 17th US Open appearance, the 37-year-old with everything he had, fought against the first-corner. In vain: Haas lost to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3), 3: 6, 1:. 6
Haas still drew a positive conclusion afterwards: ” In general, I was very pleased with how I played. Everyone knows that I have not played so many matches, “the recovered from shoulder surgery Haas said. Whether he will return in 2016 again to Flushing Meadows, he left open. Once again, a few tournaments in domestic Germany, possibly Wimbledon – some tennis highlights Haas wants but still experience. “At the moment, the pear has just still feel like playing the first six months.”
failure of the German men
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After Haas had failed the first of the seven qualified German masters , eliminated Florian Mayer and Michael Berrer from. Qualifier Berrer lost the set to number 26 Spaniard Tommy Robredo 2: 6, 2: 6, 4:. 6 Mayer was at the score of 7: 6 (7: 5), 3: 6, 3: 6, 0: 3 against the Slovaks Martin Klizan invalidated on. Anna-Lena Friedsam goodbye to the first of the ten German women. The number 80 in the world rankings was defeated by just überstandenem ligament tear of the Estonian Kaia Kanepi with smooth 1: 6, 1: 6
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Djokovic shines
The tennis world number one Novak Djokovic survived his first match easily. The Serb won 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 1 against Brazilian Joao Souza. Djokovic was in New York already five times in the final, but the title could yet get only once.
The first surprise of the US Open was the immediate end for the previous year finalist Kei Nishikori. The World Ranking List from Japan lost 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 7 (6: 8) 4: 6 against Frenchman Benoît Paire. In the tiebreak of the fourth set Nishikori missed two match points. Last year, he had surprisingly reached the final, but lost to the Croats there smooth Marin Cilic. The defending champions beat in the first round to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 3), 7: 6 (7: 3)
The two-time New York champion Rafael Nadal. Indeed, two sentences long lighter than expected with the Croatian Borna Coric teens, had the 6: 3, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4 against the number 33 in the world but then some effort. “I started well, then I was a bit tired. I suffer under such conditions a little more, I’m sweating so much,” the dripping Nadal said after 2:47 hours of play.
Williams himself does not disappoint
The tennis world number one Serena Williams needed only half an hour for a place in the second round. The defending champion led 6: 0, 2: 0 against Witalia Dyachenko, as the Russian gave up because of an injury. With a success at the US Open Serena Williams would create the so-called Grand Slam. The profit of the four major tennis tournaments in one calendar year was last Steffi Graf in 1988 succeeded.
The early end came for the former world rankings-first Ana Ivanovic. The Serb seeded seven lost 3: 6, 6: 3, 3:. 6 against Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia who had reached the final of the Australian Open last year
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(Photo: Tommy Haas via Instagram )
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