US Open 2010: Day 5 Results

After 4 days of unrelenting sun, and temperatures going well over 100 degrees F, day 5 of the US Open 2010 saw some respite from the heat. The rain gods decided to shower the last Grand Slam of the year with a few drops of rain, and though play on various courts was halted for some time, it was no major disruption. Slight drizzles and showers were indeed welcomed after the scorching heat, and hopefully this will mean that the courtside temperatures will have dropped a bit. Playing in the morning session was still not easy, but luckily, save for a single upset, things went according to plan on day 5. Let's take a quick look at what happened.

Day 5 Results - Men's (Seeded Players)

The top seed, and also the man who is trying to win his first US Open title in 8 attempts, Rafael Nadal, was the prime attraction for the night, and he didn't disappoint, with a straight sets victory over Denis Istomin. The unseeded Istomin started off poorly against the top seed, but soon came into his element and gave Nadal a tough fight. Istomin pushed the second set into a tie break, but in the end it was the fact that he could not break the Spaniards serve that was his undoing. Nadal won the tie break (5) and though Istomin tried hard in the 3rd, it was tough going. Nadal did well to hold his serve throughout the match, and a break late in the 3rd set sealed the victory, and a ticket to the 3rd round. Both of Nadal's matches now have been tough, and though the French Open and Wimbledon champion has won in straight sets, they were closely fought sets that could have gone anyone's way. Of course, the fact that Nadal won is what differentiates him from the rest, as you have to make use of the opportunities to get to that number 1 position. Nadal, has however, never gone past the semis at the US Open, though this year is looking to be his best chance of doing just that.

Meanwhile, the number 4 seed, Andy Murray, had a contrasting win over Dustin Brown. A little lethargy in the first set was soon shaken off, and the next two sets were taken with relative ease, getting the Scot one round closer to realizing his dream of winning his first grand slam title. Dustin Brown, a Jamaican, (complete with the baggy shorts and dreadlocks, mismatched shoes, etc.) started well but could not match Murray's skills after a while. After going through a toughish 1st set, the number 4 took control of the match and finished off in ease. Murray is looking all set to prove to everyone that he is indeed capable of winning a slam, and truth be told, the US Open seems to be his best bet. Also, his great form is coinciding with the tournament, giving him a very realistic chance to win his first grand slam title. However, he will play Rafa in the semis, a fact that is looking more and more likely with each passing day, and that will be one hell of a match.

With most of the upsets already over with on the first 4 days of the US Open 2010, day 5 was relatively better for the seeds, with just the single seed not qualifying for the next round. 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber was the only seed on day 5 to not make it to the next round, and he lost in a 5 set thriller, to Gilles Simon. In a match that fluctuated both ways, it was Simon who came out on top and created the only upset of the day. Also noteworthy to mention was the unseeded Ryan Harrison's performance, who after winning against 15th seed Lbjuicic in the first round, could not out off unseeded Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second. It was a match that Harrison should have won but lost in 5 sets, including a last set tie break. The 220th ranked Harrison played some great tennis, and in the end, it was experience that cost him the match. However, at just 18 years of age, the US can expect great things in the future from Ryan Harrison.

Men's Results (Seeded Players)

Men's Singles
Seed	Player Name	vs	Seed	Player Name
4	Andy Murray	def	--	Dustin Brown
TOP	Rafael Nadal	def	--	Denis Istomin
18	John Isner	def	--	Marco Chiudinelli
20	Sam Querrey	def	--	Marcel Granollers
31	David Nalbandian	def	--	Florent Serra
12	Mikhail Youzhny	def	--	Dudi Sela
25	Stanislas Wawrinka	def	--	Juan Ignacio Chela
14	Nicolas Almagro	def	--	Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
23	Feliciano Lopez	def	--	Benoit Paire
8	Fernando Verdasco	def	--	Adrian Mannarino
10	David Ferrer	def	--	Benjamin Becker
29	Philipp Kohlschreiber	LOST TO	--	Gilles Simon

Day 5 Results - Women's (Seeded Players)

In the women's event, it was seeds against seeds for the first time in the US Open 2010, and things went the way of the higher seeds, as expected. After the performance of top seed Caroline Wozniacki yesterday, it was the chance of the 2nd seed Kim Clijsters today. Clijsters was playing the 27th seed Petra Kvitova in her 3rd round match, and started off horribly. She lost the first 3 games to Kvitova and midway through the first set, with the score reading 0-3 in favor of Kvitova, the match had all the makings of a classic upset. However, seeing herself down 3-0 in the first set seemed to wake something up in the second seeded Clijsters, and she took control of the match, never allowing her opponent to win even a single game after that. Indeed, from 0-3 down, Clijsters won the first set 6-3, and the second set 6-0 to send home a completely disoriented Kvitova, who had no idea what happened after the 3rd game of the match. Clijsters, who in the end had an amazing match, lost the first 3 games, and then went on to win the next 12 games in a row. She is playing some great tennis and seems to be all ready for whatever the top seeded Wozniacki can throw at her.

In the midst of all the amazing games, let's not forget the 3rd seed, Venus Williams. Her last title at Flushing Meadows came in 2001, and since then she has been looking for that elusive US Open Singles Title. This year, in the absence of sister Serena, she stands a great chance to win the title, and showed in her 3rd round match that she was up to the task. Playing against unseeded Mandy Minella, Venus stomped her way to victory, allowing her opponent to win only a meager 3 games in the entire match. The 5th seeded Samantha Stosur also notched up an easy victory, and can prove to be a thorn in the sides of the top 3. The 6th seeded Francesca Schiavone, who won the French Open this year, is also looking to be on a collision course with the semis, and can be a deciding factor in who makes it to the last 4.

After the first 4 days, most of the seeds are already out of the US Open 2010, and day 5 saw no upsets. Of course, that does not mean that seeds did not fall on day 5, 24th seed Daniela Hantuchova, 27th seed Petra Kvitova, 29th seed Alona Bondarenko, and the 19th seed Flavia Pennetta, were all the seeds who could not make past the 3rd round, but they all lost to higher seeds, as expected, and cannot be termed as upsets.

Women's Results (Seeded Players)

Women's Singles
Seed	Player Name	vs	Seed	Player Name
12	Elena Dementieva	def	24	Daniela Hantuchova
2	Kim Clijsters	def	27	Petra Kvitova
3	Venus Williams	def	--	Mandy Minella
5	Samantha Stosur	def	--	Sara Errani
6	Francesca Schiavone	def	29	Alona Bondarenko
16	Shahar Peer	def	19	Flavia Pennetta
20	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	def	--	Gisela Dulko

Schedule of Play on Day 6

Here is some of the top action coming to you on day 6 of the US Open 2010.

Men's Schedule (Seeded Players)

Men's Singles
Seed	Player Name	vs	Seed	Player Name
2	Roger Federer	vs	--	Paul-Henri Mathieu
3	Novak Djokovic	vs	--	James Blake
5	Robin Soderling	vs	--	Thiemo de Bakker
19	Mardy Fish	vs	--	Arnaud Clement
17	Gael Monfils	vs	--	Janko Tipsarevic
13	Jurgen Melzer	vs	22	Juan Carlos Ferrero
21	Albert Montanes	vs	--	Kei Nishikori

*All matches are listed in order of play, and some matches may be in progress simultaneously on different courts.
Women's Schedule (Seeded Players)

Women's Singles
Seed	Player Name	vs	Seed	Player Name
4	Jelena Jankovic	vs	31	Kaia Kanepi
14	Maria Sharapova	vs	--	Beatrice Capra
11	Svetlana Kuznetsova	vs	23	Maria Kirilenko
TOP	Caroline Wozniacki	vs	--	Yung-Jan Chan
7	Vera Zvonareva	vs	25	Alexandra Dulgheru
15	Yanina Wickmayer	vs	--	Patty Schnyder

*All matches are listed in order of play, and some matches may be in progress simultaneously on different courts.
There you have it, the results of day 5 and the schedule of day 6 of the US Open 2010. Matches to watch out for include, of course, the Federer-Mathieu tie, which should be the first test for Federer in the 2010 US Open, Djokovic vs Blake, and Monfils vs Tipsarevic. In the ladies event, Jankovic, Sharapova, and Wozniacki are the ladies to keep an eye out on.

With the US Open 2010 in its first weekend, the tennis is just getting better and better. Lots more action coming your way, stay tuned!