US Open Tennis 2009 Results is Novak Djokovic beats Fernando Verdasco
US Open Tennis 2009 Results: Novak Djokovic appears to have rediscovered his zest for tennis after reaching his third consecutive U.S. Open semi-final, Djokovic beats powerful Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.
The deep-thinking Serb was not at his best in a scrappy 7-6 1-6 7-5 6-2 victory over Verdasco but after a poor showing at the year’s three previous grand slams when he sometimes seemed to have the weight of the world on his shoulders the old sparkle appears to have returned.
The wind played a major factor in the match. The heavy winds made it difficult for both players. Each committed unforced errors with Novak Djokovic had 41 and Fernando Verdasco committed 58 unforced errors.
Not that the match itself was anywhere near as entertaining as his on-court jousting with former champion turned TV pundit John McEnroe on Monday — nearly 100 unforced errors in a match played in cool, blustery conditions put paid to that.
However, after weathering a mid-match storm in which 10th seed Verdasco’s brutal forehand looked like stopping Djokovic dead in his tracks, the former Australian Open champion regained his poise to claim victory in three hours.
“It feels great (to reach the semi-finals),” Djokovic told reporters. “I haven’t done that in the past three grand slams this year, so mentally it was very important for me to overcome today’s challenge and to be able to win.
“I feel kind of a relief and I hope I just can continue playing well. I feel that I’m enjoying it again much more. It feels like 2007, you know, when I played finals here and did all these crazy things, impersonating the players.
“I like playing here. The surface is quite suitable to my game, the fans, the atmosphere, the entertainment, the show, I like it. And the results that I’ve made in the past three years show how much enjoyment I have playing here.”
Source: Reuters
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