Nishikori Reacts To Reaching 2016 US Open QFs
Nishikori Reacts To Reaching 2016 US Open QFs
Sep062016
Holders Great Britain have named a five-man squad for their Davis Cup semi-final with Argentina in Glasgow.
Leon Smith again captains the team and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be joined by Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot.
The four players to contest the tie at the Emirates Arena from 16-18 September will be announced on 15 September.
The winners of the tie will face either Croatia or France in the final, which runs from 25-27 November.
Smith, who will also have Liam Broady with him as a non-playing member of the squad, said: “We are leaving no stone unturned in our preparations and I know that our team will give their best effort and fight for every point in this tie.”
He added that it meant a lot to the team to be playing in Glasgow again after winning twice there en route to their Davis Cup triumph last year.
“The venue is full of such positive memories for us all,” said Smith. “The support… it has been just incredible. I can’t wait to hear that again.”
Britain, who beat Belgium in Ghent last year to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1938, have won only one of their previous four competition encounters with Argentina.
The only South American team in the World Group, Argentina defeated Poland and Italy en route to the last four.
Their team will feature Juan Martin del Potro, the man Murray defeated in last month’s Olympic final in Rio.
Joining Del Potro in the Argentina squad are world number 43 Federico Delbonis, Guido Pella, who is ranked 51, and 117th-ranked Leonardo Mayer.
Britain’s Andy Murray says he did not give US Open opponent Grigor Dimitrov a chance, dropping only five games to set up a quarter-final match with Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori.
Britain’s Jamie Murray and Brazilian Bruno Soares have secured qualification for the ATP World Tour Finals doubles event at the 02 in London in November.
The pair ensured their place by winning their third-round match at the US Open against Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell 6-3 7-6 (9-7).
Murray, who was world doubles number one earlier this year, won the Australian Open with Soares in January.
This year’s event runs from 13-20 November.
Soares and Murray lost in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and went out in the third round at the French Open.
But the pair won the Sydney International before the Australian Open and also reached ATP Tour finals in Monte Carlo and Toronto.
Murray, 30, will be making his second consecutive London appearance.
Last year, he and partner John Peers were eliminated in the group stage.
The tournament sees the top eight ranked pairings split into two groups with the top two from each pool making the semi-finals.
Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide.
Know someone who volunteers in sport and deserves recognition for their efforts? Give them the chance to shine by nominating them.
Top seed will look to reach final four in New York
A two-time US Open champion and a trio of Frenchman will battle it out on Tuesday for two of the four semi-final spots at the US Open.
Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic will continue his pursuit of a third US Open title when he meets ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Djokovic had spent just three hours and eight minutes on court in reaching the fourth round, thanks to a walkover and a withdrawal, but he showed glimpses of his best in a straight-sets rout of Kyle Edmund.
Read More: Rested Djokovic Coasts Into QFs
Tsonga is through to the quarter-finals, his 14th at Grand Slam level, for the second straight year. Only once has he progressed to a Grand Slam final and the man who would deny him at the 2008 Australian Open was the Serbian he next faces. Tsonga was impressive in dismissing Jack Sock in the fourth round but has beaten Djokovic only six times in 21 FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings.
Whoever the victor, a Frenchman will await in the semi-finals with 10th seed Gael Monfils and 24th seed Lucas Pouille to clash. Monfils, enjoying his most consistent season to date, won his biggest ATP World Tour title at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. leading in. He has rolled through his first four matches without losing a set, comfortably dismissing Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round. Pouille is coming off his biggest career win, a five-set upset of two-time former champion Rafael Nadal.
Read More: Pouille Shocks Nadal In New York
It marks Pouille’s second straight Grand Slam quarter-final, and he will be looking to avenge defeat from his only prior match-up with Monfils, a five-setter in the first round of this year’s Australian Open.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic can move one step closer to his thirteenth grand slam on Tuesday with a victory over Jo-Wilfried…
France are guaranteed a man in the semi-finals of the US Open 2016 after Gael Monfils and Lucas Pouille made impressive…
British-Brazilian duo London-bound
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares have qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. Murray/Soares won their third-round match at the US Open against Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell 6-3, 7-6(7). Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau’s third-round loss earlier in the day ensured that the British-Brazilian team would qualify for the prestigious year-end championship.
Murray/Soares are currently No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London. The 2016 Australian Open champions (d. Nestor/Stepanek) own two team titles (2016 Sydney) and have reached the finals of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Toronto and Monte Carlo this year.
Murray will be making his second consecutive London appearance. Last year, he and partner John Peers were eliminated in the group stage. Soares qualified for London in 2013 and 2014 alongside Alexander Peya. They reached the semi-finals (l. to Bryan/Bryan) in 2013.