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US Open: Sharapova Crashes Out, Federer Enters Last 16

September 01, 2014 13:10

Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the US Open by Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday, leaving the women's draw with just two of its top eight seeds while Roger Federer made the most of heavy rain to make the last-16.

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Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova -- the 2006 title winner in New York -- was defeated by Danish 10th seed Wozniacki with the 2009 runner-up claiming a deserved 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 triumph on a steamy Arthur Ashe Stadium court to reach the quarter-finals. (All AP and AFP images)
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Sharapova, looking to add this year's US Open title to her French Open win in June, was undone by 43 unforced errors and eight double faults. The hot and humid conditions were so punishing that the players were granted a heat break in the locker room before the third set.
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China's Peng Shuai reached the first Grand Slam singles quarter-final of her career on Sunday, toppling 14th-seeded Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-4 to reach the US Open last eight.
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Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic dismissed former world number one Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.
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Italian Sara Errani ended the magical run of 32-year-old Croatian qualifier Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3, 2-6, 6-0.
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Gilles Simon sent Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer crashing to his earliest US Open defeat in five years with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 third round win.
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Roger Federer, the champion between 2004-2008, came back from a set down to defeat Spain's Marcel Granollers 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in a rain interrupted match.
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Roberto Bautista Agut defeated 26-year-old Spaniard beat France's Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. He will take on Federer for a place in quarters.
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Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych, a semi-finalist in 2012, beat Georgian-born Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 and next plays Dominic Thiem of Austria, the youngest player in the top 50 at just 20.
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Dominic Thiem, who turns 21 on Wednesday, reached his first Grand Slam last-16 with an impressive 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win over left-handed serve-and-volleyer Feliciano Lopez of Spain who is 12 years his senior.
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Gael Monfils celebrated his 28th birthday a day early by sweeping past French Davis Cup teammate Richard Gasquet, the 12th seed, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
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Monfils will face Bulgarian seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov, who saw off Belgium's David Goffin, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

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