Day 4 : Charismatic Displays and Crashes balanced the rains; Hail! Rafa,Fed,Williams and Aza

There has been a considerate amount of pouring at the Meadows in the past couple of days, jeopardizing the schedule of play in a gruesome manner, but they couldn’t flush out the heat and intensity being generated day by day, as we are about to end the first week. After Day 4, the US Open cannot be anything but the convergence of the best closers of the game in the upcoming final week of the tournament. The tournament is losing Americans at a profuse rate, while the seeded players make the Libran happy.

Venus is out but the younger sister is raging hell fire at the meadows. The defending champion has dropped just 4 games till day, and plays to get into the Round of top 16 today at the Open. On Day 4 she squished Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan to go to Round 3 in just 69 minutes. With 6-3, 6-0 on the board she put out the demeanour of a champion and declared that its going to take more than the best to defeat her. It seems that Day 4 was a show off day, where Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Victoria Azarenka, all showed linear dominancy over their slain opponents. The Brazilian Dutra Silva must have felt like playing some form of tennis god across the nets, while he demolished for 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 at the hands of the No. 2, seed Spaniard, Rafael Nadal. 30-9 were the number of winners hit by Rafa and Silva, respectively, itself verdict enough, as to who went to Round 3. While earlier in the day it was Roger Federer who ritually sacrificed Carlos Barlocq an Argentine at the Altar for 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. There was some contest in the first two sets, when Carlos did win 2 break points, but eventually was broken back and was guided towards the exit gate of the tournament. While at the Louis Armstrong’s it was the second seeded Azarenka who took away the show, dealing away with the C Canadian Carlos Wozniak in 6-3, 6-1. She has been prolific on the court as well, dropping just 4 games to reach the top 32 spot. Other players to reach the next round were David Ferrer who took 4 sets over country mate Bautista Agut to post victory. John Isner, 13th seeded American, ended the train of Gael Monfils in another 4 superb setter, while Raonic repeated the Act in straight sets. Among other seeded players it was Richard Gasquet, Feliciano Lopez, Tommy Robredo saved their spots for the next Round. Among the women, while Svetalana Kuznetsa, a former champion, Jankovic, Kvitova cruised smoothly into the next leg, the diasappointments began with the 4th seeded Italian Sara Errani being shown the Adios port by the same national Flavia Penetta. She ousted Errani in 70 mins of the closure giving the opponent no chance to stand ground. Another big upset was that in the Men’s Category, where Sam Qurrey failed to deliver in 4 set of which 3 were decided in tie breakers, thriller. Six feet Adrian Mannarino, with a persistent demonstration of strength and agility brought in the phenomena. All eyes were set upon the charm interviewee and victor over 2011 Champion Samantha Stosur, American qualifier Victoria Duval, but the teen couldn’t pass the test of Daniel Huntuchova, and smothered in 6-2, 6-3. The sturdy Slovakian advanced into the third round to face Julia Glushko on Saturday; the Israeli has reached afar for the first time in US Open.

Having seen the latest occurrences let’s have a look at what’s about to occur, the first duel of the former Champions of the tournament takes places tonight, between Juan Martin del Potro again 2001 winner Lleyton Hewitt . Serena will be back on the Dark Blues against another Kazakh Shvedova to go into the Round of 16. A good contention is predicted between the 5th seed, Na Li and seeded 30 Laura Robson of the Great Britain. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Tommy Haas, Tomas Berdych and even Rajeev ram the American surprise, would be on courts saving their spots for the 2nd week. Agnieszka Radwanska plays 32nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for going into the 4th round at the Flushing Meadows. There’d be action between Venus Williams eliminator, Jie Zheng and Navarro the Spaniard at the Grand Stand.