World No. 1 Iga Swiatek comes from behind to defeat Jule Niemeier, advancing to US Open quarterfinals, then falling to No. 5 Hsieh Yu.
A pair of US Open quarterfinal wins put Iga on a collision course with No. 5 Hsieh Yu and Niemeier. A 6-0, 7-6(3) win over Jule in the first set and an 8-5, 6-4 win over Jule in the second set gave Iga a place in the quarterfinals.
But Iga fell just short of a second consecutive US Open quarterfinal when she was defeated by No. 5 Hsieh Yu.
Iga will next play Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday, then No. 1 Angelique Kerber on Saturday.
As for No. 2 Caroline, who is playing in her first US Open after moving from the Netherlands, she beat No. 6 Sabine Lisicki in the first set, then fell to No. 9 Johanna Konta in the second set on a tiebreak.
Johanna finished the match with a break for a 4-6, 5-7(4) victory. The German player will play Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday.
In the other women’s competition, No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki will take on No. 1 Angelique Kerber.
In the men’s competition, No. 1 Grigor Dimitrov came back from 3-3 in the second set against Andy Murray. Dimitrov served the match out before getting broken in the 7th, 8th and 9th games of the third set.
Dimitrov now faces No. 4 Andy’s and No. 8 Radek Stepanek on Wednesday, then No. 6 Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.
No. 2 Grigor Dimitrov came back from a 3-3 set gap in the second set against Andy Murray. Dimitrov served the match out before getting broken in the 7th, 8th and 9th games of the third set.
Dimitrov now faces No. 4 Andy’s and No. 8 Radek Stepanek on Wednesday, then No. 6 Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.
(CNN) — Three-time US Open champion Maria Sharap