US Open AT A GLANCE
NEW YORK – A look at Monday’s play in the $46.3 million US Open tennis championships: WEATHER: Cool and cloudy early followed by mostly clear skies. High of 83. ATTENDANCE: Day: 36,728. Night: 24,932. Total: 61,660.
MEN’S RESULTS (Fourth Round): No. 2 Andy Murray routed No. 22 Grigor Dimitrov, losing only five games; No. 3 Stan Wawrinka defeated Illya Marchenko in four sets; No. 6 Kei Nishikori beat No. 21 Ivo Karlovic in straight sets; and unseeded Juan Martin del Potro defeated No. 8 Dominic Thiem by retirement in the second set.
WOMEN’S RESULTS ( Fourth Round): No. 1 Serena Williams reached the US Open quarterfinals for the 14th time, beating unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets; unseeded Ana Konjuh upset No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets; No. 5 Simona Halep topped No. 11 Carla Suarez Navarro, also in straight sets; and No. 10 Karolina Pliskova outlasted two-time US Open champion Venus Williams in three sets. TOP PLAYERS ON COURT TUESDAY (Quarterfinals): Men: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs No. 9 Jo- Wilfred Tsonga, No. 10 Gael Monfils vs No. 24 Lucas Pouille. Women: No. 2 Angelique Kerber vs No. 7 Roberta Vinci, Caroline Wozniacki vs Anastasija Sevastova. STAT OF THE DAY: 308 – Career Grand Slam victories for Serena Williams, passingRoger Federer for the most in the Open era.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‘’Hopefully we’ll both keep going. I know I plan on it. I know he does. So we’ll see.’’ – Serena Williams, on whether she or Roger Federer will end up with more Grand Slam matches. TUESDAY ON TV (All Times EDT): Noon-11 p.m., ESPN ON THIS DATE (Sept. 6, 1975): Manuel Orantes comes from two sets down and an 0-5 fourth-set deficit to beat Guillermo Vilas 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 and win men’s singles title on clay courts at Forest Hills.