Makarova and South of the week in New York, a little

On Monday morning, Moscow time, Ekaterina Makarova in the eighth finals defeated fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska - 6:4, 6:4, and Mikhail Youzhny in 1/16 dealt with the Tommy Haas

Sergei Butov
from New York

MAKAROVA
Ekaterina Makarova in the tenth minute of the match against Agnieszka Radwanska lost 0-3. And in the case. Radwanska was good. Goals laid out in the corners, never even having asked a pain-fighting towels. Not that Makarov did not expect such opposition was not ready for it, and all that jazz. And was expected. But the game does against polka has not become easier. That's something you can win only at the expense of their activism, which is always prone to error.

To beat Radwanska, you need to be in a sporting sense bitch (Makarova after the finish puts it more diplomatically - annoy), and in that role Catherine came swiftly.

With the score 0-4 at the Russians began to receive it! She made a break, and then another one. A polka finally started to make mistakes (a "flat" on the 4-2 Agnieszka allowed only two unforced errors). No sooner had no one to look back, the score was 5-4 in favor of Makarova, and started in the final game of the oppressive jokes, sometimes reached 17 strokes.

Catherine pulled out this set of tenacious Polish hands.

Start of the second party has demonstrated: Makarova grabbed the winning wave, but Radwanska is not going to throw in the towel. She continued, as it was expressed a few days earlier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, "pick out" every ball, and navykovyrivala in one of the draws from a variety of angles so that the net loss of hit even Nadal.

Makarova, as in the first set, took the second set the rules, and also took out every ball, making Radwanska in a bad mood. Finally, it was spoiled when in the final game of Catherine did 40:0 - how to warm up. It was the end.

More precisely, the very beginning to Makarova in the quarter that is waiting for Chinese Li Na ("Another lefty" - sigh about Makarova at a press conference champion of Roland Garros-2011), and then - you never know - and whether Serena Williams in the semi-finals .

- Radwanska - a declarer, it must wait for the moment to create a situation - explains his comeback in the first set, Makarova. - I'm in a hurry. Then have a little snap it, and sometimes do not even expect that the glasses will accrue to me so easily.

However, it is beyond any doubt, a talented, sensitive player. Of any situation may well put the ball behind which would have to run. But at the same time, Agnieszka plays well at speed, so it's frustrating when working against it without speed. It is very important to catch this moment in the drawing: Play slowly at first, and then jack up the pace and finish at the net.

- When was the last time you played up the racket for at least a fourth of the world?

- Probably, it was Serena Williams (during the Australian Open-2012. - Approx. SB ). Although not exactly say. I do not watch the opponent's rating before going to court. I know that people from dozens, and then go out to fight.

- Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and some other tennis players clearly started at a very young age. You, 25-year-old, it took more time to make themselves?

- Well, yes, I am a little behind. But all the time, I reasoned. In the career of every athlete qualitative leap occurs at different times. The same Li Na won something for the first time in only 30 years. As for me, the case is likely to experience. At first I was too nervous about the tournament "Grand Slam". They are still big event for me, but treat them differently now.

- How are you feeling as the most successful Russian player US Open?

- It's nice, of course. Although it is a bit strange, because, as a rule, to the quarter finals and then comes not one Russian. I am glad for myself, that's just still a little upset over Vesnina, Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova and our other.

SOUTH
Mikhail Youzhny from the stands, "Flushing Meadows" shouted "Goal", and Michael this was not rusted.

To Nuts got the 12th seeded Tommy Haas of Germany, although to say that all of this had expected before the match, of course, impossible. South was more of a hidden favorite of the pair. When opened, Haas had to growl in sweaty towel - two sets flew past him for an hour.

Veteran Haas, the feeling still played against McEnroe, "back" in the third set, showing glimpses of his best tennis, but it did not last for long pleasure. South twirled slightly upset the strings of his game and in the fourth game, everything fell into place.

Michael really was better at this meeting, so there is no question - the best man win. With this game the South, as well as Makarova, one week in New York City a little.

- You do not seem that Haas was making too many mistakes? - asked Michael German journalists at a press conference.

- Show - confirmed Russian. - In the first set. Although at times I would give him a good reason to make these mistakes.

- The public today is mainly rooted for Haas.

- I can not say that people are rooting against me or just for Tommy. They began to chant: "Let's go, Tommy, let's go" after only two sets won by me. There was a good atmosphere. I was comfortable on the court.

- Do you generally like to play in New York? You were here in the semifinals.

- It's nice, but not because of the semi-finals. In the end, I'm here and lost in the first round, and in the second. No, it's just great to play, that's all. And then, the tournament "Grand Slam" of the year only four. Needless to say, that you love playing somewhere, and somewhere - no.

- What do you expect from a meeting with Lleyton Hewitt?

- For me, it will definitely be a very tough game. The career I had, it seems, beaten only once. He's in good shape. I know this for sure, since trained with him before the tournament, and it looked a little more matches against Evgeny Donskoy and Del Potro. Hiyutt right.

- Are you surprised that he came here so far?

- It's hard to judge. By and large, I do not know anything about how he trains. But when we worked with him, I felt he was still a top-player and can beat anyone.

DON
Now that he lost Don Hewitt. Lost, by the way, with dignity, was not there any game with only one goal.

A bit sad for the first game, which 23-year-old Eugene still asleep - not just involved in the exchange of blows. Where more indicative was the second game, ending in a tie-break, which was a game point to point. But not in our favor.

The third set gave up hope. Eugene took it easy (so easy that then suggested that Hewitt could easily rest and gather strength before the fourth Seth), but the final batch of Aussie started very powerfully.

Lleyton was playing in his best years, and it is not an exaggeration. Russian has not had time to look back, as it became 1:4, and then another gave feed. Rested truly it only in the last game, which is already solved nothing, only builds character. And Don has tempered its bad. Hewitt was angry and stared out at the opponent's eyes got wet through and through baseball: why are you now, then rested?

- Show or you could turn this meeting? - Don issue after the game.

- Could. But the fourth set, he started out just great. I myself have made mistakes, it's understandable, but the main reason - Hewitt played smartly. Scored forehand, bekhendom, with the filing. How do you like scoring. Crushed me. And I was not ready for that. And when it was 3-0, there are very few opportunities to expand the game.

- Do not you think that everything that he had, he put on a fourth set?

- I think so. He definitely did not want the fifth installment. Lleyton played it two days ago, and it was evident that he was tired. I just saw it. The problem was that I played the Friday the exact same five-set match, and was also stale.

- When you realize that you lost?

- I and with the score 1:5 in the fourth set refused to accept it. I was ready to fight. Until you lose, you're not lost. You see, he had not one match point. I realized that there was only when I went to the locker room.

- You worked out today some very spectacular strikes.

- Maybe. But a few strokes of matches are not won.

September 1. Men. Singles. 1/16. E.Marrey (3) - F.Mayer - 7:6 (7:2), 6:2, 6:2. Djokovic (1) - Sousa (Portugal) - 6:0, 6:2, 6:2. Wawrinka (9) - Baghdatis - 6:3, 6:2, 6:7 (1:7) 7:6 (9:7). SOUTH (21) - Haas - 6:3, 6:2, 2:6, 6:3. Berdych (5) - Benneteau (31) - 6:0, 6:3, 6:2. Hewitt - DON - 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), 3:6, 6:1. Granollers - Smychek - 6:4, 4:6, 0:6, 6:3, 7:5. Istomin - Seppi (20) - 6:3, 6:4, 2:6, 3:6, 6:1.

Women. Singles. 1/8 finals. S. Williams (1) - Stevens (15) - 6:4, 6:1. Li Na (5) - Jankovic (9) - 6:3, 6:0. Suarez Navarro (18) - Kerber (8) - 4:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:3). Ek.MAKAROVA (24) - A.Radvanska (3) - 6:4, 6:4.

Doubles. 1/16. Errani / Vinci (1) - KUDRYAVTSEVA / An.Rodionova - 6:3, 6:2.

1/8 finals. Petrova / Srebotnik (3) - Mladenovic / Voskoboeva - 4:6, 6:2, 6:3.

Juniors. Singles. 1/32. Medvedev (10) - Bembridzh (UK) - 6:4, 6:2. Hachani (12) - Soendergaard (Denmark) - 6:4, 5:7, 6:0.

Juniors. Singles. 1/32 . MARFUTINA - Matteucci (Italy) - 6:4, 6:2. Shimanovich (Belarus) - Flink (9) - 6:3, 6:3.