In what has been a replay of the 2009 US Open final cheap nike air max 270 , Juan Martin del Potro took down Roger Federer by 7-5 3-6 7-6 6-4 in 2 hours and 52 minutes, reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final since Wimbledon 2013. This was their 22nd meeting and only the 6th win for the Argentine, who hasn't beat Roger since Basel 2013.
Roger has won 5 out of the previous 6 Grand Slam meetings but it wasn't to be for him this time around, missing some crucial balls in the closing stages of the first and third sets for his first Grand Slam defeat this season.
This means that we missed Federer vs Nadal encounter at the US Open by just 1 match for the 6th time, just like in 2008, 2009, 2010 cheap nike air vapormax womens , 2011, and 2013. In addition, Swiss star was 34-1 in the evening matches at the US Open prior to this one, losing only to Tomas Berdych in 2012, at the quarter-final stage, just like now.
Del Potro, ranked 28th cheap nike air vapormax mens , will now face world number 1 Rafael Nadal in the semi, trying to reach his first Grand Slam final in 8 years! Roger didn't return well and he failed to put Juan Martin's backhand to a bigger pressure, constantly hitting to the Argentine's forehand, which could never give him the advantage.
Also, he missed some very easy shots, especially at the net, and a great chance to move 2 sets to 1 in front cheap nike air vapormax , wasting 4 set points in the 3rd set tie break. Swiss fired 17 aces and his second serve worked better than the Argentine's but he faced 6 break points, dropping serve 3 times.
On the other hand, del Potro did a lot of damage with his first serve and he had to play against just 3 break points, getting broken only twice (Thiem broke him 4 times in the opening two sets in the previous round). Roger had 60 winners and 41 unforced errors, which was better than 48-32 that Delpo had but the 24th seed won 6 points more in total, enough to log a win in 4 sets.
Both players kicked off the match in strong fashion, finding the right rhythm for 10 easy holds with just 1 deuce. That all changed in game 11 when Juan Martin hit 2 forehand winners (Roger gave him a break point with a double fault) to move 6-5 in front and he closed the set with a service winner a few minutes later to grab the opener by 7-5.
Federer raised his game in the second set cheap nike air vapormax moc 2 , breaking del Potro at love in game 4 with a forehand winner, and that was all he needed to bring the set home, losing just 4 points on serve in the last 3 games for a 6-3. The Argentine regained his composure at the start of the third set, breaking in game 2 (Roger hit a double fault) to open up a 3-0 lead.
A volley winner saved Federer from trailing 4-0, and he pulled the break back in game 7 when Juan Martin double faulted on a break point. The tie break was a wild one and the Argentine eventually got it by 10-8, but only after saving 4 set points! Roger was 4-2 in front and he had those set points at 6-4, 6-5 cheap air huarache just do it , 7-6 and 8-7, but he couldn't convert any of them, to be severely punished.
Swiss missed the opening 3 set points with forced errors and Delpo saved the 4th one with a forehand winner, stealing the set when Federer failed to control a volley at the net in the 18th point. The 4th set started with 4 commanding holds but the crucial moment occurred in game 5 when Roger hit some routine shots wide to face 3 break points, and he got broken when Juan Martin landed a backhand winner for a 3-2 lead.
The Argentine only had to serve well and the place in the semis would be his, and that's exactly what he did in the remaining 3 service games. He went 5-3 in front with a hold at love and he wrapped up a great victory with a forehand down the line winner in the 10th game.
SAN FRANCISCONEW YORK, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Apple Co. on Tuesday introduced two new smart phones cheap air presto just do it , known as iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, plus a smart watch at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in the city of San Francisco, California.
CEO Tim Cook claimed the new products to be the best in iPhone' s seven-year history, which feature bigger screens, 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches diagonally. Previous iPhones have smaller screens, with iPhone 5 at 4 inches diagonally.
They are slightly slimmer than previous iPhones and have better battery life.
As iPhone smartphones have been Apple's flagship products in recent years, they are contributing about a half to the company's total revenues currently. The company cheap air force 1 just do it , based in Cupertino, northern California, is ready to accept orders starting Sept. 12.
Apple Co. also unveiled a program called Apple Pay in the day, designed to allow owners of the new smart phones to pay at the register by tapping their phones. To address privacy concerns, the company promised that it would not store information about where and what consumers buy and how much they spend.
It also announced a brand new device, the first in four years. Known as Apple Watch, the new device will be on the market in early 2015 and come in two sizes and three styles. The wearable electronic device will work with iPhone 5 or newer models to collect fitness and health information and provide suggestions for owners with future applications cheap air max 95 just do it , or apps.
The showing off of Apple's new products came at a time when doubts are raised whether Apple could still remain a trend-setter and innovator in the tech world following the 2011 death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Tuesday's event was held at the same venue where Jobs unveiled Mac computer 25 years ago.
Many of the features of Apple's new products highlighted Tuesday have been offered by other smart phone and electronics manufacturers. Sony, Samsung and several start-ups also launched smartwatches in the past two years.
Still, Apple Watch commanded the spotlight at the show, outshining the two new versions of iPhone. As Cook said "one more thing," the audience simply burst into laughter.