And finally, after lots of surprises in the league rounds, the final line up for Women’s quarter finals in the US Open 2014 are set. This time, the one and only American who made it to the final eight is none other than Serina Williams.
She advanced to her first Grand Slam quarter finals in 2014 by defeating Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-3. In the quarter finals, she will face 11th seed Flavia Pennetta on 3rd September 2014, 07.00 PM (EST) in the Arther Ashe Stadium.
“I finally made a quarterfinal this year!I think I felt it in my service game. I’m like, ‘Can I please make it to a Grand Slam quarters this year?’ So glad to do it in New York”, said Serena after the match.
On the other hand, 16th seed Victoria Azarenka will face 17th seed Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in another quarter final match. Many tennis experts give upper hand for Makarova, but the dominance of Azarenka cannot be ignored as anything can happen at any time in a Tennis Court. The match will start on 11.00 AM (EST) on Wednesday.
Watch the live streaming on US Open Live official site here.
Viewers in Europe, can watch live on CBS and ESPN in US, Eurosport in Europe, and WOWOW in Japan.
In India, the matches will be live on Ten Sports, while CCTV has the telecast rights for China.
Today, 17-year-old Belinda Bencic will face Shuai Peng of China and this match will mark the first appearance of Peng in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam Tournament.
The journey of Bencic to the quarterfinals is absolutely a dream come true journey. She is just 17, and is the youngest quarter finalist since Martina Hingis. The match will begin at 11.00 AM (EST).
Another prime time match on Tuesday is one of the most awaited battle of the tournament. In this match which start at 07.00 PM (EST), 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki will face 13-seed Sara Errani.
Wozniacki is undoubtedly the black horse of the tournament, and she proceeded to quarterfinals after defeating the glamor girl, Maria Sharappova.