US Open 2012: Recap of All the Action from Day 13

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Published: September 9, 2012

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Mother Nature does not care about the schedule of Grand Slam tennis. Rain and high winds brought a premature end to Saturday's events at the 2012 U.S. Open. Two of the three scheduled matches will have to wait at least an extra day.

The women's final between No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka and fourth-seeded Serena Williams has been rescheduled to 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon. 

This could have set the stage to have both the men's and women's final on Sunday. However, that pesky rain—with Andy Murray already in the final—forced the second men's semifinal off the court.



David Ferrer took a 5-2 first-set lead against Novak Djokovic into the suspension.

This means, weather permitting, the men's championship will be determined on Monday for the fifth straight year. The Ferrer-Djokovic semi is currently scheduled to resume play at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday. 

Luckily, the National Weather Service predicts much kinder and tennis-friendly weather for Sunday. 

Defending champion Djokovic can't be complaining. His match was suspended with him trailing 5-2 in the first set and Ferrer serving the next game. The Serb, who had yet to lose a set all tournament, looked completely off his game.

Djoker usually attacks his opponents with fierce precision on his serves and groundstrokes. Versus Ferrer, he was sloppy in both aspects, firing off an uncharacteristic amount of unforced errors. 

Ferrer was playing too well to let Djokovic get away with his sloppy play. He was attacking like a surgeon, picking his spots for winners and not giving Djokovic any free points. If Djokovic doesn't come out a different player when play resumes, it will all be over in three sets. 

Prior to the suspension, Djokovic had complained to the chair umpire about the windy conditions. While he had a viable concern, it is a bad ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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