Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki and Vera Zvonareva are all scheduled to play their quarterfinal matches on Wednesday at the 2010 U.S. Open. (The women's semis will be held Friday; the men's semis on Saturday.)
2010 U.S. Open TV Schedule, Quarterfinals Edition: Federer, Soderling Meet Again
Tune in to ESPN2 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for live coverage. According to the official TV schedule, Tennis Channel will be broadcasting doubles, juniors and wheelchair matches from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
After a grueling Day 9, here are a few matches worth checking out on Day 10:
About 3 p.m. Arthur Ashe
Quarterfinals, No. 17 Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. No. 3 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
If don’t have tickets to the open, Djokovic will also be at Carolines all week. Just kidding. But the amateur comic is actually making a serious run in New York. He hasn’t dropped a set since his first-round match, which was played in oppressive heat. Djokovic also has a 4-0 career record against Monfils. If the eccentric Serb is victorious, he’ll face the winner of the Roger Federer-Robin Soderling match.
Now watch Djokovic ham it up with John McEnroe:
7 p.m., Arthur Ashe
Quarterfinals, No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
The smile! The bubbly personality! Wozniacki’s Q Score is rising.
Off the court, Wozniacki’s blend of skill and personality has sponsors lining up.
“She has a lot of non-tennis deals in the works,” says her agent, John Tobias, adding that her tournament appearance fees have risen 60%-70% during the summer.
She has also embraced her sex appeal, joking with reporters Monday who remarked on the questionable length of her tennis dress.
“I definitely am sure I’ll get a lot of male fans now,” she beamed.
Can you imagine if Wozniacki were American, too? She’d be a sensation.
About 9 p.m., Arthur Ashe
Quarterfinals, No. 5 Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. No. 2 Roger Federer (SUI)
Tennis’ version of Up’s Carl Fredricksen is a bit less dyspeptic these days. The New York Times’ Karen Crouse caught up with Soderling this week:
Federer, who beat Soderling in four sets in the quarterfinals at last year’s Open, added, “I don’t think he was enjoying as much, you know, a few years ago.”
Leaning forward in his seat in the players’ lounge at the National Tennis Center, Soderling read the quotation, then said amiably: “I agree and I disagree. I always enjoy tennis. It’s been my life as long as I can remember. Of course in any job, there are times when I enjoy it more than other times. Before, I think I was very, very happy with my wins and I was too sad about my losses.”
Federer may have a 12-1 career record against Soderling, but the last time the two played, in the French open quarters this spring, the 26-year-old Swede prevailed. Oh, and hockey fans: Soderling is also buddies with Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who helped Sweden to an Olympic gold medal in 2006, is a supporter of Soderling's. They have never met but have spoken on the telephone, and Lundqvist said he hoped to attend Wednesday's match. Lundqvist said he had watched the telecasts of some of Soderling's big matches this year and had been struck by his mental toughness.
"Being a goalie, I know how large the mental part is," Lundqvist said by telephone. "It's so important, and you can see a difference now. He's calmer and he looks mentally stronger."
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