U.S. Open 2014: Schedule, TV coverage and live streaming for Day 13
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will be in action Saturday as both make a bid for the men’s final.
While the women’s final is set with a matchup between No. 1 seed Serena Williams and No. 10 seed Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open’s men’s bracket will determine its final two on Saturday. Day 13 of the tournament will feature the top two seeds from the men’s bracket and two others who have scored some upsets to get here.
At 12 p.m. ET, the first of the two semifinal matchups will get underway when No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic takes on No. 10 seed Kei Nishikori. Following that match, No. 2 seed Roger Federer will take on No. 14 seed Marin Cilic.
Djokovic was the favorite coming into this tournament, but there were some doubts about his prospects after he struggled in recent tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. He’s looked as good as ever over the last two weeks, taking down Sam Querrey in the fastest men’s match of the tournament that didn’t end with some kind of injury, and besting Andy Murray in four sets.
Nishikori has been highly seeded all year without making much of an impact in the big tournaments, but he’s looked solid over the past few days. Unfortunately for him, his last two matches have gone the full five sets, including a match against No. 5 seed Milos Raonic that ended just short of 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning (the match started on Monday). He’ll need to get ahead of Djokovic early and not let go.
Federer hasn’t made a U.S. Open final in three years, but smart money is on him advancing this time around. He looked great rallying back against Gael Monfils. Cilic is a game opponent -- who isn’t with a serve like that? -- but Federer has handled him in the past and, a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup seems most likely for the final.
The women’s doubles final will also take place on Saturday, after both men’s semifinals. That features No. 4 seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina taking on the unseeded pairing of Flavia Pennetta and Martina Hingis.
The semifinals will be broadcast on CBS beginning at 12 p.m., with the Djokovic vs. Nishikori match going first and the Federer vs. Cilic match shortly after. Coverage will run through those matchups. Live streaming can be found at the U.S. Open website.
Saturday match schedule
Men’s singles
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 10 Kei Nishikori
No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 14 Marin Cilic
Women’s doubles
No. 4 Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina vs. Flavia Pennetta and Martina Hingis
TV schedule
12 p.m. - end of matches (CBS)
12 p.m. - end of matches (U.S. Open Live)
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