LIVE: Teen star blows up at commentator; crowd turns on Aussie in brutal US Open exit
September 4th, 2023 8:34 am
As an underdog in all his previous matches, Hijikata had been warmly received by the locals, but that all changed when he came up against the American cult hero.Hijikata appeared to be struggling on his serve in the second set with some tennis commentators suggesting he had suffered a minor side strain injury that was preventing him from reaching his top serving speeds.
When she was on the brink of collapse it was her coach that was on the receiving end of her frustrations. “Sometimes I tell [my coaches] to chill a little bit because I like to figure things out for myself,” she said.Unseeded American Ben Shelton took down 14th-seeded compatriot Tommy Paul in four sets on Monday morning reach his second Grand Slam quarter-final of the year.
The world number 47 plays the winner between 10th seed Frances Tiafoe and Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata for a place in the semi-finals.Shelton arrived at his second US Open with a tour-level record of 12-20 this season, having failed to win multiple matches at any of the 18 events he had played since Melbourne.
Paul was so bamboozled by the Shelton serve that Shelton was able to make some light-hearted jokes in the middle of the match. He said Brad Gilbert, who coaches Paul and also works as a courtside TV commentator, was giving Paul bad advice.Veteran Romanian Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in 14 years on Sunday, defeating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in straight sets to advance to the last eight at the US Open.
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