Djokovic withdraws and Konta advances on US Open day seven
Novak Djokovic succumbed to a shoulder injury as his US title defence came to an end against Stan Wawrinka.
Meanwhile, Johanna Konta knocked out the third seed to reach a third successive grand slam quarter-final and her first in New York.
Here, PA looks back at day seven and forward to day eight at the US Open.
Shot of the day
🚀🚀@Madison_Keys pounces on the forehand after a lengthy rally…#USOpenpic.twitter.com/ApSdN5Gkza
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2019
Madison Keys bowed out but not before unleashing this forehand rocket against Elina Svitolina.
Stat of the day
.@JohannaKonta advances to her first career @usopen quarterfinal!
She downs Karolina Pliskova, 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-5 in a fourth round epic—> https://t.co/Fr1XGREzkKpic.twitter.com/dbsMExJVoj
— WTA (@WTA) September 1, 2019
Konta is the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1983 to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.
Shock of the day
New territory 💪
🇨🇳Wang Qiang took out No. 2 seed Ashleigh Barty in straight sets to make her first Grand Slam quarterfinal!
📖: https://t.co/kQ6y3OQtxy#USOpenpic.twitter.com/5KWVZwNejo
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2019
Djokovic’s defeat was a surprise, but he has been carrying an injury. The shock came when women’s second seed Ashleigh Barty fell by the wayside, going down in straight sets to an inspired Qiang Wang of China.
Quote of the day
Villain of the day
Dancing his way into the final eight! 🕺
Daniil Medvedev is through to the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career after fighting past Koepfer in four sets.@DaniilMedwed#USOpenpic.twitter.com/wbTz7jahMr
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2019
Daniil Medvedev is still rubbing the Flushing Meadows crowd up the wrong way.
Brit watch
Loki leading the @JohannaKonta cheering section 💪@twhiddleston#USOpenpic.twitter.com/HTTpTY6Trx
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2019
Johanna Konta scored one of the biggest wins of her career by beating third seed Karolina Pliskova, with celebrity fan Tom Hiddleston once again in her corner. She will face Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals. Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski beat Denis Shapovalov and Rohan Bopanna in the men’s doubles. Murray then teamed up with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to beat his old partner Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar in the mixed.
Fallen seeds
Women: Ashleigh Barty (2), Karolina Pliskova (3), Madison Keys (10), Petra Martic (22)
Men: Novak Djokovic (1), David Goffin (15)
Order of play
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Arthur Ashe Stadium:
Naomi Osaka v Belinda Bencic
Alexander Zverev v Diego Schwartzman
Marin Cilic v Rafael Nadal
Taylor Townsend v Bianca Andreescu
Louis Armstrong Stadium:
Donna Vekic v Julia Goerges
Andrey Rublev v Matteo Berrettini
Kristie Ahn v Elise Mertens
Gael Monfils v Pablo Andujar