US Open - Mens Quarterfinal Day 10

In Todays Mens Quarterfinal at the US Open Fernando Verdasco from Spain(Seeded 10th in World Rankings) took on Novak Djokovic from Serbia(Seeded 4 in the World Rankings) for a place in the US Open Semi Finals.

Below is a set pictures of them both taken during the match at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Fernando Verdasco (Spain)

Novak Djokovic(Serbia)

In this Quarterfinal match the win went to Novak Djokovic from Serbia winning 7-6 1-6 7-5 6-2

Novak Djokovic progresses to the Semi Finals at this years US Open.

He will either play Defending Champion Roger Federer from Switzerland(Seeded 1st in the World Rankings) or Robin Soderling from Sweden(Seeded 12th in the World Rankings )in the Semi Finals . They play later under the lights of Aruther Ashe Stadium .

Novak Djokovic - US Open Day 8

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] against Radek Stepanek (CZE) [15] in a forth round match on Day 8 of the 2009 US Open.

The last time Novak Djokovic faced Radek Stepanek at the US Open, it turned out to be one of the most memorable encounters of 2007.

Djokovic fell behind in the second round before rallying to top the charismatic Czech in nearly five hours. Once the battle was over, the two exchanged a warm embrace at the net.

No such drama Monday night. Not even close.

Djokovic crushed Stepanek 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour, 46 minutes to reach the quarterfinals in New York for the third straight season. One more victory, against bulky Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, and he’s into a first Grand Slam semifinal of 2009.

Novak Djokovic - US Open Day 6

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] bends to make a play against Jesse Witten (USA) during a third round match on Day 6 of the 2009 US Open.

American Jesse Witten, 26, started off the year ranked No. 397 in the world. As recently as this past June, he was ranked just No. 350 and playing in $10,000 Futures events in obscure locales. Players receive just one can of balls for the match and at the end of the week, the tournament winner earns a little more than $1,000. Witten had never won a tour-level match in his entire life until this year’s US Open, where, with his current No. 276 ranking, he was forced to win three rounds in qualifying just to get to the main draw.

Djokovic avoided what would have been a monumental upset with a 7-6 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-4 win