The day started off at about 80 degrees and the temperature climbed to the high 80's by noon.
Sam Querry (20) delighted the crowd with a near victory over Stan Wawrinka(23)of Switzerland. With the score tied at 2-2 in the fifth set, the crowd began shouting "Sam, Sam- Go Sam, Go Sam" after every winner he scored. For a moment, we all thought he would pull it out, but Wawrinka played tough aggressive tennis to the end finally taking the fifth at 6-4.
This is the second year (in a row) that not a single US player reached the quarters in the 43 year run of the modern era US Open. The US has had at least one player in the quarter-finals for the first 41 years of the Open.
The photos depict a diverse crowd of tennis fans, some texting, some milling about, some eating and most of us engrossed. That's Jusin Gimmelstob at the Tennis Channel booth interviewing the players.
And in case you are wondering who is the player who has his arms raised to form a diagonal--that's Stanislaus Wawrinka celebrating his win-- and the time is 5:52 PM. The match lasted nearly 5 hours.
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