<p>Sharapova was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the biggest upset of the tournament so far before Murray clawed his way back to defeat Haase 6-7, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 in the second round and avoid another early exit at the last Grand Slam of the year.<br /><br />Defending champion Rafael Nadal strolled through to the third round when his opponent, Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, retired in the first game of the third set complaining of a stomach muscle strain with the Spaniard well in control, leading 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />Sharapova, who won the US Open in 2006 but has not won a Grand Slam title since the 2008 Australian Open, became the biggest casualty of a tournament that has mostly gone according to the script.<br /><br />The Russian third seed was one of the favourites to win the crown after winning a lead-up event in Cincinnati but made a whopping 60 unforced errors and served 12 double-faults, including two in the final game.<br /><br />Pennetta's next opponent is China's Peng Shuai, the 13th seed, who advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in an increasingly wide open women's draw.<br /><br />Russia’s Vera Zvonareva, seeded second, beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 7-5 on Friday while ninth seed Stosur, a finalist at the French Open last year, outfought Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-7, 7-5.<br /><br />Australia’s Samantha Stosur came back from a break down in the third set after squandering two match points in the second set.<br /><br />Murray, who also won in Cincinnati, was in danger of bowing out after his Dutch opponent won a first set tie-breaker and took the next set to establish control.<br /><br />But the Scotsman, who has played in three Grand Slam finals but is yet to win a major, assumed control, winning the next two sets and opening up a 4-0 lead in the fifth.<br /><br />Haase, who needed treatment to his back, fought back to level the final set at 4-4 before Murray broke his serve then held to seal victory.<br /><br />Former champion Juan Martin Del Potro sailed through with a 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 win over his fellow Argentine Diego Junqueira.<br /><br />American Andy Roddick, the 2003 winner, silenced talk about a passing of the torch by dismissing 18-year-old compatriot Jack Sock 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, while big-serving John Isner won his all-American match against Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. <br /><br />Wozniacki sails through<br /><br />World number one Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the fourth round with a methodical 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded Vania King under sunny skies on Saturday. <br /><br />Wozniacki faced frequent trouble on her serve and was broken three times by the diminutive American during the one-hour, 36-minute clash on Arthur Ashe Stadium. <br /><br />The 22-year-old King rallied from 2-5 to 4-5 in the second set but then lost her serve to end the match. <br />Reuters</p>
<p>Sharapova was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the biggest upset of the tournament so far before Murray clawed his way back to defeat Haase 6-7, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 in the second round and avoid another early exit at the last Grand Slam of the year.<br /><br />Defending champion Rafael Nadal strolled through to the third round when his opponent, Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, retired in the first game of the third set complaining of a stomach muscle strain with the Spaniard well in control, leading 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />Sharapova, who won the US Open in 2006 but has not won a Grand Slam title since the 2008 Australian Open, became the biggest casualty of a tournament that has mostly gone according to the script.<br /><br />The Russian third seed was one of the favourites to win the crown after winning a lead-up event in Cincinnati but made a whopping 60 unforced errors and served 12 double-faults, including two in the final game.<br /><br />Pennetta's next opponent is China's Peng Shuai, the 13th seed, who advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in an increasingly wide open women's draw.<br /><br />Russia’s Vera Zvonareva, seeded second, beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 7-5 on Friday while ninth seed Stosur, a finalist at the French Open last year, outfought Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-7, 7-5.<br /><br />Australia’s Samantha Stosur came back from a break down in the third set after squandering two match points in the second set.<br /><br />Murray, who also won in Cincinnati, was in danger of bowing out after his Dutch opponent won a first set tie-breaker and took the next set to establish control.<br /><br />But the Scotsman, who has played in three Grand Slam finals but is yet to win a major, assumed control, winning the next two sets and opening up a 4-0 lead in the fifth.<br /><br />Haase, who needed treatment to his back, fought back to level the final set at 4-4 before Murray broke his serve then held to seal victory.<br /><br />Former champion Juan Martin Del Potro sailed through with a 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 win over his fellow Argentine Diego Junqueira.<br /><br />American Andy Roddick, the 2003 winner, silenced talk about a passing of the torch by dismissing 18-year-old compatriot Jack Sock 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, while big-serving John Isner won his all-American match against Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. <br /><br />Wozniacki sails through<br /><br />World number one Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the fourth round with a methodical 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded Vania King under sunny skies on Saturday. <br /><br />Wozniacki faced frequent trouble on her serve and was broken three times by the diminutive American during the one-hour, 36-minute clash on Arthur Ashe Stadium. <br /><br />The 22-year-old King rallied from 2-5 to 4-5 in the second set but then lost her serve to end the match. <br />Reuters</p>
