Wozniacki ends Oudin's super run to get to semis; will face Wickmayer for place in final

Melanie Oudin's fabulous run was made to come to an end, as No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki easily ousted the American in straight sets, while Yanina Wickmayer defeated Kateryna Bondarenko in a tough two-setter to advance to the semifinals in N.Y.

Wickmayer was first to advance, as the Belgian scored a 75 64 win to Bondarenko after being down 1-4 in the second set.

"For sure it's the first great Grand Slam I've played," Wickmayer said after the match. "When you get to the third or fourth round you start surprising yourself, but I've actually been staying pretty calm. I've worked really hard for this. Every match I win, I'm really excited and really happy to be here."

Wozniacki and Oudin took the courts at night. Wozniacki was in a good form, and advanced to her first ever semifinal after winning with a score of 62 62. Wozniacki is also the first Dane, male or female, to be in the semis of a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

"It was a really tough match for me against Melanie. She has had such a great run, such an amazing tournament. It's always tough to play a home favorite," said Wozniacki. "I just tried to use the energy from the crowd and convert it into good tennis. I'm happy I fought so well today and pulled the match out."

"Caroline played a really good match. I started off slowly and wasn't able to come back," Oudin said. "She's such a strong player. She just doesn't give you anything for free. She made me hit a thousand balls and I don't know what else I could have done... I was a little too impatient, but she played a great match.

"The whole experience here has been a whirlwind. There have been so many great things I've learned from here. All of the experiences, the matches I played, I'll remember all of it."

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Singles - Quarterfinals
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 62 62

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 75 64