US Open Tennis 2015 Results: Final Qualifying Review Ahead of Round 1
The first round of the 2015 U.S. Open is set to kick off on Monday, with the full list of athletes participating now complete after the final round of qualifying. All of the top seeds, including defending champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic, know which opponents they'll be facing, and both will immediately be in action on Monday.
One top star who won't be playing is Maria Sharapova, who announced she won't be competing because of a leg injury on Sunday, per BBC Tennis:
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Here are the results of the final round of qualifying. For the full U.S. Open schedule, visit the event's official website by clicking here.
| Men's Qualifying | Women's Qualifying | ||||
| Tommy Paul (USA) | 6-1 6-4 | Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) | Shelby Rogers (USA) | 1-6 6-2 6-4 | Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) |
| Jurgen Melzer (AUT) [27] | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) [7] | Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) [7] | 6-2 6-4 | Daria Kasatkina (RUS) [27] |
| Elias Ymer (SWE) | 7-5 6-4 | Albert Montanes (ESP) [21] | Johanna Konta (GBR) [3] | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | Tamira Paszek (AUT) |
| Alexander Zverev (GER) [2] | 7-6(4) 7-5 | Ivan Dodig (CRO) [29] | Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [11] | 6-3 6-2 | Catherine Bellis (USA) |
| Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) [23] | 6-2 0-6 7-5 | Kyle Edmund (GBR) [6] | Jessica Pegula (USA) | 7-6(8) 6-0 | Melanie Oudin (USA) |
| Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) [1] | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | Alejandro Falla (COL) [22] | Laura Siegemund (GER) [21] | 6-0 2-0 Ret. | Alize Lim (FRA) |
| Matthew Ebden (AUS) [26] | 6-3 6-3 | Brydan Klein (GBR) | Alexandra Panova (RUS) [26] | 6-4 6-1 | Claire Liu (USA) |
| John-Patrick Smith (AUS) [18] | 6-3 6-2 | Guilherme Clezar (BRA) | Anna Tatishvili (USA) [16] | 6-1 0-6 6-2 | Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) |
| Michael Berrer (GER) [17] | 6-1 6-3 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | Anett Kontaveit (EST) | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 | Naomi Broady (GBR) |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) [5] | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) | Mayo Hibi (JPN) | 6-4 6-4 | Sorana Cirstea (ROU) |
| Andrey Rublev (RUS) | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | Peter Gojowczyk (GER) | Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) | 5-7 7-6(8) 7-6(4) | Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [2] |
| Guido Pella (ARG) [3] | 6-3 6-4 | Mathias Bourgue (FRA) | Maria Sakkari (GRE) | 6-4 6-4 | Petra Martic (CRO) [32] |
| Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) [31] | 6-3 6-2 | Taro Daniel (JPN) [9] | Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) [6] | 6-1 6-1 | Nao Hibino (JPN) [18] |
| Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) | Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) [14] | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 | Misa Eguchi (JPN) |
| Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) [15] | 6-4 6-3 | Facundo Bagnis (ARG) [30] | Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) | 6-1 6-1 | Maryna Zanevska (UKR) |
| Illya Marchenko (UKR) [16] | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) [28] | Kiki Bertens (NED) [8] | 6-0 6-4 | Renata Voracova (CZE) |
Recap
Shelby Rogers was one of the standouts in the final round of qualifying, beating Alla Kudryavtseva in three sets after dropping the first set 6-1. The local favourite struggled early but started to put more pressure on her opponent in the second set, taking full advantage of Kudryavtseva's many mistakes.
The final game of the match perfectly illustrated Rogers' resolve and Kudryavtseva's struggles. Up 40-0, the Russian challenger started messing around, gifting her opponent the win with an error on her forehand.
Afterward, Rogers took to Twitter to thank the fans in attendance for helping her pull through:
She'll meet compatriot Sachia Vickery in the first round.
As shared by tennis writer Chris Goldsmith, the number of young talents who came through this year's qualifying rounds is impressive:
Alexander Zverev in particular has been playing some fantastic tennis of late, culminating in a straight-sets win over 30-year-old Ivan Dodig on Friday.
The tall German, who has been steadily rising on the ATP ranking, used his serve to devastating effect to put pressure on Dodig early and often. Fans may remember the 6'6" Zverev for his strong showing against Borna Coric in Cincinnati, where he took the second set, and the 18-year-old could turn a few heads at Flushing Meadows.
Tennis blogger Ricky Dimon even believes he could make it all the way to Round 3, which would mean a likely meeting with Roger Federer:
Laura Siegemund progressed to the main draw after France's Alize Lim was forced to retire in the second set of their clash, but her tournament is likely to be a short one―she'll be facing Petra Kvitova in the first round.
The 25-year-old is coming off a big win in New Haven and is widely expected to do well at the U.S. Open. With the draw going in her favour, Kvitova will undoubtedly be one to watch, as shared by the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg:
Tereza Mrdeza and Yaroslava Shvedova served up one of the best matches of the entire qualifying series, with the former needing two tiebreaks to battle her way to the main draw in three sets. Shvedova failed to convert three match points before suffering heartbreak in the final set, but the crowd in attendance gave the 27-year-old a standing ovation nonetheless.
Mrdeza has now survived two tough rounds of qualifying, first against Raveena Kingsley and then against Shvedova, so expect her to put up a good fight against Evgeniya Rodina in Round 1.
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