US Open Tennis 2014: Day 5 Results, Highlights and Scores Recap from New York

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Published: August 30, 2014

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We're just five days into the 2014 U.S. Open, but telling trends are starting to show across the men's and women's singles draws. 

High-seeded players on the men's side have practically been unbeatable early on, and that continued for the most part on Day 5. Although, not every favorite was fortunate enough to escape with a victory Friday.

As for the ladies, notable names are dropping like flies, and the upsets just kept on coming throughout Friday's third round of action.

Here's a look at all of the scores from Flushing Meadows for Friday, along with a recap of the action.



Note: The men's and women's draws are available here, per USOpen.org

 

Notable Results

No. 6 Tomas Berdych Survives Test



Top seeds in the men's draw have been tough to deal with so far at Flushing Meadows, but Tomas Berdych nearly tested that on Friday.

The sixth seed went back and forth with Martin Klizan, and he had his hands full up until the fifth and final set before Berdych pulled away with the final score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

The 25-year-old underdog from Slovakia just wouldn't go away despite Berdych coming out hot. Klizan rallied for a resounding second-set victory, and after dropping the third, he wrapped up the fourth set rather quickly. 

Although Berdych was on upset alert late, Friday's late-afternoon match didn't have the makings of a surprise result. Klizan had to battle from behind from the get-go, and whenever he mounted a run, Berdych would be ready to respond with his own.

The favorite's resolve was tested in long points like this one, but he overcame as the tournament's Twitter account shows:



The longevity of Friday night's match wasn't ideal—it pushed back Roger Federer's night match even further. But after surviving a tough test and moving on to the third ...
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