US Open Tennis 2015 Results: Early Saturday Results, Highlights and Scores

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Published: September 5, 2015

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Championship contenders Roger Federer and Petra Kvitova both advanced to the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open during Saturday's early action. Johanna Konta also continued her surprise run with a victory over Andrea Petkovic to reach the second week. 

After a drama-filled start to the tournament, with several high-profile upsets and numerous retirements, some stability is starting to return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center grounds. That said, another player did withdraw, as Jiri Vesely couldn't complete his match against John Isner.

Let's check out a complete list of scores from the afternoon session in New York. That's followed by a recap of some key storylines from Day 6 of the season's final major.

 

Early Saturday Results

 

Day 6 Recap Federer came into the tournament on a high note after winning the warm-up event in Cincinnati, which featured wins over Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. He's maintained that high level of play during the early stages of the U.S. Open.

The No. 2 seed has reached the fourth round without dropping a set after dispatching Philipp Kohlschreiber in straights. The five-time champion in New York now holds select company as one of the players with 75 match wins in the tournament, per ESPN Stats & Info:



Next up for Federer is Isner, the top-ranked American. He's also breezed through the first three matches without losing a single set. He found himself in firm control against Vesely on Saturday before the Czech rising star decided to call it quits.

As mentioned, although the rate of players retiring from matches has slowed in recent days, it's still been one of the event's key talking points. ESPN Tennis provided some further context about just how bad it's become during Week 1:



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