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Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

Snapshots of the first non-Super Saturday at the Open since '78.

BySteve Tignor

Published Sep 08, 2013

Nadal prepares...

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Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

...to do a little violence.

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Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

Nadal even seemed to be chasing after balls that landed out.

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Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

The effort was successful in the end, as Rafa moves on to play his third final in four years against Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open. “Hopefully I hope I will be ready,” he said.

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NEW YORK—This was the first Saturday at the U.S. Open since 1978 that wasn’t officially Super. With the women’s final moved to Sunday afternoon, it was up to the men's semifinalists to carry the show, and carry it they did. The tournament got its first classic, or near-classic, match yesterday when Novak Djokovic beat Stan Wawrinka in five sets and more than four hours. Here’s a look back at that war of attrition, as well as Rafael Nadal’s comparatively routine win over Richard Gasquet afterward (Photos by Anita Aguilar):

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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They say to keep a still head when you swing; it looks like Novak Djokovic never moved his as he wrapped his arm around it for a forehand.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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The top of the tennis mountain is a punishing place these days.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Stan Wawrinka has always had the shots; at this year’s Open he used them more intelligently than ever.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Wawrinka lost in five sets and was emotional afterwards...

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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...but the Open was a Slam to build on for him.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Djokovic bunny-hops into a backhand return.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Wawrinka made a lot of fans at Flushing with his attacking style.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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In New York, when one player flaps his arms for noise...

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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...the only answer is to flap yours harder.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Novak’s emotions during a match always run the gamut.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Another classic, another nice moment at the net. The men’s game rarely disappoints for long.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Richard Gasquet begins his less-famous shot, his forehand.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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There’s the famous one. He didn’t hit many backhand winners against Nadal.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Nadal prepares...

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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...to do a little violence.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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Nadal even seemed to be chasing after balls that landed out.

Photos from Flushing Meadows: Day 13

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The effort was successful in the end, as Rafa moves on to play his third final in four years against Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open. “Hopefully I hope I will be ready,” he said.

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