Numbers and statistics from the first four days of the US Open 2015

Miserly!!

The first four days of the 2015 US Open have been packed with upsets, drama and loads of excitement to keep every tennis fan on tenterhooks. From massive number of retirements to the mass exodus of seeds, it has been quite a riveting beginning to the year’s last Grand Slam.

As the second round singles action got completed on Thursday, we take a look at some of the numbers that have so far stood out from this year’s US Open:

Men’s Singles draw

4 – It is the highest-seeded singles player who made the earliest exit from the 2015 US Open. Kei Nishikori who came to Flushing Meadows, brimming with confidence after conquering the Citi Open, fell in the first round to Benoit Paire in five sets.

5 – It is the number of years that took Andy Murray to drop sets again in his first two rounds at a major. The last time that the two-time Grand Slam winner lost sets in both his opening rounds was at the 2010 French Open.

This time Murray lost 3 sets (1 to Nick Kyrgios in the first round and 2 to Adrian Mannarino in the second round).

12 – It is the number of men who retired in the first four days of the tournament, thus setting a new Open Era record at the majors.

45 – It is the record-extending number of five sets that Lleyton Hewitt has played in a Slam. The 2001 US Open winner who played his final match at Flushing Meadows this year, bowed out in five sets to compatriot Bernard Tomic in Round 2.

19 – It is the total number of games that the top two seeds, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have dropped in the first two rounds which gives a peek into their immaculate form! While Djokovic has conceded 10, Cincinnati Masters champion Federer has gifted just 9 games in his first couple of rounds.

Women’s Singles draw

14 – That is the number of seeds that have already departed from the 2015 US Open. 13 of them lost in the first two rounds while Maria Sharapova – the third seed – was the only one to withdraw.

7 – It is the surprising number of top-10 seeds that no longer exist at this year’s US Open. The only 3 top-10 seeds who have survived the upset bug so far are No. 2 Simona Halep, No. 5 Petra Kvitova and of course the No. 1 seed and the defending champion Serena Williams.

50 – It is the number of victories that the World No. 1 Serena Williams has racked up this season. Serena achieved the milestone win when she outshone Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens in the US Open second round.

51 – It is the number of minutes that the 2015 US Open Series winner Karolina Pliskova stayed on the court in the last Slam of the season. The eighth seed was bundled out in the opening round by American Anna Tatishvili.

1 – Since reaching the high of a Wimbledon final, Spanish No. 1 Garbine Muguruza has managed to win just one match until her second round defeat at the US Open. Muguruza’s record after 2015 Wimbledon stands at an unimpressive 1-3.

6 – It is the number of months that 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard took to post back-to-back victories again this season. Struggling with lack of confidence, the Canadian’s 2015 season has been mired in sub-par form and the US Open is the first tournament since March’s Indian Wells where the 21-year-old could once again win two matches in a row.

3 – This is the 3rd time this season that Caroline Wozniacki has exited a Slam in the second round. Her three Round 2 defeats in 2015 are – loss to Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open, loss to Julia Georges at the French Open and loss to Petra Cetkovska at the US Open.

203 – That is the record-breaking number of minutes it took for the completion of the second round upset of Spanish ninth seed Garbine Muguruza by Great Britain’s Johanna Konta. The match went on to become the longest women’s singles match at the US Open since tie-breaks were introduced.

A special mention of the Men’s Doubles draw

7 – It is the number of seeds that have so far fallen in the men’s doubles first round which includes the shocking upset of the mighty Bryan twins. The defending champions succumbed to their compatriots – Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson, thus ending a season Slamless for the first time since 2004.