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It happens at least once every US Open fortnight: the day session features three thrillers, matches that spill into the evening, generating a bonanza of late-night tennis that rolls past of the wee hours and into the early morning.
Saturday was just such a day – and just such a night.
The day session kicked off with a pair of barnburners on the women’s side – top-seeded Karolina Pliskova fighting off a match point to keep her title hopes alive and CoCo Vandeweghe going nearly three hours to dust former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska – before turning it over to Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 seed on the men's side who once again dropped the opening stanza before righting the ship to put away lucky loser Leonardo Mayer in four.
Then came the fan exodus, the day session crowd emptying Arthur Ashe Stadium to usher in the evening attendees. And they were treated to some drama as well.
First, behind a flurry of nifty serves and whiplash forehands, Roger Federer washed away any concerns about his back and his form following consecutive five-setters in the first two rounds. And finally, closing it out at 1:45 a.m. – the second-latest finish for a women’s match in US Open history – was American Madison Keys, who polished off the day’s play with a come-from-behind, three-set victory over Elena Vesnina to become the fifth American women into the fourth round – the most for the U.S. at a major since the 2003 French Open.
And with that, the Sweet 16 is set on both the men’s and women’s sides, with the march toward the quarterfinals beginning on what is expected to be a soggy Sunday in Flushing Meadows.
Here’s a look back at Day 6 of the 2017 US Open and a look ahead to Day 7:
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September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - A Net Generation kid participates in the ceremonial coin toss with Karolina Pliskova and Shuai Zhang in the Net Generation
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.
September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
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September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.
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September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - A Net Generation kid participates in the ceremonial coin toss with Karolina Pliskova and Shuai Zhang in the Net Generation September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Shuai Zhang in action against Karolina Pliskova at the 2017 US Open.September 2, 2017 - Karolina Pliskova in action against Shuai Zhang at the 2017 US Open.

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Match of the Day
In a tournament filled with upsets that have claimed a defending champion, multiple past winners and Top 10 seeds by the bucketful, one thing has remained sacrosanct: the top seeds. That nearly changed Saturday in Arthur Ashe Stadium – emphasis on nearly.
Karolina Pliskova was pushed to the brink by unheralded No. 27 seed Zhang Shuai of China, who cruised in the first set and controlled the second, building a 3-1 lead and earning a match point with Pliskova serving at 4-5. But nerves appeared to get the best of Zhang, who made three consecutive unforced errors to hand Pliskova the game and, two games later, the set.
With the match knotted at one set apiece, Pliskova took a long medical timeout to have her playing arm addressed, and she seemed to lose her momentum in the process. Again, Zhang gained the advantage, taking the early break to go up 2-0. But again, she couldn’t hold it. Pliskova broke back, then took the lead, eventually wearing down Zhang for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory that checked in at 2 hours, 20 minutes.
From here, the world No. 1 – also pushed to an arduous three sets by Nicole Gibbs in the second round – will have two days to rest and regroup. No seeds lurk until the quarterfinals, so the outlook remains positive for Pliskova. But for now, much will rest upon her sore arm and weary legs.

Player of the Day
CoCo Vandeweghe’s US Open junior title in 2008 seemed to portend big things to come. She possessed all the tools of the modern game – a booming serve, concussive ground strokes – and the swagger of a champion. Yet her results never translated to the Open's main draw. In 2008, and again each year from 2010 to 2016, she arrived in New York with high hopes, only to have packed her bags by the end of Day 4.
2017, by contrast, has marked a definitive turning point in Vandeweghe’s career. It started with her surprise run to the Australian Open semifinals, continued with heroics in Fed Cup and carried over to Wimbledon, where the 25-year-old trundled into the quarters.
On Saturday, she finally put her stamp on the US Open, storming past Agnieszka Radwanska, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, in a match featuring a wonderful contrast of styles: CoCo’s brute force versus Aga’s angles and guile. With the victory, Vandeweghe’s breakout 2017 continues into her third Grand Slam Week 2 of the season – one more than she had collected in her first 25 majors combined.
Next up for the cannonballing Californian: Czech Lucie Safarova and a chance at an exclusive spot in the women’s round of 8.
play video Performance of the Day: CoCo Vandeweghe
Upset of the Day
Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina are contemporaries who long progressed along parallel tracks. A pair of 20-year-olds, both were former junior phenoms who cracked the Top 100 in 2015, the Top 50 in 2016 and entered this year as candidates for 2017 breakthrough star.
And that is where their paths finally diverged. At the French Open, Kasatkina lost in the third round while Ostapenko skyrocketed to fame, becoming the first unseeded woman to win the Roland Garros crown since 1933. She then backed it up by reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and sailed into the US Open as the No. 12 seed.
On Saturday, however, Kasatkina turned the tables, reasserting her promise and marching into the fourth round of a major for the first time with a 6-3, 6-2 upset of Ostapenko in Louis Armstrong Stadium. It was a stirring performance from the young Russian, who blunted the Latvian’s prodigious power, frustrating her into 38 unforced errors while committing just 13 herself.
With qualifier Kaia Kanepi next up, Kasatkina is suddenly staring at a real opportunity to advance deep in this year’s draw – perhaps matching Ostapenko as a major wonder for 2017.

Quote of Day
“I'm going to immediately get into bed and sleep until 3 o'clock tomorrow.” – Madison Keys, who wrapped up her third-round victory at 1:45 a.m., on how she plans to prepare to face No. 4 Elina Svitolina in the fourth round

Day 7 Preview
The first quarterfinalists will be decided Sunday as we work toward the business end of the 2017 US Open. Headlining the action is a matchup of Grand Slam champions between No. 3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza and No. 13 Petra Kvitova, with past US Open winners Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova also taking to the court – Venus aiming for just her second Flushing quarterfinal since 2010 and Sharapova looking to advance to the round of 8 here for the first time since 2012.
Men’s play sees the return of the upset-addled bottom half, where no Top 10 seeds or past Grand Slam finalists remain. There, Sam Querrey will look to take the next step toward becoming the first American man to reach the US Open final since Andy Roddick in 2006 when he goes up against No. 23 seed Mischa Zverev. Joining him on the Sunday docket are the top remaining seed in the bottom half, No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta, who will take on Canadian teen sensation Denis Shapovalov, and last year’s quarterfinalist Lucas Pouille, who faces off with Cilic-slayer Diego Schwartzman in what figures to be one of the day’s more entertaining affairs.

MEN
(16) Lucas Pouille vs. (29) Diego Schwartzman
Without a doubt, this is the must-see match of the day. But if you decide to take a seat in Grandstand on Sunday morning, make sure you are willing to dedicate at least three hours to this match because it has the potential go the distance. Frenchman Lucas Pouille has brought some serious drama to the Open during the first week, producing a five-set thriller over Jared Donaldson in the second round, followed by coming back from a set down against Mikhail Kukushkin to reach the round of 16. His high-voltage game will be quite a match for the ATP's leading returner, Diego Schwartzman. The 5-foot-7 Argentine uses an effective all-court game and speedy footwork to frustrate his opponents, just as he did when he toppled former champion Marin Cilic in the previous round. As long as both players feel fresh, this bout could go five rounds. And Pouille will have the edge.
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Paolo Lorenzi vs. (28) Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson's serve has proven to be untouchable through three rounds at the US Open. Not only has he struck 52 aces, but his serve has not yet been broken all week. He's used this weapon to breeze through J.C. Aragone, Ernests Gulbis and Croatian upstart Borna Coric. And he's looking to add one more name to that list: round of 16 opponent Paolo Lorenzi. The Italian workhorse plays a vicious baseline game that defeated No. 19 seed Gilles Muller in the second round, then eased past compatriot Thomas Fabbiano to score his first-ever US Open fourth-round appearance. Though Lorenzi rarely lets anything get past him, the South African's serve might be too much to handle. Anderson advances in three.

WOMEN
(16) Anastasija Sevastova vs. (WC) Maria Sharapova
No. 16 seed Anastasija Sevastova has had a fairly favorable draw through her first three rounds at the US Open. Last year's quarterfinalist has faced three opponents ranked outside the Top 50, allowing her to advance without dropping a set. But reaching the quarters for a second consecutive year will be a tall order (no pun intended), as the 5-foot-7 Latvian takes on 6-foot-2 former champion Maria Sharapova. While Sharapova is technically also ranked outside the Top 50, at No. 146, her game is nearly back to No. 1 status, and she's proved that she belongs back at the top. In three, Sharapova with the win.
(30) Julia Goerges vs. Sloane Stephens
This matchup could be an interesting one, as the fiery Sloane Stephens aims for her first US Open quarterfinal berth. The American owns a 3-1 advantage over opponent Julia Goerges, all on hard courts, with Stephens taking their last meeting in the quarterfinal round of Cincinnati. Stephens has shown no signs of trouble from a recent foot injury that sidelined her for most of this season, and back-to-back semifinal finishes at US Open tune-ups in Toronto and Cincy have certainly given her the confidence she needs to secure a spot in the second week here.
But Goerges is no pushover, as she's reached three WTA finals this season, the latest in Washington this summer, and has not yet been tested in Flushing Meadows. After three rounds, she has dropped 10 games, and her highest ranked opponent was No. 78 Aleksandra Krunic. Goerges ranks 50 spots higher than Stephens and could pose a difficult challenge, but you have to give this one to Sloane on sheer grit. The American takes it in three.