After the madness of day three, relative calm descended over Flushing Meadows, with a ‘normal’ second round schedule on the books. But as Roger Federer was pushed to five, and seeds like Grigor Dimitrov and Tomas Berdych were sent packing, the mood changed. These are the best photos of day four at the US Open.
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Rafael Nadal lost the first set, before sweeping past Taro Daniel. Photo: Getty Images
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Daniel led by a set and a break before Nadal stormed back in the match. Photo: Getty Images
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Rafa Nadal rounded off the second round matches at the US Open. Photo: Getty Images
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Kurumi Nara produced a stunning upset with her 6-3 3-6 6-3 win over Kuznetsova. Photo: Getty Images
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Kuznetsova was carrying an injury into the match. Photo: Getty Images
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CoCo Vandeweghe was a 7-6(6) 6-2 winner against Ons Jabeur. Photo: Getty Images
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Roger Federer needed more than three hours to down Mikhail Youzhny 6-1 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 6-2. Photo: Getty Images
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Youzhny was 0-16 against Federer going into the match, and had only ever taken two sets off him. Photo: Getty Images
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After starting fast, Federer began to struggle against Youznhy. Photo: Getty Images
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Federer looked far from comfortable during the match, and occasionally struggled with his movement. Photo: Getty Images
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Elina Svitolina made short work of Rodina, winning 6-4 6-4. Photo: Getty Images
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Karolina Pliskova survived a shaky start to get past Nicole Gibbs 2-6 6-3 6-4. Photo: Getty Images
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Pliskova needs to reach the finals at Flushing Meadows to have a chance of retaining her place as world No.1. Photo: Getty Images
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Juan Martin del Potro was a straight sets winner against Adrian Menendez-Maceiras. Photo: Getty Images
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Missed the chair, Poots? Photo: Getty Images
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David Goffin won an epic battle with Guido Pella, coming through 3-6 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 6-3. Photo: Getty Images
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Philipp Kohlschreiber was leading by two sets and 3-0 when Santiago Giraldo decided to retire. Photo: Getty Images
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French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko was a straight sets winner over Sorana Cirstea. Photo: Getty Images
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Next Gen star Rublev overwhelmed Dimitrov, winning 7-5 7-6(3) 6-3. Photo: Getty Images
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Cincinnati champion Grigor Dimitrov crashed out in straight sets against Andrey Rublev. Photo: Getty Images
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Gael Monfils won a five set epic against American Donald Young. Photo: Getty Images
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Dominic Thiem needed four sets to get past Taylor Fritz, eventually winning 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-5. Photo: Getty Images
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After crashing out in the singles, Nick Kyrgios returned to the doubles court. Photo: Getty Images
