Tennis: Juan Ignacio Chela outlasted Stanislas Wawrinka in an erratic match at Flushing Meadows to reach the last eight of the US Open in New York.
The Argentinian 20th seed defeated his Swiss opponent 6-4 2-6 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-4 in three hours 41 minutes at Louis Armstrong Stadium and now awaits the winner of the all-Spanish fourth round meeting between second seed Rafael Nadal and number 15 David Ferrer.
Both Chela and Wawrinka had reached the last 16 courtesy of five-set victories and the fatigue from those encounters quickly told both committed a string of unforced errors and made a number of poor decisions.
Wawrinka, who had previously beaten Chela twice — including in the first round at last year's US Open — had been in a commanding position to advance at 2-0 up in the fifth.
Yet it was Chela, 29, who prevailed; his greater experience and determination seeing him through this grueling match.