Highlights from US Open as backlash over Yulia Putintseva's treatment of ball girl grows

now to the US Open and another American woman advancing to the quarterfinals while Tommy Paul came up short Lara has the highlights good morning I sure do I had to stay up and watch it all you could not look away it was a heartbreaker though for American the American last night he was so close in both the first and second sets making yanuk CER work for every single point forcing tie breaks but in the end CER showed everyone why he is the one to beat game this morning world number one yanic cner headed to the quarterfinals after fending off two tie breaks from American Tommy Paul to beat him in straight sets I'm happy about about the win today it was revealed last week that CER tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid but faced no suspension because he was unaware it was given to him American Jessica bagula punching her ticket to the quarterfinals easily winning her fourth round match Pula making the US Open quarterfinals for the second time one of four American singles players advancing it's always nice being an American here and getting all the support in mixed doubles some mixed troubles as defending champs Anna danina and Hari halara were dethroned by Donald Young and Taylor Town's end halara not taking the loss very well snapping his racket in two meanwhile Julia putina is apologizing for her bad behavior towards a ball girl a visibly angry puntin sea appearing to snub the ball girl letting two balls hit her before making an attempt to catch the third the move drawing Fierce booze from the crowd the USA not commenting on the incident but former tennis champ Boris Becker is posting terrible Behavior towards the ball girl poutin sea later apologizing on social media writing I want to apologize to the ball girl for the way I was when she was giving me balls honestly speaking it was not about her all right and a lot of people are also complaining about how late these matches are going it's happening more and more Grand Slam winner Andy Murray who just retired at the Olympics weighed in last night he wrote quote the tennis scheduling situation is a total mess it looks so amateurish having matches going on at 234 a.m. sort it out and another vet Pam Shriver says one way to do it is to cut the men's matches down from best of five to best of three sets just like the women do that seems like a great strategy and would also show equality you know it's tough for the viewers imagine two or three in the morning but if you're playing two or three in the morning SL for them too and and then looking forward knowing that you have another match coming that's tough on everybody well see if they fix it thank you Lara

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