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9/3/11 6:55 AM | Ricky Dimon
Donald Young takes out Stanislas Wawrinka in a fifth-set tiebreaker on Friday at the U.S. Open. Young is joined in the third round by fellow American John Isner, a straight-set winner over Robby Ginepri.
Not many 22-year-olds can be considered late-bloomers, but that's exactly what Donald Young appears to be. Better late than never.
Young, who turned pro when he was 14 back in 2004, announced his presence in the Top 100 with a vengeance on Friday afternoon at the U.S. Open. The world No. 84 scored arguably the biggest victory of his career in a second-round thriller, overcoming Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6(9), 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) in four hours and 20 minutes.
This one was tense right from the start, with the first set lasting over an hour. A total of four breaks were exchanged en route to a tiebreaker, which Young pulled out 11 points to nine.
Wawrinka, however, woke up and started to take control--seemingly for good. The Swiss raced through the second and third sets, breaking serve twice each time. Out of almost nowhere, though, Young delivered another momentum swing to take the fourth with a clutch hold at 5-3.
That set the stage for a dramatic, 73-minute fifth and final set. Wawrinka stormed to a 4-1 lead, but once again Young had some fight left in him. In fact, the American went on four-game surge for 5-4 only to collapse under the pressure of serving for the match. Young, however, held his nerve flawlessly at 5-6 then won the first six points of the decisive tiebreaker en route to dominating it seven points to one.
Joining Young in the third round is John Isner, who took care of fellow American Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.The in-form Isner turned in another brilliant performance, striking 20 aces without double-faulting while firing 45 winners against only 21 unforced errors.
Ginepri showed early signs of being competitive, but the underdog started to lose his way after missing a break chance at 4-4 in the first set. After that disappointment, Ginepri dropped serve at 4-5 to end the opening frame of play. From there it was all Isner, who lost just five service points in the second set and a mere two in the third.
Isner, who won titles in Newport and Winston-Salem this summer, prevailed in one hour and 48 minutes. Next up for the world in No. 22 is compatriot Alex Bogomolov, a three-set winner over lucky loser Rogerio Dutra Da Silva.
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Stanislas Wawrinka 
Donald Young 
How we've waited for you to play this match Donald!
Topspin , 9/3/11 6:53 PM