Serena slam still on after title holder recovers from set down against Mattek-Sands
Flushing Meadows
Japanese player beaten in the final of US Open but can expect hero’s welcome when he returns home
“It was one of those moments where you got the back against the wall and hope to get a bit lucky.”
Serb faces Kei Nishikori in US Open semi-final after Japanese player edged past Stan Wawrinka
Andy Murray in a hurry too as he advances to the third round at Flushing Meadow
Ana Ivanovic the second top-10 player to exit after defeat to Czech Karolina Pliskova
Fourth seed beaten in two sets by world number 39 four years after major setback
The Swiss former champion is safely through to the second round of the US Open
The fifteen-year-old wild card Cici Bellis has caused the biggest tennis upset in years
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