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n1 Serena Williams USA
n2 Victoria Azarenka BLR
n4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL
n5 Sara Errani ITA
n6 Na Li CHN
n8 Caroline Wozniacki DEN
n9 Petra Kvitova CZE

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#2 Victoria Azarenka
6'0" 145lb RH 2H-BH

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#1 Serena Williams
5'9" 150lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in New York, in the final of the 2013 US Open, the 2012, 2008, 2002 & 1999 US Open champ, 31 year old top seeded #1 Serena Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, won again, defeating last year's US Open finalist (and the 2013 Australian Open, Doha and Cincinnati champion), 24 year old 2nd seeded #2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), 7-5, 6(6)-7, 6-1 (Victoria is shown during the match; Serena is shown hugging the hardware afterward).

Serena's prize is $3,600,000 (including a $1 million bonus for finishing 1st in the US Open Series of tourneys); Victoria's prize is $1,550,000 (including a $250K bonus for 2nd place in the USO Series.)

Serena struck 36 winners (including 9 aces) with 35 unforced errors (including 5 double faults) while scoring on 7 of the 12 break points she reached against Victoria and totaling 109 points. Vika hit 17 winners (2 aces) with 27 errors (7 DFs) and converted 4 of her 8 break points against Serena while totaling 91 points. match stats

Victoria trailed 1-4 in the 2nd set before breaking back twice, each time as Serena was serving for the match, to force the tiebreaker. The 3rd set, however, was almost all Serena.

Serena said: "I definitely felt the love today, so thank you all for the support... Vika's such a great opponent and such a great fighter... that's why the match definitely wasn't over until match point today." WTA story

Victoria said: "It's a tough loss, but to be in the final again and play against the best was great. We fought hard and gave all our hearts out there, and I just have to say congratulations to Serena."

Serena leads Victoria 13-3 in career matches. Their previous meeting was two weeks ago on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the final at Cincinnati, when Vika defeated Serena 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6).

Serena, now 17-4 in Grand Slam singles finals, is 55-17 in WTA singles finals; she has won 9 this year. Serena has a 67-4 singles match record in 2013, losing only to Victoria Azarenka (twice), Sabine Lisicki, and Sloane Stephens.

Victoria, now 2-2 in Grand Slam singles finals, is 17-14 in WTA singles finals, and has a 42-5 singles match record in 2013, losing only to Serena Williams (twice), Samantha Stosur, Maria Sharapova, and Ekaterina Makarova.

Monday Men's Final: s2 Rafael Nadal ESP d s1 Novak Djokovic SRB 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

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2013 Major Skirmishes, Top Half

4th Round:
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n17 s15 Sloane Stephens USA 6-4, 6-1
n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n4 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6-4
n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n11 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-3, 6-0
n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n10 s8 Angelique Kerber GER 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)

Quarterfinals:
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-0, 6-0
n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6-2

Semifinal:
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n6 s5 Na Li CHN 6-0, 6-3

2013 Major Skirmishes, bottom Half

4th Round:
n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA d n137 q Camila Giorgi ITA 6-4, 6-2
n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n23 s21 Simona Halep ROU 6-2, 7-6(3)
n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n95 wc Alison Riske USA 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Quarterfinals:
n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-2, 6-3
n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 6-1

Semifinal:
n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-2

WTA SCOREBOARD: The US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York

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Flushing Meadows: The US Open has 32 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 16 qualifiers and 8 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals: Friday, August 26th.

2013: On Thursday, August 22, in New York, 2012 US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka visited the Empire State Building...
later on Thursday, 2012 US Open champion Serena Williams (and Vika as well as others) attended the Taste of Tennis event...

US Open, 1st Rd Mon-Tue Aug 26-27 11am
loser's prize: $32,000; points: 5
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n56 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-0, 6-1 Mon

Serena driving a backhand

Serena said: "I knew playing a former Grand Slam champion in the first round was a really, really tough draw. so I tried to be super serious." AP story

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n99 Dinah Pfizenmaier GER 6-0, 6-0 Tue

Vika's backhand drive

n4 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n69 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-1, 6-2 Mon

Agnieszka following a backhand

Agnieszka said: "The first match is always tough and it takes some time to get used to the conditions... Today was really windy and it made it difficult when we changed sides. But I think I used the wind well today and I'm pleased I could close it out in straight sets." WTA story

n5 s4 Sara Errani ITA d n152 LL Olivia Rogowska AUS 6-0, 6-0 Tue
n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n75 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-2, 6-2 Mon

Na driving a forehand

Na said: "The first match at a major is always a tough match because you never know what will happen on the court. It's just important to get the win. My form has been pretty good this summer. I had two semis and I was really happy with the way I was hitting the ball now on the court."

n8 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n135 q Ying-Ying Duan CHN 6-2, 7-5 Tue

Caro about to swat a forehand

Caroline said: "[Ying-Ying] went for it, hitting everything, and I just had to keep steady and keep running balls down. I just kept my focus and kept fighting for every point, and I'm happy to be through. I think everyone you asked today would just say it was a day of survival and a day to get through." WTA story

n9 s7 Petra Kvitova CZE d n92 Misaki Doi JPN 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Tue

Petra driving a backhand

Petra said: "The wind was quite difficult for us, but it was the same conditions for both of us. It wasn't an easy match for first round. It's always tricky and difficult, so I'm glad I got through this match." WTA story

n10 s8 Angelique Kerber GER d n84 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-1, 6-1 Mon

Angelique driving a forehand

n11 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n40 Madison Keys USA 6-3, 6-4 Mon

Jelena following a backhand

n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA d n103 Timea Babos HUN 6-4, 6-2 Tue
*n298 q Victoria Duval USA d n13 s11 Samantha Stosur AUS 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Tue

Victoria driving a forehand

It was the first time Victoria had ever faced a top 20 player. Victoria scored on 6 of the 13 break points she reached against Samantha and totaled 118 points; Sam converted 5 of her 16 break points against Victoria and totaled 111 points. match stats

Victoria said: "Sam is a great champion... She didn't play her best today, and this is the best I've played in my career. I'm really excited."

*n60 Venus Williams USA d n14 s12 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-1, 6-2 Mon

Venus after match point

Kirsten had defeated Venus 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 earlier this month in Toronto. Venus said: "In Toronto I started out really strong and it didn't end up as well as I would have liked. But my serve was a lot better today. In Toronto I wasn't really feeling that great about my serve. Honestly, I think that made a huge difference." WTA story

n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n115 Anna Tatishvili GEO 6-2, 6-0 Tue

Ana reaching for a backhand volley

Ana said: "I was very pleased with the performance today. It was a little bit shaky in the beginning, a lot of breaks, but once I found my rhythm I sort of felt more comfortable as the match went on. I felt my game plan sort of settle in out there."

n16 s14 Maria Kirilenko RUS d n58 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-1, 6-1 Tue

Maria driving a forehand

n17 s15 Sloane Stephens USA d n110 Mandy Minella LUX 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) Mon

Sloane's backhand drive

Sloane said: "I got off to a really slow start. I was nervous, tight, hands were shaking, couldn't find my rhythm. I thought [Mandy] also played pretty well in the first set.
"In the second set I tried to get off to a good start, but obviously you're thinking, 'Somebody can't play this well the whole time,' but she really did. So I just kind of had to fight and battle out there.
"In the third set I thought we both played really well. I came out with the win. But I thought she played some awesome tennis the whole time. All credit to her. I thought it was a pretty good match." WTA story

n18 s16 Sabine Lisicki GER d n123 q Vera Dushevina RUS 6-2, 7-6(3) Mon

Sabine driving a forehand

*n44 Elina Svitolina UKR d n19 s17 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-4, 6-3 Tue
n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n70 Lauren Davis USA 6-0, 6-0 Mon
n21 s19 Sorana Cirstea ROU d n96 q Sharon Fichman CAN 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 Mon

Sorana following a forehand

*n128 q Julia Glushko ISR d n22 s20 Nadia Petrova RUS 6-3, 6-4 Tue
n23 s21 Simona Halep ROU d n77 Heather Watson GBR 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tue
n24 s22 Elena Vesnina RUS d n49 Annika Beck GER 6-1, 6-1 Tue

Elena driving a backhand

n25 s23 Jamie Hampton USA d n87 Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-4, 6-2 Mon

Jamie serving

n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n83 Polona Hercog SLO 6-2, 6-4 Mon

Ekaterina driving a forehand

n27 s25 Kaia Kanepi EST d n130 wc Vania King USA 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 Mon

Kaia's backhand drive

n28 s26 Alize Cornet FRA d n126 q Maria Joao Koehler POR 6-3, 6-2 Tue
n29 s27 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n97 Mallory Burdette USA 6-3, 7-5 Tue
n30 s28 Mona Barthel GER d n81 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*n141 LL Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT d n31 s29 M Rybarikova SVK 7-6(2), 6-3 Mon

Patricia driving a backhand

n32 s30 Laura Robson GBR d n53 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 7-5, 6-0 Mon

Laura volleying a backhand

*n41 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE d n33 s31 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-3, 6-3 Tue
n34 s32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n94 wc Virginie Razzano FRA 7-5, 6-0 Mon
*n215 sr Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d n35 Varvara Lepchenko USA 6(5)-7, 6-2, 7-6(5) Tue
n36 Shuai Peng CHN d n64 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 6-3, 6-4 Tue
n37 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n98 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 Mon
n38 Lucie Safarova CZE d n61 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Tue
n39 Urszula Radwanska POL d n74 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 6-1, 6-3 Mon
*n78 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d n42 Monica Niculescu ROU 6-4, 6-3 Mon
*n51 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n43 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-2, 6-4 Tue
n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n111 wc Maria Sanchez USA 7-5, 6-2 Tue
*n107 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n47 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(4) Mon
*n114 Christina McHale USA d n48 Julia Goerges GER 6-4, 6-3 Tue

Christina's backhand drive

*n361 sr Alisa Kleybanova RUS d n50 Monica Puig PUR 6-4 3-6 7-5 Mon
n54 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d n124 Mathilde Johansson FRA 6-3, 6-1 Mon
n55 Jie Zheng CHN d n68 Kiki Bertens NED 6-1, 6-3 Mon
n57 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n72 Karolina Pliskova CZE 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Mon
n59 Karin Knapp ITA d n150 q Grace Min USA 6-3, 6-1 Tue
*n71 Paula Ormaechea ARG d n63 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 6-3, 7-6(7) Mon
n65 Donna Vekic CRO d n100 Mariana Duque-Marino COL 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 Tue
*n102 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP d n66 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-0, 6-4 Mon
*n95 wc Alison Riske USA d n67 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-3, 6-3 Tue
*n109 q Kurumi Nara JPN d n73 Alexandra Cadantu ROU 6-2, 6-2 Mon
n76 Caroline Garcia FRA d n132 wc Shelby Rogers USA 6-3, 6-2 Mon
n79 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n186 q Chanel Simmonds RSA 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 Tue
n82 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d n85 Olga Puchkova RUS 6-1, 6-0 Mon
n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n171 wc Nicole Gibbs USA 6-0, 6-2 Tue
*n137 q Camila Giorgi ITA d n88 Jana Cepelova SVK 6-2, 6-2 Tue
*n257 sr Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d n89 Vesna Dolonc SRB 7-5, 7-6(5) Tue
n91 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d n148 sr Petra Cetkovska CZE 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 Mon
*n170 wc Ashleigh Barty AUS d n101 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP 6-1, 6-4 Mon
*n227 wc Sachia Vickery USA d n116 q Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-4, 6-4 Tue
n118 q Michelle Larcher de Brito POR d n125 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-4, 6-3 Tue
n129 q Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n138 q Casey Dellacqua AUS 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*n192 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d n159 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-4, 7-6(5) Mon

US Open, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu Aug 28-29 11am
loser's prize: $53,000; points: 100
Wednesday: rain delayed play
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n78 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 6-3, 6-0 ppd-Thu

Serena driving a backhand

Serena said: "I'll have to think about it and see what I can do better, but it was OK." AP story

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n257 sr Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-3, 6-1 Thu

Vika serving

Victoria said: "It was a good match, I think. It was very good and solid beginning of the first set, and good second set. Towards the end I felt like I let her play a little bit and she really went for her shots, so I had to adjust a little bit better, and it took a little bit longer, but I'm glad that I closed out the first set. I was really more dominating in the second." WTA story

n4 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n102 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 6-0, 7-5 Wed

Aga following a forehand

Agnieszka said: "The first set was definitely really great for me. Everything was working: serve, return, everything. And then I think she started to play a little bit better in the second set. I think she really stepped forward and started to hit the ball with more confidence." WTA story

*n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n5 s4 Sara Errani ITA 6-3, 6-1 Thu

Flavia driving a forehand

Flavia served 7 aces, with no double faults, and won 68% of her 1st serve points (Sara: 0 aces, 1 DF, 38%). match stats

Flavia said: "I was really aggressive from the beginning, but I think the key was my serve. I was serving really well today and that was the biggest difference." WTA story

n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n91 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-2, 6-2 Wed

Na's forehand drive

Na said: "The last time I played her it was a very tough second set. Today was tough again. Even if it looks like easy match, it's really not that way. I improved a few things from the first round, like the serve and coming to the net more. I stuck to the game plan and was happy with how I played."

Na lost to her next opponent, Laura Robson, last year in the 3rd round at Flushing Meadows.

Na said: "Since last year, I think both of us have improved a lot. I'm really looking forward to possibly playing against her again. For sure it'll be challenging because she's a lefty and an aggressive player."

n8 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n79 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-1, 6-2 Thu

Caro after match point

n9 s7 Petra Kvitova CZE d n51 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 6-4 Thu
n10 s8 Angelique Kerber GER d n57 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 ppd-Thu

Angelique fielding a backhand

n11 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n361 sr Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-3, 6-2 ppd-Thu

Jelena driving a forehand

n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA d n38 Lucie Safarova CZE 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Thu
n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n215 sr Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6-2, 6-1 Thu

Ana's forehand drive

n16 s14 Maria Kirilenko RUS d n118 q Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 6-3, 6-1 Thu
n17 s15 Sloane Stephens USA d n39 Urszula Radwanska POL 6-1, 6-1 Wed

Sloane's backhand drive

n18 s16 Sabine Lisicki GER d n71 Paula Ormaechea ARG 6-2, 6-3 ppd-Thu
n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n192 q C Vandeweghe USA 6-3, 6-4 Wed
*n109 q Kurumi Nara JPN d n21 s19 Sorana Cirstea ROU 7-5, 6-1 ppd-Thu

Kurumi driving a backhand

n23 s21 Simona Halep ROU d n65 Donna Vekic CRO 6-2, 6-1 Thu
*n59 Karin Knapp ITA d n24 s22 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-1, 6-4 Thu
n25 s23 Jamie Hampton USA d n37 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 7-5, 6-4 Wed
n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n54 B Mattek-Sands USA 6-4, 6-4 ppd-Thu
n27 s25 Kaia Kanepi EST d n107 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-4, 6-1 ppd-Thu
n28 s26 Alize Cornet FRA d n129 q Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-2, 6-2 Thu

Alize's backhand drive

n29 s27 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n36 Shuai Peng CHN 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Thu
*n95 wc Alison Riske USA d n30 s28 Mona Barthel GER 6-4, 6-2 Thu

Alison launching a backhand

n32 s30 Laura Robson GBR d n76 Caroline Garcia FRA 6-4, 7-6(5) Wed

Laura driving a forehand

Laura, who is returning from a wrist injury, called for the trainer after the 1st set. Laura said: "I just felt like I needed some more tape on my wrist, that's all we did. It's fine. I'm going to get treatment on it and get it ready for Friday." BBC story

n34 s32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n170 wc A Barty AUS 6-4, 6-0 Wed
*n137 q Camila Giorgi ITA d n41 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 6-4, 7-6(8) Thu
*n114 Christina McHale USA d n44 Elina Svitolina UKR 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Thu
n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n298 q Victoria Duval USA 6-2, 6-3 Thu
n55 Jie Zheng CHN d n60 Venus Williams USA 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) Wed

Jie eyeing a backhand, Venus driving a forehand, Jie following one, and after match point

Jie took a 3-0 lead in the 3rd set, then 4-1, before Venus broke back. In the tiebreaker, Venus trailed 1-4 before recovering to 5-5, then Jie scored the final two points of the match.

Facing a partisan crown in her on court interview, Jie said: "First I want to say, 'Sorry guys. She's a great player, but I want to win also." AP story

n82 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d n141 LL Mayr-Achleitner AUT 6-2, 6-3 ppd-Thu
n128 q Julia Glushko ISR d n227 wc Sachia Vickery USA 7-5, 6-3 ppd-Thu

US Open, 3rd Rd Fri-Sat Aug 30-31 11am
loser's prize: $93,000; points: 160
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n82 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-3, 6-1 Fri

Serena about to lightly tap a forehand

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n28 s26 Alize Cornet FRA 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-2 Sat

Vika driving a backhand

Victoria said: "[Alize] played really well. I felt like I didn't take my opportunities in the first set, which was kind of a waste, and it gave her a lot of confidence. She really came up with great shots when she needed them, and she was hitting some big serves too. I've actually never seen her serve like that.
"I'm glad I could turn things around in the second and third set. That was when I was really finding my rhythm. And I felt much better in the end after the two hour mark, which I'm very happy about." WTA story

About her 4th round opponent, Ana Ivanovic, Victoria said: "Ana is a great player. She has really improved. I think especially this year she's been showing some consistent results. We had a great match in Carlsbad, which was my first tournament after coming back. She's definitely in great form and I'm sure she's motivated and pumped up now. It's going to be a good match. She's a great champion, as well. I'm looking forward to it."

n4 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n34 s32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-4, 7-6(1) Fri

Aga watching her backhand fly

Agnieszka said: "I'm very happy that I won another match in two sets. Of course it was two tight sets and actually it was just by a couple points in each one. But definitely I played a very high level in the tie-break." WTA story

n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n32 s30 Laura Robson GBR 6-2, 7-5 Fri

Na driving a forehand

Na had lost to Laura in the 3rd round of last year's US Open. Na said: "I was really pleased with how I was hitting it, and I was also serving well."

*n137 q Camila Giorgi ITA d n8 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Sat
*n95 wc Alison Riske USA d n9 s7 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-3, 6-0 Sat

Alison after match point

Alison said: "I've got a new confidence in myself... I feel like I'm playing within myself and not doing anything too crazy. It's just really comfortable for me out there." WTA story

n10 s8 Angelique Kerber GER d n27 s25 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-0, 6-4 Fri

Angelique said: "I was feeling very good today. I was there from the first point and I was really focusing and concentrating on my game. So I'm really happy to be in the next round now." WTA story

n11 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n109 q Kurumi Nara JPN 6-4, 7-6(5) Fri

Jelena's forehand drive

n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA d n59 Karin Knapp ITA 6-4, 6-3 Sat
n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n114 Christina McHale USA 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sat

Ana serving, and Christina and Ana volleying forehands

Christina served for the match at 6-4, 5-4. Ana said: "I played a great game to break her when [Christina] was serving for the match. That gave me confidence and from there I kept trying to move forward and be aggressive, even when I was making some mistakes. And then in the third set I was serving very well. I'm just so happy to be through."

*n23 s21 Simona Halep ROU d n16 s14 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-1, 6-0 Sat

Simona following a forehand, and Maria driving a backhand

Simona said: "It was the best match ever for me. I played incredible today. No mistakes. Before the match I wanted to be more aggressive on the court. I did very well. [Maria is] a great player, a top player, and I just wanted to enjoy the match and try my best." WTA story

n17 s15 Sloane Stephens USA d n25 s23 Jamie Hampton USA 6-1, 6-3 Fri

Sloane driving a backhand

Sloane said: "Once I got my first round match out of the day, I was feeling a lot better. I played well in my second match, and played well today as well, so it was good. I'm feeling really good now."

*n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n18 s16 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-4, 7-5 Fri

Ekaterina serving

n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n55 Jie Zheng CHN 6-2, 6-4 Fri
*n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n29 s27 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 7-5, 6-1 Sat

Flavia after match point

n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n128 q Julia Glushko ISR 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(4) Sat

US Open, 4th Rd, Sun-Mon Sep 1-2 11am
loser's prize: $165,000; points: 280
Monday: rain delayed play
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n17 s15 Sloane Stephens USA 6-4, 6-1 Sun

Serena driving a forehand, Sloane following a backhand, and Serena's backhand drive

Serena said: "It was definitely a high quality match out there. We both came out today to play. At the end of the day it was a fourth round match, but it definitely had feelings of a quarterfinal or a semifinal match." WTA story

Sloane said: "There were times I played some really good tennis, though the second set got away from me a little bit. But overall I thought I played well... It didn't go how I wanted, but I competed well and played well, and that's all you can do."

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 ppd-Tue

Ana and Vika driving backhands

*n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n4 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6-4 Sun

Aga driving a forehand, Kate watching her backhand fly, and after match point

n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n11 s9 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-3, 6-0 Sun

Jelena following a forehand, and Na driving one

*n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n10 s8 Angelique Kerber GER 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) Sun

Angelique and Carla fielding forehand and backhand

Carla said: "In the last set I was so nervous when I was serving for the match but I managed to come back and be loose in the tie-break and just play my game." WTA story

n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA d n137 q Camila Giorgi ITA 6-4, 6-2 Mon

Camila following a forehand, and Roberta after match point

Roberta said: "I knew it was going to be a tough match. [Camila] always plays very strong, very flat, and she played her game very well today. I knew I had to change my focus when she was up 4-1. I was just thinking about my game and I'm happy to be back in the quarterfinals again." WTA story

*n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n23 s21 Simona Halep ROU 6-2, 7-6(3) Mon

Simona and Flavia driving forehands

It is the fourth time that Flavia has reached the US Open quarterfinals since 2008. She has never advanced to the semis.

Flavia said: "Playing in New York is always good for me... I can tell you that on the first day this year, when I played my first match, I didn't expect to be here. I didn't expect to play so well against Sara in my second match, either. But I've just tried to play my best all the time and be aggressive, do something with the ball and not think about winning or losing. Just try to play tennis." WTA story

n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n95 wc Alison Riske USA 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 Mon

Alison and Daniela driving backhands

Daniela struck 46 winners (including 15 aces) with only 22 unforced errors (including 2 double faults) while scoring on 4 of the 7 break points she reached against Alison and totaling 90 points. Alison hit 3 17 winners (3 aces) with 20 errors (1 DF) and converted both of her 2 break points against Daniela while totaling 72 points. match stats

The win put Daniela into her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2003. She also reached the US Open quarters in 2002.

Daniela said: "Alison played extremely well at the end of the second set... Obviously the serve was working really well today. I think that was the main difference in the match today." WTA story

Alison said: "[Daniela is] a seasoned player. She played ball today. So I did all I could for this moment and that's all I could do. She just played too well... Even though I did lose today. It was a really great tournament for me."

US Open, QFs, Tues-Wed Sep 3-4 11am & Noon
loser's prize: $325,000; points: 500
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n20 s18 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-0, 6-0 Tue

Serena driving a forehand, Carla watching her backhand fly, and Serena after match point

Serena struck 20 winners (including 4 aces) with only 9 unforced errors (including 3 double faults) while scoring on 6 of the 7 break points she reached against Carla and totaling 53 points. Carla hit only 3 winners (no aces) with 12 errors (3 DFs) and failed to convert either of her 2 break points against Serena while totaling 18 points. match stats

Serena said: "I played well. I played really well. I was just more focused than anything. I like to believe there is always room for improvement though. I haven't really thought about it yet, but off the bat, I think it was very difficult to hit a big serve today because of the winds, and I didn't get my serve up as much as I wanted to. But I don't know. I do think I definitely played well tonight." WTA story

About her semifinal opponent, Li Na, Serena said: I think the challenge of playing someone like [Na] is how do you beat a player that does everything so well? I'm going to have to think about that and come up with an answer to that in the next couple days... We've always played really close. Maybe next time we play she might want to go from close to a win. I have to be ready for that."

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-2, 6-3 Wed

Victoria ready to lightly tap a forehand, Daniela driving one, and Vika's backhand drive

Victoria struck 17 winners (including 1 ace) with 15 unforced errors (including 4 double faults) while scoring on 7 of the 11 break points she reached against Daniela and totaling 62 points. Daniela hit 19 winners (3 aces) with 18 errors (3 DFs) and converted 3 of her 4 break points against Victoria while totaling 45 points. match stats

Victoria said: "It was a little bit tricky with the wind, and Daniela is the kind of player who doesn't give you rhythm, so you have to try to make it happen in one or two shots in the beginning. There weren't many long rallies, which can make it difficult to get into the match, but I felt like I was really good in the important moments." WTA story

Daniela said: "I didn't feel like I played my best tennis today... Throughout the whole tournament my serve was working great, just not tonight. I'm very disappointed... [Victoria has] always been very solid and she doesn't give you anything for free. She makes very few mistakes and moves extremely well too. I knew what to expect. like I said, it was just from my side. I didn't bring the best out of me."

n6 s5 Na Li CHN d n26 s24 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6-2 Tue

Na and Ekaterina driving forehands, and Na after match point

The win put Na into her first US Open semifinal. Na said: "I'm not so happy with the way I played today. Today was the first time I was feeling so nervous. It started from the beginning of the match until the end of the match. But I was happy that at least I was fighting a lot on the court. Even if I wasn't playing my best tennis, I was still fighting and I'm still in the tournament. I think that's something even better than the last round. Even when I lost the second set, I still felt like, 'Okay, it's still one set all. You still have a chance. Let's just try to go point by point and hang in there, and just stay out there on the court and fight.'" WTA story

*n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n12 s10 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 6-1 Wed

Flavia driving a forehand, Roberta launching one, and Flavia fielding another

Flavia struck 23 winners (including 3 aces) with 17 unforced errors (including 3 double faults) while scoring on 6 of the 12 break points she reached against Roberta and totaling 63 points. Roberta hit 14 winners (no aces) with 28 errors (3 DFs) while converting 2 of her 5 break points against Flavia and totaling 45 points. match stats

It was Flavia's fourth appearance in the US Open quarterfinals, but the first time she has advanced to the semis. She missed much of last season, including Flushing Meadows, due to a right wrist injury which required surgery.

Flavia said: "At the end of the first set I knew I had to start being more aggressive, and my serve was working really well today, so that helped me a lot... I just played my tennis and everything worked out really well for me." WTA story

US Open, SFs, Fri Sep 6 1:45pm & 3:45pm
loser's prize: $650,000; points: 900
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n6 s5 Na Li CHN 6-0, 6-3

Serena driving a backhand, Na following one, and Serena after winning a point

Serena struck 19 winners (including 4 aces) with 20 unforced errors (including 1 double fault) while scoring on 5 of the 11 break points she reached against Na and totaling 69 points. Na hit 8 winners (no aces) with 24 errors (4 DFs) and converted 1 of her 4 break points against Serena while totaling 49 points. match stats

After being bageled in the 1st set, Na broke Serena to take a 2-1 lead in the 2nd. Serena said: "Li Na's such a great player. It was tough at the end of the match, and I got a little bit nervous there, but I was able to close it out finally." WTA story

n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n86 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-2

Flavia and Victoria driving forehand and backhand, and Vika after match point

Victoria struck 15 winners (including no aces) with 25 unforced errors (including 6 double faults) while scoring on 8 of the 13 break points she reached against Flavia and totaling 69 points. Flavia hit 19 winners (1 ace) with 23 errors (3 DFs) and converted 5 of her 6 break points against Victoria while totaling 54 points. match stats

Victoria said: "Today was a great match, a lot of emotions. I think the turning point was when I finally held my serve and won the first set. I stayed tough and played really well on return games and on important moments. Flavia's such a great fighter, getting to every ball, so I really had to keep my focus in the match." WTA story

US Open, Final, Sun Sep 8 4:30pm
loser's prize: $1,300,000 (+$250,000 for US Open Series); points: 1400
winner's prize: $2,600,000 (+$1,000,000 for US Open Series); points: 2000
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n2 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR 7-5, 6(6)-7, 6-1

Victoria serving, Serena chasing a forehand, Vika driving one, Serena driving a backhand,
Serena serving, Vika driving a backhand, Serena following one, and after match point

US Open, Doubles Final, Sat Sep 7
loser's prize: $230,000
winner's prize: $460,000
s5 Andrea Hlavackova CZE & Lucie Hradecka CZE d s8 Ashleigh Barty AUS & Casey Dellacqua AUS 6(4)-7, 6-1, 6-4

Lucie and Andrea

US Open, Mixed Doubles Final, Fri Sep 6
loser's prize: $70,000
winner's prize: $150,000
s7 Andrea Hlavackova CZE & Max Mirnyi BLR d Abigail Spears USA & Santiago Gonzalez MEX 7-6(5), 6-3

US Open, Girls Singles Final, Sun Sep 8
s2 Ana Konjuh CRO d Tornado Alicia Black USA 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6)

US Open, Girls Doubles Final, Sat Sep 7
s1 Barbora Krejcikova CZE & Katerina Siniakova CZE d s3 Belinda Bencic SUI & Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP 6-3, 6-4

US Open, Qualifying Finals Fri Aug 23 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $4,100 2pts; q2 $7,911 40pts; q3 $12,028 50pts; qualifier 60 points
n96 Sharon Fichman CAN d n169 Alexandra Panova RUS 7-6(3), 6-4
*n150 Grace Min USA d n104 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-4, 6-1
n109 Kurumi Nara JPN d n141 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT 7-5, 6-4
n116 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n164 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 6-4, 6-2
n118 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR d n244 Elena Baltacha GBR 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
n123 Vera Dushevina RUS d n176 Catalina Castano COL 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
n126 Maria Joao Koehler POR d n152 Olivia Rogowska AUS 6-2, 6-2
n128 Julia Glushko ISR d n220 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 6-3, 6-2
n129 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n167 Alison Van Uytvanck BEL 6-4, 6-2
n135 Ying-Ying Duan CHN d n185 Madison Brengle USA 6(3)-7, 6-1, 6-2
n137 Camila Giorgi ITA d n224 Julia Cohen USA 6-1, 6-0
n138 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n156 Ksenia Pervak RUS 7-5, 6-3
n159 Aleksandra Krunic SRB d n456 Louisa Chirico USA 6-1, 6-3
n186 Chanel Simmonds RSA d n334 Taylor Townsend USA 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
*n298 Victoria Duval USA d n188 Tereza Mrdeza CRO 6-3, 6-3
n192 Coco Vandeweghe USA d n253 Nigina Abduraimova UZB 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

US Open, Withdrawals/Non-entries
n3 Maria Sharapova RUS right shoulder bursitis
n7 Marion Bartoli FRA retired
n45 Romina Oprandi SUI
n52 Ayumi Morita JPN low back injury
n62 Garbine Muguruza ESP surgery after Wimbledon
n93 Yulia Putintseva KAZ back injury

The 64 doubles teams, arranged in drawsheet order; teams in red have been eliminated:
TOP HALF s1 Sara Errani ITA & Roberta Vinci ITA QF Daniela Hantuchova SVK & Martina Hingis SUI r1 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ & Shuai Zhang CHN r1 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS & Anastasia Rodionova AUS r2 Sharon Fichman CAN & Aleksandra Wozniak CAN r2 Allie Kiick USA & Sachia Vickery USA r1 Alisa Kleybanova RUS & Christina McHale USA r1 s16 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP & Flavia Pennetta ITA r3 s11 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS & Lucie Safarova CZE r3 Dominika Cibulkova SVK & Monica Niculescu ROU r1 Alexandra Cadantu ROU & Simona Halep ROU r1 Jill Craybas USA & Coco Vandeweghe USA r2 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP & Carla Suarez Navarro ESP r1 Serena Williams USA & Venus Williams USA SF Natalie Grandin RSA & Darija Jurak CRO r1 s7 Raquel Kops-Jones USA & Abigail Spears USA r2 s3 Nadia Petrova RUS & Katarina Srebotnik SLO QF Elina Svitolina UKR & Renata Voracova CZE r1 Vania King USA & Magdalena Rybarikova SVK r2 Karolina Pliskova CZE & Donna Vekic CRO r1 Kiki Bertens NED & Johanna Larsson SWE r2 Shelby Rogers USA & Maria Sanchez USA r1 Eva Birnerova CZE & Stefanie Voegele SUI r1 s14 Kristina Mladenovic FRA & Galina Voskoboeva KAZ r3 s12 Julia Goerges GER & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE r2 Olga Govortsova BLR & Mandy Minella LUX r1 Petra Martic CRO & Andrea Petkovic GER r1 Polona Hercog SLO & Lisa Raymond USA r3 Vera Dushevina RUS & Heather Watson GBR r1 Sandra Klemenschits AUT & Andreja Klepac SLO r2 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN & Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP r1 s5 Andrea Hlavackova CZE & Lucie Hradecka CZE		BOTTOM HALF s6 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER & Kveta Peschke CZE r3 Hao-Ching Chan TPE & Yung-Jan Chan TPE r1 Oksana Kalashnikova GEO & Alicja Rosolska POL r1 Timea Babos HUN & Francesca Schiavone ITA r2 Katalin Marosi HUN & Megan Moulton-Levy USA r2 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU & Klara Zakopalova CZE r1 Annika Beck GER & Monica Puig PUR r1 s10 Sania Mirza IND & Jie Zheng CHN SF s15 Jelena Jankovic SRB & Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO r3 Irina Buryachok UKR & Karin Knapp ITA r1 Mona Barthel GER & Liga Dekmeijere LAT r2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU & Eva Hrdinova CZE r1 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS & Samantha Stosur AUS r2 Yvonne Meusburger AUT & Paula Ormaechea ARG r1 Eleni Daniilidou GRE & Alexandra Panova RUS r1 s4 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE & Shuai Peng CHN QF s8 Ashleigh Barty AUS & Casey Dellacqua AUS F Sorana Cirstea ROU & Yanina Wickmayer BEL r1 Petra Cetkovska CZE & Kirsten Flipkens BEL r2 Eugenie Bouchard CAN & Janette Husarova SVK r1 Melanie Oudin USA & Alison Riske USA r2 Lauren Davis USA & Grace Min USA r1 Nina Bratchikova RUS & Bojana Jovanovski SRB r1 s9 Liezel Huber USA & Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP r3 s13 Cara Black ZIM & Marina Erakovic NZL r3 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP & Shahar Peer ISR r1 Varvara Lepchenko USA & Saisai Zheng CHN r2 Sofia Arvidsson SWE & Kaia Kanepi EST r1 Mallory Burdette USA & Taylor Townsend USA r1 Alize Cornet FRA & Caroline Garcia FRA r2 Shuko Aoyama JPN & Chanelle Scheepers RSA r1 s2 Ekaterina Makarova RUS & Elena Vesnina RUS QF

2013 US Open Series

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(August 21, 2013) Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from this year's US Open due to an ongoing right shoulder injury. Tennis.com story

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