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Murray leading Nadal

ANDY Murray has to wait an extra night to see if he can complete a stunning upset of world No.1 Rafael Nadal and reach the US Open final against Roger Federer.

 

Federer steamrolls Djokovic

ROGER Federer moved within one victory of his fifth consecutive US Open title, firing 20 aces to overpower No.3 seed Novak Djokovic 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2.

 

Jankovic's shot at glory delayed

JELENA Jankovic and Serena Williams have to wait until Monday (EST) to meet in the US Open final with the added incentive of the world No.1 ranking up for grabs.

 

Serena secures final berth

SERENA Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 6-2 in the women's singles semi-finals of the US Open.

 

Jankovic reaches US Open final

SERBIAN Jelena Jankovic, the No.2 seed, defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva 6-4 6-4 to reach the women's singles final of the US Open.

 

Bryan brothers deny Paes

AMERICAN brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their seventh grand slam men's doubles crown, defeating India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (12-10) to take the US Open title.

 

Djokovic and Federer to face-off

FOR Roger Federer to win his fifth US Open title in a row, the Swiss second seed must prove he still has what it takes to beat Novak Djokovic, this time in a semi-final rematch of last year's final.

 

Federer through to semis

FOUR-time defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the US Open semi-finals by defeating 130th-ranked qualifier Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).

 

Stosur through to doubles final

AUSTRALIA'S Samantha Stosur has reached the US Open doubles final after her and American Lisa Raymond accounted for fourth seeds Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama in straight sets at Flushing Meadows.

 

Molik retires from tennis

AUSTRALIA'S former world top 10 tennis player Alicia Molik has retired from the sport following a long battle with a debilitating inner ear virus and a more recent string of injuries.

 

Paes, Black win mixed doubles

INDIA'S Leander Paes and Zimbabwe's Cara Black won the US Open mixed doubles title defeating Britain's Jamie Murray and American Liezel Huber 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 in the final.

 

Brave Molik says farewell

ONE of the most charismatic, gifted and star-crossed talents of Australian women's tennis retired on Thursday.

 

Nadal sets up Murray semi-final

WORLD No.1 Rafael Nadal advanced to his first US Open semi-final by battling back to defeat Mardy Fish 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 in a match that finished at 2am local time.

 

Serena wins battle of sisters

SERENA Williams barely got the better of older sister Venus Williams in a US Open quarter-final that was fit for a final, coming back in each set to win 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (9-7).

 

Live: US Open day 10

JOIN our live event blog as we feature the match of the day at Flushing Meadows. Today we are covering Rafael Nadal and Mardy Fish from Arthur Ashe Stadium.

 

Murray books final four berth

BRITAIN?S Andy Murray advanced into his first Grand Slam semi-final with a gritty four-hour effort Wednesday, halting Juan Martin Del Potro's 23-match win streak to win a grueling US Open quarter-final.

 

Safina a step closer to glory

RUSSIA'S Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the $US20.6 million ($A24.64 million) US Open.

 

Williams's risk suspensions for boycott

VENUS and Serena Williams will face WTA Tour suspensions for their continued boycott of the Indian Wells tournament where they were booed in 2001 under new 2009 WTA rules announced Wednesday.

 

Bolters enter Agassi's school

AUSTRALIA has turned to American Andre Agassi for inspiration before arguably its greatest Davis Cup challenge.

 

Cup rookies thrown in deep end

AUSTRALIA has named its most inexperienced line-up in Davis Cup history for this month's daunting World Group play-off in Chile.

 

Federer battles into quarters

ROGER Federer extended his US Open win streak to 31 matches by beating Russian Igor Andreev 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open.

 

Jankovic books number one showdown

SERBIAN second seed Jelena Jankovic, seeking her first trip to a Grand Slam final, advanced to the US Open semi-finals Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Austrian Sybille Bammer.

 

Qualifier upsets fifth seed Davydenko

LUXEMBOURG'S world No.130 Gilles Muller became the first qualifier since 2000 to reach a grand slam quarter-final with a shocking upset of Russian fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko at the US Open.

 

Qualifier Muller stuns Davydenko

LUXEMBOURG left-hander Gilles Muller became the first qualifier since 2000 to reach a grand slam quarter-final, stunning Russian fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko to extend a dream US Open run.

 

Djokovic rallies to beat Robredo

SERBIAN Novak Djokovic overcame an injury to his hip and a first set loss by rallying to beat Spain's Tommy Robredo 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3 in a five-set slugfest at the US Open.

 

Dementieva's hot streak continues

OLYMPIC champion Elena Dementieva advanced to the US Open semi-finals, the Russian fifth seed extending the best run of her career by defeating Swiss 15th seed Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-3.

 

White-line fever

LEANNE White might not be the most recognizable name in world sport, but in tennis circles, the Australian is highly regarded.

 

Nadal withstands fierce test

WORLD number one Rafael Nadal battled his way into the US Open quarter-finals, outlasting 55th-ranked Sam Querrey 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 to match his best career showing at this Grand Slam.

 

Emotional Safina into quarter finals

DINARA Safina, struggling with her emotions, stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open, defeating German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-0.

 

Live: US Open Day 7

FOLLOW the action and have your say with foxsports.com.au's live event blog on the US Open. Today's featured match is between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Croatia's Marin Cilic.

 
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