Serena Williams is under investigation by US Open tournament officials for the ugly outburst she directed at the chair umpire during her loss to Australian Sam Stosur in the final on Sunday.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic outplayed Spain's Rafa Nadal to win the US Open final 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 at Flushing Meadows on Monday and show why he really is the hottest player in the game right now.
Australia's ninth seed Samantha Stosur survived a late fightback from unseeded German Angelique Kerber to win their US Open semifinal 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Saturday night.
Novak Djokovic saved two match points to roar back from the brink of defeat to edge Roger Federer in a five-set thriller at the US Open and book his place in the final.
Top seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open when his Serbian Davis Cup team-mate Janko Tipsarevic retired in the fourth set of their quarter-final.
Serena Williams struggled with her serve in the first set before finding the range to score a 7-5 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
The US Open was in danger of spilling into a third week after play was suspended for the second day in a row on Wednesday due to rain and Rafael Nadal led a player revolt against the "dangerous" conditions.
World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki insisted on Tuesday that she was not making fun of Rafael Nadal when she imitated the Spanish superstar's cramping spasm at the US Open.
The US Open was washed out for the second day in a row Wednesday, leaving organisers scrambling to clear a backlog and appease players who revolted against conditions on the court.