Italy's Flavia Pennetta felt sick to her stomach on a hot, muggy day at the U.S. Open Sunday, but dug deep to push on and beat 13th-seeded Peng Shuai of China 6-4 7-6 and reach the quarter-finals.
Novak Djokovic racked up his 60th win of the year yesterday to join former champions Serena Williams and Roger Federer in the US Open last 16 as Flushing Meadows claimed a record 18th injury victim.
The father of tennis great Serena Williams said he thought his daughter was going to die when she was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in March with a blood clot in her lung.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark dismantled struggling Vania King of the United States, 6-2, 6-4, to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.
Roger Federer met little trouble in moving forward to the fourth round of U.S. Open on Saturday, eliminating Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan were shocked in the first round of the men's doubles on Wednesday, and weren't sure what to do with themselves after their first Grand Slam first-round exit since 2001.
Maria Sharapova shifted into a higher gear on Wednesday as she overwhelmed unseeded Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus with the loss of just two games to surge into the third round of the US Open.