Once again, John Isner's trip to Flushing Meadows ended in the third round. Once again, it happened with a loss to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at that stage.
Instead of trying to match Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova's power, unknown Aleksandra Krunic confounded her with looping shots and frustrated her by chasing down every ball.
China's Chen Long edged out top seed Lee Chong Wei in a thrilling match to win the men's final at the World Badminton Championships.
Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki beat the heat and Maria Sharapova 6-4 2-6 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Sunday as another top seed disappeared under a broiling Flushing Meadows sun.
Chinese amateur Wang Ziyi saved the best for last on Saturday when she holed out from 40 yards off the green for an improbable birdie three and a two-stroke victory at the Xiamen Challenge, becoming the youngest-ever winner on the China LPGA Tour.
China has secured the women's and mixed doubles gold medals at the world badminton championships while Chen Long has set up a men's title clash with top-seeded Lee Chong Wei.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was stunned in the third round of the US Open by a scrambling, moon-balling qualifier ranked No 145.
Peng Shuai beat 28th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open to reach her second straight Grand Slam round of 16.
A smoggy morning greeted about 3,000 athletes at Beijing's Olympic Forest Park on Saturday, the first leg of the 2014 Happy 10k Run.
Dutchman says expensive recruit not going to solve all of team's problems
Michel Platini won't fight Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, though he still hopes somebody will.
European powerhouses Real Madrid and Liverpool will meet again in the group stage of the Champions League after a draw on Thursday that promised many reunions.
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