Ana Ivanovic is excited to take on resurgent Serena Williams for a US Open quarterfinal berth as she continues her own climb back to the game's summit.
Victoria Azarenka weathered the full force of Serena Williams at her best, an experience she described as "painful", before turning their US Open third-round match into a taut drama.
China's Peng Shuai, seeded 13, edged off 19th seed Julia Goerges of Germany 6-4, 7-6 (1), advancing into the last 16 of US Open on Friday.
Novak Djokovic got a full match in but barely a full workout as the world number one romped past unseeded Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-0 6-0 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the US Open.
Venus Williams expects to return to tennis court despite being diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome that causes fatigue and led to her decision to withdraw from the U.S. Open, but she is sure to face a tough fight to be back to the highest levels.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki took another step in her campaign for a first grand slam title by surging past Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2 6-0 on Thursday to reach the third round of the US Open.
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.
The luck of the Irish was all bad at the US Open as the second representative from the Emerald Isle was forced to retire during his first-round match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Novak Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis.
The last of the reigning women's grand slam champions was shown the door at the US Open Tuesday when error-prone French Open winner Li Na succumbed to unseeded Romanian teenager Simona Halep 6-2 7-5.
Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova crumbled in the first round of the US Open on Sunday, as Maria Sharapova showed her championship mettle with a battling victory.
The tennis obituaries will have to wait for now. The Williams sisters have no intentions of quitting anytime soon.
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