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Serbia’s World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his second US Open championship by defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a scintillating final Sunday night.

My son is six.

At Wimbledon Federer had hit the heights in his crushing semi-final victory over Andy Murray before running into Djokovic.

Anderson, who won his third career title two weeks ago at Winston-Salem, is the first South African in the US Open’s last-eight since Wayne Ferreira in 1992.

“It’s something I will work on, and keep moving forward. It was a tough night, but still, I don’t know, thrilling at the same time”.

Wait, what? That was basically the reaction on Saturday night, when just-crowned U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta finished her speech.

“Also, I was thinking it was going to be nice to be on court with her, and maybe lose, but for a moment so special for everyone, for her, for history”, she said.

Not since the 2010 US Open has Murray crashed out so early in a Grand Slam event, a run of 18 consecutive quarter-finals ended by the lanky African, who fired 25 aces and 81 winners.

In one of the unlikeliest major finals in women’s tennis, the 26th-seeded Pennetta beat Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 at Flushing Meadows. “I just have to say congrats to her”.

At the trophy presentation, Pennetta floored the sellout crowd by announcing that she plans to retire.

The U.S. Open women’s semi-finals scheduled to be played on Thursday evening have been postponed.

This is Djokovic’s second U.S. Open title and 10th career Grand Slam singles title, moving him into a tie with Bill Tilden for seventh place on the career list. Then she goes out and loses to Italy’s Roberta Vinci, the 43rd-ranked player in the world, whose previous...

World No 26 Italian tennis star celebrates in her moment of triumph at the US Open. The Italian Pennetta announced her retirement from tennis minutes after defeating compatriot Roberta Vinci to win her first major silverware.

Meanwhile, Isner progressed to the fourth round after Jiri Vesely was forced to retire from the tournament.

All Williams needed was two more wins to pull off that rare feat.