Roberta Vinci beat her opponent and the rain to storm into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday just before a thunderstorm forced play to be suspended.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Fifth seed Simona Halep narrowly avoided a third-round upset with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 win over Hungary's Timea Babos on Saturday to keep her US Open title hopes alive.
Images from Day 1 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.
Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan was upset 7-5, 6-4 by Belinda Bencic in the fourth round at the US Open on Monday as the Swiss reached the quarter-finals for the second time.
Images from Day 3 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York.
Competing in his fourth straight Grand Slam singles main draw this season, Prajnesh lost 4-6, 1-6, 2-6 to the Russian on Monday.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran got a taste of high-level tennis in his first-round exit from the US Open, losing to world number five Daniil Medvedev in 84 minutes, in New York, on Monday.
Images from Day 6 of the 2016 US Open tennis tournament in New York, on Saturday.
'Everybody knows that they could wait a little bit, no? It was an unfortunate decision.'
'He probably deserves a player that is probably more dedicated to the game than I am. He deserves a better athlete than me'
Serena Williams did not need the help of a fan-filled Arthur Ashe Stadium to provide a lift during her 7-5, 6-4 win over the 96th ranked Kristie Ahn.
Images from Day 7 of the 2020 US Open in New York on Sunday.
Anderson is the first South African in New York's last 16 since Wayne Ferreira in 2002.
Images from matches played on Day 4 at the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
Victoria Azarenka's career has been a rollercoaster ride since she since she returned to the tour in 2017 after taking time off to have her son, Leo. After three years away from the WTA Tour following the birth of her son Alexander, Tsvetana Pironkova, playing in her first event since 2017, claimed a shock upset at the US Open.
Maria Sharapova will be back in the US Open spotlight on Wednesday hoping she can come up with a winning encore to her electrifying first round victory over second seed Simona Halep.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open on Day 3.
The contemporary music scene in Delhi is deliciously complex and layered; while Bangalore may be the rock capital and Mumbai busy helming alternative, Delhi is revelling in a unique sonic experience, says Ritika Bhatia.
Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2, 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with big sister Venus at the US Open on Wednesday.
Fourth seed Angelique Kerber's bid for consecutive Grand Slam titles ended when 29th seed Dominika Cibulkova defeated the German 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the US Open third round on Saturday.
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
A summary of Thursday's play at the US Open.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2020 US Open in New York on Friday.
A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.
Rediff.com takes a look at some interesting highlights of the tournament.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
It may have been the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday but Andy Murray came ready to work, demolishing Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to storm into the quarter-finals of the US Open.
Images from Day 3 of the 2020 US Open in New York, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the US Open on Sunday
Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday as the Serb laboured into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.
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A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Monday
Venus Williams stands in the way of younger sister Serena's bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Estonian teenager Anett Kontaveit on Sunday.
The fifth-seeded Ukrainian reached her second straight Grand Slam semi-final after also making the last four at Wimbledon in July.
Images from Day 6 of the US Open in New York, on Saturday.
Images from the second day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
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