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On Saturday, Serena Williams will face No. 20 seed Naomi Osaka, a 20-year-old who is the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final

Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to a third championship at Flushing Meadows and 14th Grand Slam title overall by eliminating John Millman 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to get to the tournament's semi-finals for an 11th appearance in a row. He sat out last year because of an injured right elbow

Serena Williams put aside some early shakiness and an early deficit, turning things around with an eight-game run en route to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No 8 seed Karolina Pliskova for a spot in the semifinals

In the fifth set, Rafael Nadal held three break points at five all, love-40, but Dominic Thiem took the next five points to hold serve. That, Nadal would say afterward, managed to 'break my heart. But I just keep going'

John Millman was adamant he would not be intimidated by Roger Federer, and perhaps was helped by having spent time practicing together a few months ago ahead of the grass-court portion of this season

Serena Williams finished with 18 aces and 47 total winners. A couple of loose points gifted Kanepi a break in the first game of the second set, however, and she couldn't get back on terms

Some quick thinking from Swiss master Roger Federer helped him return Nick Kyrgios' blistering shots

Khachanov, 22 and bidding to make the last 16 of a Slam for the third time this year, took the opener while Nadal, who converted just one of five break points in the set, needed strapping to support his right knee in the changeover

The most dramatic moment of the contest came when Serena rolled her right ankle in the second game. She took a medical timeout at the next changeover to have more tape added the bandage she was already wearing under her sock

The 23-year-old Manika lost to China’s world number five Wang Manyu 1-4 (2-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11)

Five-time US Open winner Federer beat Frenchman Benoit Paire to set up a third round clash against Nick Kyrgios. 

Stan Wawrinka survived a scare to reach the third round of the US Open while Andy Murray lost to Fernando Verdasco

Serena Williams will go face-to-face against her elder sister Venus Williams in the third round of the US Open on Friday, August 31

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