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LATEST TENNIS NEWS FROM THE US OPEN – FABIO FOGNINI STUNS RAFAEL NADAL WITH 70 WINNERS

Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini produced a stunning comeback win over Rafael Nadal laced with 70 winners to reach the fourth round of the US Open in the early hours of Saturday morning in New York.

MOST DOUBLES SEEDS AVOID UPSETS ON FRIDAY AT FLUSHING MEADOWS

Third seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, the highest-remaining doubles seeds at the US Open, began their campaign for a second consecutive major with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Andre Begemann and Oliver Marach on Friday.

RAFAEL NADAL FROM THE US OPEN: “I WENT DOWN FIGHTING”

It may have been a heartbreaking loss for Rafael Nadal against Fabio Fognini under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night, but the Spaniard was pleased with one thing: he went down fighting on his own terms.

RICKY DIMON’S DAY 6 PICKS AT THE U.S. OPEN, INCLUDING FEDERER VS. KOHLSCHREIBER AND GASQUET VS. TOMIC AND DONALD YOUNG JR. VS. TROICKI

Third-round action at the U.S. Open will conclude on Saturday with the likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray taking the court.

LATEST TENNIS NEWS – U.S. OPEN DOUBLES SEEDS TUMBLE DAY AFTER DAY, TOP SEEDS BRYANS WERE FIRST TO GO

The US Open men’s doubles field has been blown wide open, with all the seeds in action on Thursday falling in battle.

MARIN CILIC, MILOS RAONIC REACH US OPEN THIRD ROUND OF TENNIS

Defending champion Marin Cilic moved into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as he defeated Evgeny Donskoy 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.

ROGER FEDERER’S FEARS ALLAYED AGAINST MAYER

World No. 2 Roger Federer dismissed Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in a US Open first-round clash he had been very wary of since the draw was made.

AUSTRALIANS AT THE US OPEN – HEWITT ADVANCES; KOKKINAKIS STUMBLES ON DAY TWO

Lleyton Hewitt needed just one hour and 38 minutes to advance to the US Open second round on Tuesday, after Aleksandr Nedovyesov retired down 6-0, 7-6(2), 1-0 with a right shoulder injury.

A LOOK AHEAD AT ROS’ PICKS FOR 10SBALLS_COM AND ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE U.S. OPEN TENNIS FOR WEDNESDAY

Madison Keys kicks off the day’s action on Ashe and buoyed by her first round win, we think she should handle Tereza Smitkova.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC SENDS MESSAGE TO LOCKER ROOM AT US OPEN

Novak Djokovic made an explosive start to his mission to win a third Grand Slam title of 2015 with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Brazilian Joao Souza in the first round of the US Open on Monday. And he hopes his fellow title contenders were watching.

MARDY FISH STILL HAS LIFE AT U.S. OPEN, KEI NISHIKORI CRASHES OUT TO BENOIT PAIRE

The Grandstand is not ready to go away quite yet. Neither is Mardy Fish. Playing in his last U.S. Open, Fish overcame Marco Cecchinato 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 during first-round action on Monday afternoon.