• 9 Venus wins the U.S. Open
Venus Williams won family bragging rights and the Open by defeating sister Serena 6-2, 6-4.

• 8 Serena, Venus set up family final
Serena crushed Martina Hingis in straight sets and Venus did likewise for Jennifer Capriati.

• 7 Kuerten vows to fight back
He lost his quarter-final match 6-4 6-0 6-3 to seventh seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

• 7 Hewitt beats Roddick to reach semis
Hewitt defeated the 18th seed 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to the semis where Yevgeny Kafelnikov awaits him.

• 7 Russians converging on men's final
Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin are on course for a clash in the final of the US Open.

• 7 Paes-Raymond in mixed doubles final
Paes came under pressure from the outset as Lisa Raymond struggled to hold her serve.

• 6 Capriati advances to U.S. Open semis
The second seed moved within two wins of her third Grand Slam title of the year with a 6-3 6-4 victory over eighth seed Amelie Mauresmo.

• 6 Sampras downs Agassi in a classic
In one of the tightest matches imaginable, the four-time champion took three of four tiebreaks, to win 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6.

• 6 Safin, Hewitt advance to Open
The thrid seeded Russian outclassed Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 6-4 6-2 on Wednesday.

• 5 Serena to face Hingis in semifinals
Serena Williams beat fellow power hitter Lindsay Davenport 6-3 6-7 7-5 to enter the semifinals.

• 5 Roddick reaches quarter-finals
Roddick beat Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.

• 4 Safin reaches quarters
The Russian beat 14th seed Thomas Johansson of Sweden 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the men's singles at the US Open.

• 4 Agassi to face Sampras in quarters
Head-to-head Sampras is 17-14 over the Las Vegan.

• 3 Kuerten survives five-set thriller
Kuerten survived a determined challenge from Max Mirnyi to register a 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-3), 6-2 victory.

• 3 Don't talk to Roddick about his rise
Teenager Andy Roddick is the emerging tennis talent of the U.S. but he is already getting tired of talking about it.

• 3 Upsets abound at U.S. Open
Sentimental favourite Monica Seles and Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic crashed out of the Open on a tumultuous Sunday.

• 2 Codes of conduct escape for Hewitt
U.S. Open officials said on Saturday that Lleyton Hewitt committed no violation of their code of conduct.

• 2 The hard part starts now, says Agassi
"It seems like everybody you're playing knows how to win now and has the game to really bring some quality tennis," he added.

• 1 Hewitt, Hingis survive in tough conditions
Women's top seed Hingis and men's fourth seed Hewitt were under siege and in danger of being run out of the tournament.

• 31 Agassi, Safin battle into third round
The big guns had to survive fierce battles to reach the third round on Thursday at the US Open 2001.

• 30 Kuerten, Ivanisevic motor on at U.S. Open
They both lost their opening matches at the National Tennis Center last year, but made no mistake in their first round encounters this time around.

• 29 Defending champion Williams advances
"I don't really want any hard matches (early), especially since my week last week was a tough week for me," said Williams.

• 29 Capriati strolls into second round
Second seed Jennifer Capriati began her quest for a third Grand Slam title this year with a 6-2 6-1.

• 29 Future on display as Roddick wins
Sampras, Ferrero, Kafelnikov and Martin joined the youngster in the second round of the U.S. Open.

• 28 Agassi, Rafter have it easy
The two-time champions had little difficulty in overcoming the Bryan twins -- Mike and Bob respectively -- in the fist round of the US Open.