Photos: U.S. Open tennis tournament, Day 6 – Sept. 1, 2012

Posted Sep 01, 2012

Photos from Day 6 of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Saturday, September 1, 2012.

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US Mardy Fish plays a shot against France's Gilles Simon during their 2012 US Open men's singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages
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Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Sloane Stephens during a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Spain's Nicolas Almagro reacts after winning his match against Jack Sock in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Bereswill)
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Ekaterina Makarova of Russian returns a shot against Serena Williams of the United States during their women's singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland (1) plays against Fernando Verdasco of Spain (25) during their 2012 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova reacts after winning her match against Russia's Maria Kirilenko in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Bereswill)
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Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (30) plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (2) during their 2012 US Open women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Angelique Kerber of Germany returns a shot against Olga Govortsova of Belarus during their women's singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams of the US (4) plays against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during their 2012 US Open women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Serena Williams of the US (4) plays against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during their 2012 US Open women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Feliciano Lopez of Spain serves the ball against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their men's singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Kirilenko returns a shot to Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Bereswill)
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Gilles Simon, of France, returns a shot to Mardy Fish during a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Roberta Vinci of Italy shakes hands with Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia after their women's singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reacts against Sloane Stephens on Day Six of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood, of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)
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Sloane Stephens reacts following a double fault during a match against Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland (1) plays against Fernando Verdasco of Spain (25) during their 2012 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his third round men's match against Mardy Fish during Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams of the US (4) plays against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during their 2012 US Open women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Olga Govortsova of Belurus hits a return to Angelique Kerber of Germany during their women's singles match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament September 1, 2012 in New York. DON EMMERT/AFP/GettyImages
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Sloane Stephens wipes her face between points while playing Ana Ivanovic of Serbi during Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 during their 2012 US Open men's singles fourth round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2012. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages
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Mardy Fish returns a shot to Gilles Simon of France in the third round of play at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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Mardy Fish reacts after breaking the serve of Gilles Simon, of France, during a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Milos Raonic of Canada serves to James Blake in the third round of play at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Fernando Verdasco of Spain during their men's singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Switzerland's Roger Federer signs autographs after a match with Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. Federer saved the lone break point he faced Saturday in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 25 Verdasco to advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)