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Serena & Djokovic through at US Open

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 August-13 September

Coverage: Online radio commentary of Heather Watson, plus live radio and text commentary on every Andy Murray match and selected others.

Serena Williams began her bid to make history at the US Open in bizarre fashion as her opponent Vitalia Diatchenko retired after 30 minutes.

The world number one dropped just five points against a clearly injured opponent at Flushing Meadows.

Williams, 33, is hoping to complete the first tennis calendar Grand Slam in 27 years.

Men's top seed Novak Djokovic made swift progress, but fourth seed Kei Nishikori was beaten.