Dominant Serena breezes past Ivanovic

Both players struggled with their serves and ground strokes on a gusty Arthur Ashe Stadium but it was the American who fared better.
"I think we could have both played a little bit better because of the conditions," said three-time U.S. Open champion Williams.
"It was crazy. I didn't even go for winners at any point. I just tried to get it over because it was so windy. It was definitely tough."
The hard-serving Williams powered in nine aces and had just one double fault, while Ivanovic landed three aces and committed eight double faults. The 16th-seeded made more than twice as many unforced errors as Williams.
"In those kind of conditions, serve is the shot that's gonna go away from both players because of the conditions," Ivanovic said. "My serve broke down a little more than hers did."
Williams, who has played only a handful of tournaments this year since returning to the game after a long injury layoff and a life-threatening blood clot, said she was still counting her blessings for each opportunity on court.
"I feel so blessed to be here," she said. "A couple of months ago, I didn't think I would, so every match is a bonus."
Williams, who also has had to deal with the diagnosis that older sister Venus was suffering from an autoimmune disorder that caused her to withdraw from the championship, was in a lighthearted mood after the victory.
The 29-year-old joked about film director Spike Lee, a good friend who was cheering her on during the match, and about the karaoke room in her house.
"I know Spike really, really well," Williams said. "We hit together once or twice. He's good.
"He's crazy. He wants to win more than I do. He's like, 'Hit it to me really hard.' He's actually really good. He's like really, really intense. I'm a little intimidated."
Williams, whose ranking slipped from number one to 175 before climbing back to 27 after two hard court titles in the lead-up to the last grand slam of the season, said she does not worry about rankings and that winning tournaments would take care of that.
Then she ruminated about where the next trophies would go, since she had run out of space to exhibit them all.
"I have a new house in L.A. I created a karaoke room, so I can't put trophies in there," she said.
"We sing our hearts out. We've sung til 8:00 in the morning. I was like, 'Oh my God, the sun's coming out.' We keep singing and singing and singing. It's magical."

US Open - Djokovic wears down tricky Dolgopolov

The Serb won the opening set decider 16-14 on his sixth set point, cupping his hand over his ear to encourage the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd's roars of approval before pumping his fist in joy.
"Winning it was very important," the world number one said. "That was probably the turning point. After that it was a good performance."
Djokovic had his hands full figuring out the unorthodox style of his 22-year-old opponent as well as the swirling winds that swept over the National Tennis Center but his straight-sets win meant he still has yet to lose a set in the tournament.
"He played a lot of low balls, slices....I was confused on the court," he said. "But it was really exciting."
Djokovic advanced to a quarter-finals clash with his good friend and Davis Cup team mate Janko Tipsarevic, who beat Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-5 6-7 7-5 6-2 in a match that lasted nearly four hours.
"It means there's going to be at least one Serbian in the semi-finals, which is great for our country," Djokovic said.
"I think this is the first time I play Janko in a Grand Slam. We are great friends. It's not going to be easy to play him, but look, it's the quarter-finals and we both want to win."