Jelena Jankovic makes a magnificent start to the opening women's semi-final against Justine Henin-Hardenne

Henin-Hardenne drops serve six times in the opening two sets and falls a set and a break down

But, despite having a point to lead 5-2, Jankovic fails to finish off the match in the second set

After dominating in the early stages, Jankovic feels the full force of Henin-Hardenne's best game in the decider

Justine Henin-Hardenne storms through the last 10 games of the match to reach her second US Open final

Henin-Hardenne becomes the first woman to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a year since Martina Hingis in 1997

Maria Sharapova takes control of the second semi-final, demolishing world number one Amelie Mauresmo 6-0 in the first set

Mauresmo is well below her best but battles on and takes the second with a single break of serve

It is only a brief respite for Mauresmo, however, and the Frenchwoman is soon struggling again in the final set

Sharapova finds her very best form as she races to a 6-0 4-6 6-0 victory in one hour 35 minutes

Mauresmo will lose her number one ranking to Sharapova if the Russian goes on to win the title

Sharapova is delighted to end a run of five successive defeats in Grand Slam semi-finals