Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron gets a picture of the action in the Arthur Ashe Stadium ahead of the men's semi-finals and the women's final
Spanish ace Rafael Nadal, who takes on Mikhael Youzhny in the opening semi-final, is yet to win the US Open, despite reaching the last four for the third year in succession
The Russian 12th seed stretches for a shot early on against Nadal, who has won seven of their 11 encounters so far
The pressure is on Youzhny early on and he loses the opening set 6-3 as Nadal looks strong in the New York sunshine
American singer Tony Bennett might have left his heart in San Francisco but he is enjoying the action at Flushing Meadows
Nadal is in imperious form as he powers through the opening two sets against his Russian rival to move closer to Sunday's final
Youzhny gets into a tangle as he tries to reach another neatly placed Nadal shot as he sees his chances of victory and a place in the US Open final disappear
It is not long before Nadal wraps up a comfortable 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory and the joy of reaching his first US Open final is clear to see
There is a packed crowd on Arthur Ashe as the second semi-final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic gets underway
Djokovic takes a 4-2 lead in the opening set but he sees that advantage slip as Federer recovers and then breaks to go 6-5 ahead before holding to take the opening set
Despite taking the opening set, Federer is swept aside by his Serb rival in the second and the match is soon level at one set apiece.
But the five-time US Open champion and second seed recovers his composure in the third set under pressure from Djokovic and he wins the set 7-5 to edge ahead in the match
The frustration shows for Djokovic as he gets into an argument with his racket and gives himself a stern talking to - and a couple of bangs on the head
Djokovic seems to be looking for some inspiration and it works in the fourth set with a double break over Federer to set up a final-set decider
The third seed has lost to Federer at Flushing Meadows for the last three years and has to dig deep and show nerves of steel in the final set to try and make it fourth time lucky
The Serbian saves two match points before securing the 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 victory and a place in Sunday's decider against Nadal
Djokovic is overcome by emotion after what he later admits is "under the circumstances" one of the very best wins of his career
Federer has to come to terms with the fact that he will not be in the US Open final for the first time since 2003
Djokovic has less than 24 hours to recover as he looks to claim his second Grand Slam title
Djokovic's parents Diana and Srdan show off their now famous t-shirts as their son reaches his second US Open final
A spectacular ceremony on Arthur Ashe Stadium builds up the ancitipation ahead of the women's singles final
Belgium's defending champion Kim Clijsters takes on seventh seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia for the title
Zvonareva finds herself a set down after just 24 minutes as she is broken twice
Clijsters is in impressive form and dominates from the baseline as her opponent makes too many unforced errors
With the match slipping away fast, Zvonareva faces a repeat of her Wimbledon final humiliation against Serena Williams
After just 59 minutes Clijsters sweeps away a forehand winner on match point to secure her third title at Flushing Meadows
Clijsters heads straight into the stands to celebrate with husband Brian
And in a repeat of last year, Clijsters' daughter Jada joins her on court to help parade the trophy
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