The week in sport – in pictures

Andy Murray reacts following his first grand slam title after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in the men's US Open singles final Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Whereas four time winner Serena Williams hugs the women's trophy like an old friend after defeating Victoria Azarenka Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

A multiple exposure shot shows Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton during a practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Fans climb onto a fence at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza to get a better view of the qualifying session Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Craig Kieswetter survives a stumping chance by the South Africa wicketkeeper, AB de Villiers, during the 3rd T20 match at Edgbaston Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Holland's Daryl Janmaat goes in where it hurts against Arda Turan of Turkey during their 2014 World Cup qualifying match Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters

England's Connor Wickham celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Uefa Under-21 Euro 2013 Group 8 Qualifier between against Norway Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

The match between Brazil and China in Recife seems to be friendly in more ways then one Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Judging by the look on his face Austria's Karl Markt can do with all the cheering on he's getting as he competes in the men's elite cross-country world championship race of the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, held in Saalfelden, Austria Photograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images

More mountain bikers, this time on the other side of the globe. Participants of Tour de Timor "Ride for Peace" prepare for the start in Dili. The Tour de Timor is an international Mountain Bike race held over five days in East Timor with hundreds of cyclists from about 20 countries participating Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Two fans walk up a ramp to enter Fenway Park's seating areas prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees Photograph: Elise Amendola/AP

New Zealand's wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum, top, and team-mate Kyle Mills collide as they go for catch Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

It's thirsty work watching the racing at Donny Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Riders compete during the 35th Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle endurance race Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Some of the Moldovan security guards on duty for the match against England Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

As this photo was taken on the fourth of September strictly speaking it shouldn't be in this round-up, but this view of Flushing Meadown during a rain delay is so good it deserves as wide an audience as possible Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

You won't be surprised to learn that two-time World Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title by stopping the challenger Manuel Charr in the fourth round Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

The peloton climbs Gun Hill in Staffordshire during Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

There's not many fans and definitely no frenzy going on in this part of the ballpark as Houston Astros take on the Chicago Cubs Photograph: Pat Sullivan/AP