Serena Williams warms up for her match against Flavia Pennetta at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing MeadowsPhotograph: Jeff Zelevansky/ReutersRafael Nadal rushes to the net during his match against Gaël MonfilsPhotograph: Darron Cummings/APMonfils celebrates winning the first set against Nadal ...Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
... though he would wind up on the deck shortly afterwardsPhotograph: Jeff Zelevansky/ReutersSerena plays a backhand during her straight-sets victory over Pennetta ...Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images... who could do nothing to stem the tidePhotograph: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty ImagesMarin Cilic, the world No17, serves to Andy MurrayPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesMurray's girlfriend Kim Sears watches anxiously as the match slips away from the world No2Photograph: DAVID GRAY/ReutersMurray stretches to return a shot against Cilic ...Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images... but eventually goes out in straight sets, describing the defeat as 'the biggest disappointment of my tennis career'Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesSerena celebrates after beating Pennetta 6-4, 6-3 ...Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP... while Nadal celebrates after winning 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3Photograph: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
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