US Open tennis: the best of the action from day five
A court attendant holds an umbrella over Andy Murray as rain disrupts the opening exchanges of his match with Dustin Brown of JamaicaPhotograph: Kathy Willens/APDustin Brown exhibits his unorthodox stylePhotograph: Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesAndy Murray feels a twinge in his back and gives an impromptu tribute to the famed Athena "Tennis Girl" posterPhotograph: Kathy Willens/AP
Dustin Brown celebrates winning a point against Andy MurrayPhotograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty ImagesUltimately there's little for Brown to celebrate as Murray sweeps him aside 7-5, 6-3, 6-0Photograph: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty ImagesAna Ivanovic of Serbia gives a cheeky smile after defeating Virginie Razzano of FrancePhotograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersElena Dementieva of Russia serves during her match against Daniela Hantuchova of SlovakiaPhotograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersHantuchova hides her head during a break as she succumbs 7-5, 6-2 to DementievaPhotograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersDenis Istomin of Uzbekistan, during a tightly fought tie-break in the second set in his match against Rafael NadalPhotograph: Charles Krupa/APThe world no1 went on to take the match in straight setsPhotograph: Mehdi Taamallah/PAPetra Kvitova of the Czech Republic had the unenviable task of taking on Kim Clijsters, twice champion at Flushing MeadowsPhotograph: Justin Lane/EPAAmerican Sam Querrey serves on his way to victory over Marcel Granollers of Spain. Querrey is a potential fourth-round opponent for Andy MurrayPhotograph: John G. Mabanglo/EPAAnna Allberry, 9, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, balances an outsized tennis ball on her head as she walks past the Arthur Ashe Stadium prior to the match between Venus Williams and Mandy MinellaPhotograph: Charles Krupa/APIt's a packed house inside the stadium for Williams's encounter with MinellaPhotograph: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesChelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky make up part of that audiencePhotograph: Andrew Gombert/EPAWilliams unleashes a forehand as her outfit glisters in the evening lightPhotograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesMinella wisely keeps her eyes shut as she congratulates Williams on her victory, lest she jeopardise her future sporting careerPhotograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA
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