US Open day four photos

Olympic silver medallist and US Open sixth seed Dinara Safina has to pull a few tricks out of the bag to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-3

Two-time champion Venus Williams enjoys a comfortable workout as she beats Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios 6-0 6-3

The shadows tell the story as a big crowd gathers on Grandstand Court to see Andy Murray's tough encounter with Michael Llodra

Llodra's attacking game plan pays off as he levels the scores in the second set

But Murray steels himself in the closing stages of the third set and twice fights back from a break down in the fourth

And Murray holds his nerve in a tense fourth-set tie-break to seal victory in two hours and 33 minutes

James Blake does not make the best of starts in his clash with Belgium's Steve Darcis

But Blake is on his way back into the match when Darcis is forced to retire with a back injury in the third set

World number one Ana Ivanovic finds herself in an unexpected battle with French qualifier Julie Coin

Coin completes a shock 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory and Ivanovic's exit is the earliest by a top seed at the US Open since 1968

Ivanovic bids an early farewell to the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd

Serena Williams has some kind words for Elena Vesnina after thrashing the Russian 6-1 6-1 in just 58 minutes in the first night match

World number one Rafael Nadal begins his match against American qualifier Ryler DeHeart in blistering fashion

After the first two sets slip away, DeHeart gains a foothold in the match with an early break in the third

But Nadal is not to be denied and wins five straight games as he storms back to seal a 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory

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