US Open 2008 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



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



Ana 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



Maria Sharapova is also in town despite being sidelined by a serious shoulder injury



Olympic champion Elena Dementieva is relieved to come through her opening match, despite a scrappy display



Rafael Nadal (right) will play his first match as world number one at the US Open on Monday after toppling Roger Federer