Summary
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Frances Tiafoe beats Ben Shelton 4-6 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 in all-American US Open third-round tie
Defending women's champion Coco Gauff beats Elina Svitolina 3-6 6-3 6-3 to reach fourth round
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka in action later on Friday
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Live Reporting
Paul Battison, Emily Salley and Adam Chowdhury
Goodnightpublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 31 August
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We're going to close our live text coverage of day five now, but do look out for our report on Novak Djokovic's third round match against Alexei Popyrin later, as well as Aryna Sabalenka's contest with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
We'll be back on Saturday with Britons Jack Draper and Dan Evans in third round action, as well as top seeds Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner.
See you then.
What's happened on day five so far?published at 00:22 British Summer Time 31 August
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Image source, Getty ImagesAnd here's what has happened in the men's singles:
- Frances Tiafoe beat Ben Shelton in a five-set thriller to win the all-American third round clash.
- Sixth seed Andrey Rublev and ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov will meet in the fourth round after straight-set wins.
- American Taylor Fritz has reached the fourth round without dropping a set.
What's happening on day six?published at 00:18 British Summer Time 31 August
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Much of our attention turns back to the Brits in singles action on Saturday as Jack Draper and Dan Evans play their third-round matches.
British number one and 25th seed Draper plays the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp, fresh from his second-round win over Carlos Alcaraz, second on Grandstand.
Evans, meanwhile, plays Australian 10th seed Alex de Minaur on Louis Armstrong Stadium in the evening session (00:00 BST).
Elsewhere Polish women's top seed Iga Swiatek plays Russian 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Italian men's top seed Jannik Sinner takes on Australia's Christopher O'Connell.
What's happened on day five so far?published at 00:16 British Summer Time 31 August
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Image source, Getty ImagesLet's summarise the main headlines from day five of the women's singles for you:
- Defending champion Coco Gauff came back from a set down to beat Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and set up a Wimbledon rematch with fellow American Emma Navarro, who also beat a Ukrainian in Marta Kostyuk in the third round.
- Olympic gold medallist Qinwen Zheng and Croatian Donna Vekic will have a replay of their Olympic final in the fourth round, after they beat Jule Niemeier and Peyton Stearns respectively.
- Paula Badosa saved a match point to beat qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse and will face Wang Yafan in round four
'It's highlight after highlight when I play Shelton' - Tiafoepublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 31 August
00:03 BST 31 August
*Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 3-6 Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe on Ben Shelton after beating him to reach the fourth round:
"Well first off, Ben [Shelton] is an incredible player. He's an incredible player. He really is. He goes for all kinds of shots. He's got no care in the world. It's really annoying. He's got a great serve and he has great energy out here. He's really talented. He can come up with great shots, so can I. We both move really well. It's highlight after highlight. I really hope you guys enjoyed the show. Four hours of just battle."
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Dabrowski/Salisbury 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 8-10 Danilina/Heliovaara
Joe Salisbury and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski were named the top seeds in this year's mixed doubles competition but were given a cruel draw in the first round against the unseeded team of Kazakh Anna Danilina and Finland's Harri Heliovaara, who also happen to be the defending champions.
The opening round tie on court seven went all the way to a match tie-break and it was last year's champions who came out on top, winning 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-8 to kick off their title defence.
Tiafoe avenges 2023 defeatpublished at 00:00 British Summer Time 31 August
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 3-6 Tiafoe
That win for Frances Tiafoe avenges his defeat by Ben Shelton in the US Open quarter-finals last year.
His reward for victory over his American compatriot and friend is a fourth-round tie with Serbian second seed Novak Djokovic or Australian 28th seed Alexei Popyrin,
Those two will take to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the night session.
Game, set and match Tiafoepublished at 23:54 British Summer Time 30 August
23:54 BST 30 August
Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 3-6 Tiafoe
Image source, Getty ImagesFrances Tiafoe skips inside the court to guide a forehand over the net to secure a 30-15 lead, before bringing up two match points with an inch-perfect overhead smash.
Ben Shelton saves the first but Tiafoe takes the second with a brilliant volley at the net.
There's a lovely embrace between the two Americans after the match, who are good friends on the Tour.
Shelton holdspublished at 23:50 British Summer Time 30 August
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 3-5 Tiafoe*
Image source, EPABen Shelton at 0-15 down fires down his 22nd and 23rd aces of the match.
Shelton sees out the game as a Frances Tiafoe return goes long.
Tiafoe will now serve for the match as the clock reaches four hours...
Tiafoe holdspublished at 23:46 British Summer Time 30 August
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*Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 2-5 Tiafoe
Image source, ReutersFrances Tiafoe is nailing his first serve right when he needs it as he holds to love before walking briskly over to his seat for a change of vest.
He's within one game of the last-16.
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Aly: A late night 5 set match is not conducive to those of us who spent all day refreshing emails and now need to be ready for a 9am ticket battle. Fabulous match, though, with 2 very likeable players
Good luck Aly! Naomi Broady is very happy having secured her place for the reunion...
Shelton holdspublished at 23:44 British Summer Time 30 August
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 2-4 Tiafoe*
Ben Shelton brings out a monster forehand which brings gasps from the crowd.
He's not going to go away easy here as the 13th seed wraps up the game with a couple of aces.
Game, set and match Fritzpublished at 23:41 British Summer Time 30 August
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Comesana 3-6 4-6 2-6 Fritz
Image source, Getty ImagesAmerican Taylor Fritz has now secured three straight-set victories in a row at this year's US Open. The 12th seed is through to round four, beating Argentina's Francisco Comesana 6-3 6-4 6-2 on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Fritz, who has never reached a Grand Slam semi-final, will take on either Casper Ruud or Juncheng Shang in the next round.
Tiafoe holdspublished at 23:40 British Summer Time 30 August
23:40 BST 30 August
*Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-4 Tiafoe
Ben Shelton slides and loses his footing. The American 13th seed stays down for a bit but appears to be ok.
Frances Tiafoe consolidates his break as Shelton can't get a big first serve into play.
Tiafoe breakspublished at 23:37 British Summer Time 30 August
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-3 Tiafoe*
Image source, Getty ImagesFrances Tiafoe takes advantage of a slower serve to earn break point with a powerful backhand which Ben Shelton can't return.
Tiafoe then plays a magnificent point, digging out shots from the baseline before choosing the right moment to move inside and hit the volley to secure the break.
The crowd are on their feet after that!
Tiafoe holdspublished at 23:32 British Summer Time 30 August
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*Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-2 Tiafoe
Ben Shelton makes a bit of a mess with those last two points. He goes for too much power sending them wide and long.
Frances Tiafoe clings on.
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-1 Tiafoe*
Frances Tiafoe comes up clutch with the serve, slamming down an ace to save the first break point before Ben Shelton goes long on the second. Deuce.
Break points Sheltonpublished at 23:29 British Summer Time 30 August
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Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-1 Tiafoe*
Some wildlife on display on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Who would have thought something as small as a dragonfly could hold up play?
A ball kid chases the insect off court before Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton start entertaining the crowd again.
The little break hasn't helped Tiafoe one bit - he's handed Shelton two break points.
Shelton holdspublished at 23:25 British Summer Time 30 August
23:25 BST 30 August
Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 1-1 Tiafoe*
Image source, Getty ImagesNot a bad way to get your first service game of a deciding set up and running.
Two huge aces, two piercing forehand winners for Ben Shelton sees him over the line.
Tiafoe holdspublished at 23:22 British Summer Time 30 August
23:22 BST 30 August
*Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 0-1 Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe gets just the start he needs to this fifth set with a hold to love, sealing it by outplaying Ben Shelton and tapping a volley over at the net.
