NEW YORK: US Open results on Friday, the fifth day of the 2018 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player):
Men
3rd rd
Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x27) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4)
Dominic Thiem (AUT x9) bt Taylor Fritz (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4
Kevin Anderson (RSA x5) bt Denis Shapovalov (CAN x28) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x3) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP x31) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3
Borna Coric (CRO x20) bt Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
John Isner (USA x11) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 7-6 (10/8), 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 7-5
Milos Raonic (CAN x25) bt Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6-3
Women
3rd rd
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3)
Serena Williams (USA x17) bt Venus Williams (USA x16) 6-1, 6-2
Ashleigh Barty (AUS x18) bt Karolína Muchová (CZE) 6-3, 6-4
Karolína Plísková (CZE x8) bt Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-4, 7-6 (7/2)
Sloane Stephens (USA x3) bt Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-3, 6-4
Elise Mertens (BEL x15) bt Barbora Strycova (CZE x23) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4)
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT x19) bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Elina Svitolina (UKR x7) bt Wang Qiang (CHN) 6-4, 6-4