HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-US Open day five

Highlights of the fifth day at the ​U.S. Open on Thursday (times GMT):

1842 ANISIMOVA BEATS TAGGER American ​10th seed Amanda Anisimova was taken ‌the distance ​before defeating Austrian Lili Tagger 6-3 3-6 6-1.

1827 AUGER-ALIASSIME OUT Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was stunned by Karen Khachanov as the Russian recovered from losing ‌the first set to claim a 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 6-2 win and reach the third round.

1745 OSAKA ADVANCES The 13th seed Naomi Osaka looked set for a comfortable victory after racing through the opening set and moving within a ‌game of the match at 5-3 in the second, but Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova fought back to force ‌a decider before Osaka regained control to seal a 6-2 5-7 6-1 win.

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Belgium's Elise Mertens endured a tough second-set battle against Uzbekistan's Maria Timofeeva, but the 23rd seed managed ⁠to book a spot in the third round with a 6-2 7-6 (5) victory. 1620 SWIATEK DOMINATES

Iga Swiatek displayed complete control as the 2022 ⁠champion ​dispatched Argentinian Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-2 to advance to the third round. The Polish eighth seed sealed the victory in one hour and 10 minutes. 1510 PLAY BEGINS

Play began in New York under mostly clear skies, with ⁠temperatures hovering around 22 degrees Celsius. U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON THURSDAY (prefix number denotes seeding):

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 ⁠ET) 13-Naomi Osaka (Japan) v Katerina ⁠Siniakova (Czech Republic)

9-Taylor Fritz v Mattia Bellucci (Italy) Paula Badosa (Spain) v 4-Coco Gauff (U.S.)

1-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Quentin Halys (France) LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/1100 ET)

3-Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) v Karen Khachanov (Russia) Oleksandra Oliynykova (Ukraine) v 17-Alexandra Eala (Philippines)

Gael Monfils (France) v ‌14-Learner Tien (U.S.) Jessica Bouzas ‌Maneiro (Spain) v 2-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)