HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day three

READ MORE U.S. Open order of play on Wednesday PREVIEW-Undercooked Kerber hopes to draw on big-match experience FACTBOX-Angelique Kerber v Anna-Lena Friedsam Pella hits out at U.S. Open organisers over COVID-19 protocols Querrey quits ATP Council and joins new players association Serena continues bid for 24th Grand Slam title after round one victory Muchova sends Venus to first opening-round loss at US Open Medvedev goes for consistency over 'crazy shots' to advance Azarenka holed up in 'golden prison' during U.S. Open

Highlights of the third day at the U.S. Open in New York on Wednesday. The Grand Slam is being played without spectators due to the COVID-10 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4): 1255 KONTAVEIT ADVANCES IN STRAIGHT SETS

Estonia's 14th seed Anett Kontaveit comfortably beat Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-1 in the second round. Kontaveit hit 25 winners and won 21 points at the net against her Slovenian opponent.

1250 VONDROUSOVA OUT, KERBER THROUGH Aliaksandra Sasnovich caused an upset in the women's draw when she knocked out the Czech Republic's 12th seed Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-2 in the second round.

Sasnovich saved six break points and converted four to finish the match in 65 minutes. In the battle of the two Germans, 17th seed Angelique Kerber beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-3 7-6(6) to move into round three.

1110 PLAY UNDERWAY AT FLUSHING MEADOWS Play began in overcast conditions in New York with the temperature hovering around 24 degrees Celsius (75.2°F). Rain is expected in the afternoon.

Novak Djokovic, Karolina Pliskova, Naomi Osaka and Stefanos Tsitsipas are in action later in the day. READ MORE

U.S. Open order of play on Wednesday PREVIEW-Undercooked Kerber hopes to draw on big-match experience

FACTBOX-Angelique Kerber v Anna-Lena Friedsam Pella hits out at U.S. Open organisers over COVID-19 protocols

Querrey quits ATP Council and joins new players association Serena continues bid for 24th Grand Slam title after round one victory

Muchova sends Venus to first opening-round loss at US Open Medvedev goes for consistency over 'crazy shots' to advance

Azarenka holed up in 'golden prison' during U.S. Open