HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day five

Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Friday (times GMT): 1508 PLAY UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK

Play began on Friday under bright sunshine with the temperature hovering around 25 degrees Celsius (77°F) and a forecast high of 31C. However, rain is expected later in the day. Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova kicks things off with a third-round match against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia at Louis Armstrong Stadium while Roger Federer is in action later against Briton Dan Evans at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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