HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day five
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Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Friday (times GMT):
1810 DE MINAUR WINS CLASH OF COUNTER-PUNCHERS
Alex de Minaur beat Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-2 2-6 6-3 to reach the fourth round. Nishikori made twice as many unforced errors as the Australian, who won nearly half his total points against the Japanese's serve and will face either Grigor Dimitrov or Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in the last 16.
1735 FEDERER THROUGH WITHOUT DROPPING A SET
After dropping the opening set in his first two matches at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer made quick work of Briton Dan Evans with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-1 victory, wrapping up the match in 79 minutes.
Evans was broken seven times by five-times champion Federer, who fired 10 aces and 48 winners at Arthur Ashe Stadium to cruise into the fourth round.
1719 PLISKOVA BATTLES PAST JABEUR
Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova was tested on a hot day by Tunisia's Ons Jabeur before triumphing 6-1 4-6 6-4 in a match that lasted two hours and eight minutes. Jabeur took a medical time out midway through the match to have a knee injury looked at before storming back to claim the second set but Pliskova held on in the final set to move into the fourth round, converting seven break points in the match.
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1508 PLAY UNDER WAY 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.
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