$31,500 – that’s the total amount of fines being collected at the 2009 US Open according to tournament spokesman Chris Widmaier.

The majority of this is obviously covered by the $10,000 fine incurred by Serena Williams for unsportsmanlike conduct for abusing a line judge during her semi-final loss to Kim Clijsters.  Williams was also fined $500 for racquet abuse during the same match. 

This amount is only 3% of her prize money for reaching the Semi-finals.  However, the fine coul...

Kim Clijsters claimed her biggest win since coming out of retirement as she defeated third seed Venus Williams 6-0 0-6 6-4 in the US Open fourth round.

The former world number one, in her first Grand Slam for two years, breezed through the opening set with a flurry of powerful winners.

Williams regrouped and came blazing back, but was undone as the Belgian clung to a solitary break in the third.

Serena Williams advanced with a 6-2 6-0 demolition of Daniela Hantuchova.

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The Williams sisters had to utilise all their resolve and battling prowess to progress into the US Open fourth round.

Defending champion Serena snatched the first set against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and then survived a second-set fightback before prevailing 6-3 7-5.

Third seed Venus produced an erratic display against Magdalena Rybarikova and, after struggling on serve throughout, eventually won 6-2 7-5.

Serena now faces Daniela Hantuchova, with Venus up against Kim Clijsters.

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Third seed Venus Williams was three points from defeat before recovering to beat Russia's Vera Dushevina in the first round of the US Open.

Williams, 29, required treatment to her left knee after just three games of the first of the night session matches.

And Dushevina, the world number 47, was close to a shock victory in game 10 of the second set before Williams came back to win 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-3.

Williams will face fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round two.

It was a wildly ...