On Wednesday at US Open, Russian Ekaterina Makarova stopped Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to set up a semifinal clash with Serena Williams, who won against Italian Flavia Pennetta. Later in the day, Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori also reached semifinals to fight each other for a place in the final. With three days remaining, the possibility of Djokovic meeting Roger Federer in men’s final has become real. On women’s side, Serena appears to take her sixth US open crown. For Indian fans, Sania Mirza brought some cheer by her performances in women’s and mixed doubles categories.