By Andrew Patron | Saturday, September 5, 2015

 

Jeremy Chardy erupts in elation after knocking off No. 7-seeded David Ferrer to reach the US Open fourth round.

Photo credit: Andrew Patron/Camerasport

Shotmakers and surprises highlighted opening-week action at the US Open.

Some of our favorite week one images are here.



Barely stretched in his first two rounds, top-seeded Novak Djokovic encountered a tougher test in Andreas Seppi, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, reaching the fourth round for the ninth straight year.



No. 12-seeded Belinda Bencic upset Serena Williams in Toronto, but could not conquer Venus Williams in New York.



"Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward," said Venus Williams, through to the fourth round for the first time since 2010.



Martina Hingis, who beat Venus in the 1997 final, provided tactical support to Bencic, who is coached by Hingis' mother, Melanie.



One Direction singer Niall Horan showed some New York City spirit sporting a Yankees cap.




In a battle of former Grand Slam finalists, Dominika Cibulkova went toe-to-toe in baseline rallies with Genie Bouchard.



Playing bold tennis down the stretch, Bouchard won the battle to advance to the fourth round of a tournament for the first time since March in Indian Wells.



Jeremy Chardy looks like he can fly after his fourth-set win over seventh-seeded David Ferrer; he will face reigning champion Marin Cilic in the fourth round.



Noted tennis fan Tiger Woods took in the action.



When Rafael Nadal built a two-set lead over Fabio Fognini, it appeared he was bound for the fourth round for the eighth straight time.



An electrifying Fognini had other ideas.



Unable to crack Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first set, Serena Williams powered through in the last set.