'It is not over yet'published at 02:33 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-7 (4-7) Williams
David Law
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live
Absolutely extraordinary. Everybody is on their feet. Serena Williams' career is not over yet.
Summary
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LIVE: Serena Williams loses 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 to Ajla Tomljanovic in US Open third round
Defeat is last match of 23-time Grand Slam single champion's career
Andy Murray loses 6-4 6-4 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 to Matteo Berrettini
Jack Draper retires injured in third set against Karen Khachanov
Top seeds Joe Salisbury & Rajeev Ram reach men's doubles third round but Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares lose
Day five of final Grand Slam of year at Flushing Meadows
'It is not over yet'published at 02:33 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Postpublished at 02:33 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Flushing MeadowsBlimey. Anyone know anything about noise-induced hearing loss?
Deafening in here after Williams finally clinches the set and levels the match.
Should have been handing out ear plugs on the turnstile tonight.
Game and second set Williamspublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-7 (4-7) Williams
SHE'S DONE IT!
Ajla Tomljanovic goes long and Serena Williams wins the second set on the tie-break.
That was an epic. Anyone else's heartbeat gone through the roof, or just mine?
Image source, Getty ImagesTie-break - set point Williamspublished at 02:31 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 (4-6) Williams
A simply superb forehand winner from Williams bags her another mini-break and she has set point.
Tie-breakpublished at 02:30 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 (4-5) Williams*
Not for long though. Tomljanovic gets the mini-break back, but Williams bags the next point of her serve with an ace down the T - her fastest serve of the night at 117mph, no less.
Tie-breakpublished at 02:28 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 (3-4) Williams*
Tomljanovic takes both points on her serve but remains that mini-break behind.
Postpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Flushing Meadows"Make her pay for it!" screams one voice behind as Williams lines up that overhead.
Oh, she did. Almost made a dent in the blue acrylic.
Tie-breakpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 (1-4) Williams
Williams slams down a smash then finds the corner with a ferocious forehand.
4-1 to the American in the tie-break.
Tie-breakpublished at 02:26 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 (1-2) Williams*
First blood to Serena Williams as she earns a mini-break, Tomljanovic finding the net.
Postpublished at 02:24 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 Williams*
Laura Robson
Former British number one at Flushing MeadowsI can't handle this!
Tie-break timepublished at 02:24 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 6-6 Williams*
Serena Williams isn't going down without one heck of a fight.
15-0, 15-15, 15-30, 30-30...but then Ajla Tomljanovic gets game point, composes herself, and then gets that incredibly important hold as Williams goes long.
Tie-break here we come.
Postpublished at 02:22 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 5-6 Williams
Laura Robson
Former British number one at Flushing MeadowsIt looks like Oracene is asleep!
Postpublished at 02:21 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 5-6 Williams
Meanwhile...
Postpublished at 02:20 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Flushing MeadowsWoah! Incredible noise as the crowd launch into an impromptu chant of 'Se-re-na' around Ashe just before Tomljanovic serves to stay in the set.
Came out of nowhere. As did the goosebumps which it brings out on the arms.
Postpublished at 02:20 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 5-6 Williams
Laura Robson
Former British number one at Flushing MeadowsI have never heard that sort of noise on Ashe before. Amazing.
Postpublished at 02:18 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 5-6 Williams
Laura Robson
Former British number one at Flushing MeadowsThat is a very good hold of serve, just to stop all the momentum going to Ajla Tomljanovic.
Postpublished at 02:18 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
*Tomljanovic 7-5 5-6 Williams
Serena Williams isn't done yet. A hold to 15 stops Tomljanovic's winning run and the roar on Ashe is deafening. Williams doesn't react as she walks over to her chair.
Meanwhile, her mum Oracene looks ready for a snooze in her box.
Postpublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 5-5 Williams*
David Law
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 LiveTomljanovic has been absolutely brilliant tonight.
Image source, Getty ImagesTomljanovic levelspublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Tomljanovic 7-5 5-5 Williams*
The points go back and forth across the net and there are some very nervous-looking faces in the crowd on Ashe. Spike Lee looks as though he doesn't know what to do with himself.
At 40-30, Serena Williams clips the net and the ball bounces out, handing Ajla Tomljanovic the hold.
From 4-0 down, Tomljanovic is now level at 5-5. This could be the last service game of Serena Williams' career.
Image source, gettyFomer champion Andreescu outpublished at 02:09 British Summer Time 3 September 2022
Andreescu 3-6 2-6 Garcia
Meanwhile, 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu is out.
The Canadian has been beaten in straight sets by Caroline Garcia, who will go on to play China's Zhang Shuai.