Andy Murray left no chance for Rafael Nadal in the deciding set to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship in Tokyo on Sunday.
Maria Sharapova had to pull out of her Pan Pacific Open quarter-final with Petra Kvitova after just seven games in Tokyo.
Novak Djokovic's fantastic year of dominance continued as he beat defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 to win the US Open on Monday evening.
Defending champion Rafa Nadal saved seven set points in the second set and battled back from two breaks down in the third to beat Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3 7-6 7-5 in his opening match at the US Open.
Serena Williams won her second consecutive tournament after defeating Samantha Stosur in the Rogers Cup final in Toronto on Sunday evening.
World number one, Novack Djokovic has become the first player to claim five Masters titles in a single season after defeating Mardy Fish 6-2 3-6 6-4 in Montreal Sunday evening.
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