Austrian Sybille Bammer became the second player to move into the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open with a 7-6 0-6 6-4 victory over No.12 seed Marion Bartoli of France.

Seed No.29 Bammer reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal winning the match that lasted three hours three minutes which equaled the longest women's match at the US Open on record.

The 28-year-old Bammer will face second seed Jelena Jankovic for a place in the semis. (photo: Getty Images)

Second seed Jelena Jankovic became the first WTA player to advance into the US Open quarterfinals. The Serb defeated Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the fourth round.

Jankovic surrendered the first set and it looked as if she would difficultly find her way out, but the world number two stormed through the second and third set.

In the next round Jankovic will face the winner of the match Marion Bartoli vs. Sybille Bammer. (photo via Sky Sports)

Swiss teenager Timea Bacsinszky almost stunned sixth seed Dinara Safina in straight sets, but the Russian recovered in the last moment and continued her successful run on the Tour (since May, in-form Safina has reached six finals in seven tournaments).

World No.60 Bacsinszky, playing in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, won the first set, and in the second she was only two points away from victory when scrappy Safina woke up, fought back, and forced the match into a decider. As expected, Bacsinszky wasn’t much of a challenge in the third set after a great opportunity in the second slipped through her hands. Final score: 3-6 7-5 6-2.

Safina will next meet Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany. (photo: safina-dinara.com)

Ashley Harkleroad, most famous for being the first tennis player to pose for Playboy, is not playing the US Open because of pregnancy.

The 23-year-old Harkleroad had an emergency surgery in March when she had to lose one of her ovaries. Harkleroad revealed that she was scared she couldn't have children, so news about her pregnancy are exceptionally good.

The world No.91 is in relationship with coach Chuck Adams. (via Forty Deuce)

Seventh seed Venus Williams moved into the fourth round of the US Open with an imposing 6-2 6-1 victory over No.27 seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.

Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion, served three aces in the first game and never looked back. The victory came in just 56 minutes. Williams broke Bondarenko twice in both sets, while she herself faced no break points.

In the fourth round Williams will face ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland who advanced with a 6-0 6-3 victory over Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.

Venus and Agnieszka have played only once so far, in 2006 in Luxembourg, when the Pole won 6-3 6-0. (photo: Getty Images)

Jelena Jankovic gives us a tip: Read her body language and determine how healthy she is.

"As long as I'm doing the splits, that means I'm healthy. When I'm not, you know there's something wrong. I'm not too sure about my body. If I go into a split, who knows if I'll come back up?"

JJ, I'm wishing you many more splits in your career, of course those from which you will be able to come back up! (via Down the Line)

France’s Marion Bartoli defeated local favorite Lindsay Davenport 6-1 7-6 to move into the fourth round of the US Open.

The 1998 champion Davenport was asked whether she believed her defeat to No.12 seed Bartoli might be her US Open farewell and the former number one replied: "I was so ****ed off that I didn't think about anything." Hahaha.

In the fourth round Bartoli will play Austrian 29th seed Sybille Bammer. (photos: Getty Images)

The 2004 champion and last year’s finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova lost 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the third round of the US Open to Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.

Third-seeded Kuznetsova was erratic and made 36 unforced errors, while Srebotnik played consistently on every front and served 13 aces. Kuznetsova said Srebotnik had played an "unbelievable" game.

No.28 seed Srebotnik will play in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time. Her best results at Grand Slams were reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2002 and in 2008.

Srebotnik will face seed No.15 Patty Schnyder for a place in the quarterfinals. (source: Reuters, photo: Getty Images)

Second seed Jelena Jankovic advanced to the fourth round of the US Open with a hard-fought victory over Wimbledon semifinalist Jie Zheng of China, ranked 37th in the world. I’m joking about this "hair stays intact" part because of a recent funny statement of Jankovic (you can read it below).

As always, Jankovic had problems with holding her serve so being a break up wasn’t a big deal for the world No.2. You see, Jankovic converted eight break points, Zheng six. The Serb finished the match on her fifth match point with a final score 7-5 7-5. All those match points were in the final game of the second set which featured 11 deuces.

And here’s the part with Jankovic’s perfect hair. Haha, I read this quote yesterday. When asked what question she has never been asked but wants to answer Jankovic said: "They never ask me why my hair never moves. I use tons of hairspray because of my bangs. Even if I used 100 pins it would all fall out. So I wish they would ask me about my perfect hair!" Jelena, you’re a gem!

In the fourth round Jankovic will meet 14th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus or Caroline Wozniacki, the Danish 21st seed. (photo via AFP)

World number one and top seed Ana Ivanovic was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin in the second round of the US Open and it’s the earliest exit by women's top seed at the US Open since tennis turned professional in 1968. Ouch.

The 20-year-old Serb didn’t blame her recent thumb injury for the defeat, but rather her lack of match practice. She said her right thumb had totally recovered and she felt no pain.

Ivanovic is aware of the fact that she hasn't justified her top ranking: "If you are asking if I'm playing like a number one, no." However, she denies the pressure of being top ranked player was the problem.

Ivanovic has been struggling for form since her triumph at the French Open in June. (photo: ivanovic-ana.com)