American twins Mike and Bob Bryan celebrate winning the men's doubles title
Elena Dementieva makes an excellent start to her semi-final against Mary Pierce
Pierce struggles to keep pace with Dementieva as she drops the first set
Pierce receives a 12-minute injury timeout at the end of the first set
The lengthy break seems to disrupt Dementieva and the Russian wins just four more games
Pierce battles through to a 3-6 6-2 6-2 victory and her first US Open final
Kim Clijsters powers into the lead against Maria Sharapova in the second women's semi-final
Sharapova loses six straight games before fighting back to level at one set all
But Clijsters holds her nerve to win 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 and reach her second US Open final
Clijsters and Sharapova pay their respects after a truly memorable semi-final
Sharapova is left with the consolation that she will be world number one next week
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