Live text - US Open day three

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By Mark Ashenden

1653: We'll forgive Ivanovic a couple of wobbles. Jie Zheng picks up two games on the bounce but Ivanovic stays strong and comes through the first set 6-3.

1651: I spent about an hour talking about Djokovic wobbling yesterday evening. Well, the Ivanovic wobble was almost inevitable no? Serving for the set and she blows it. By the way, nice little pink number on the Serb today. Jie Zheng is sporting a refreshing light blue outfit. Both dresses easy on the eye. NEWSFLASH: 10th seed Azarenka has pulled out of her match with Dulko with an injury. Dulko was leading 5-1. Will pass on more when I know it.

Pickles91 on 606: "I don't get what the moaning about heat is all about. As far as I know both players play in the same conditions. If Murray gets affected then so should his opponent, otherwise Murray is pretty undeserving of 4th seed!"

1640: First set already goes to Sam Querry against Klahn. Dulko's raced to a 4-0 lead. And for all you Ivanovic fans, it looks like Ana is pretty keen on an early cold shower. She's 5-1 up after 19 minutes and serving for the first set. 10 unforced errors from China's Jie Zheng. That's a poopy start for the 21st seed.

1637: Line-up wise, let's not forget American Jack Sock who's swinging his dirty laundry around on Court 13 a little later.

Steve in Toronto, via text 81111: "I was at the US Open last year, and quite keen to get Andy to sign my saltire post-match. Mission accomplished - twice. Only problem was he'd sign with a blue marker on the blue field rather than the white cross, so the autograph's pretty akin to being done with a magic marker...not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
Steve, that's a horror story. Once is careless, twice is the behaviour of a buffoon. Nice that he signed though. Any other autograph-hunting anecdotes? I ran half a mile on a hill in Bristol to get Graeme Souness to sign my notebook. And he did. How's that for a story?

1632: But there's more to this day than Andy Murray. Especially for our friends from overseas. (Tell me where you are by the way). After Murray on Arthur Ashe is Venus Williams. Later on under the lights it's Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick. This afternoon, we've also got Victoria Azarenka, Tomas Berdych, Elena Dementieva, Sammy Stosur. And for all you British fans out there - it's the return of Elena Baltacha in the second round vs 27th seed Petra Kvitova. Plus there's the GB pair Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski in the doubles. That's more action than a night out with Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Amy Whitehouse.

1628: Former number one Ana Ivanonvic opens up with a couple of steady service games against 21st seed Jie Zheng and leads 2-1. Who else is playing at the mo? Jelena Jankovic is playing in the doubles. 20th seed Sam Querrey is facing fellow American Bradley Klahn. Argentine Gisela Dulko is up against Azarenka on Grandstand. Jamaican Dustin Brown is playing Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (winner of this one plays the victor between Murray and Lacko). Keep an eye out for this one. That'll do for now.

ABAtweets on Twitter: "I think Murray has to play ugly in order to get the matches over quickly and avoid the sun. Don't want him doing a Djoko!"
Everybody's talking about the temperatures. The thermometer is supposed to boil up to at least 100 degrees on court today. Commentators have been handed out towels at Flushing Meadows. Sweaty, stinky times. Could this hamper the Muzz later? Are you allowed to play in a sombrero hat? Any other suggestions to stay cool?

1619: I want your opinions, predictions, tactical thoughts, tennis lookalikes, Muzza facts (tell me any stories if you've met the guy), reflections on the first two US Open days. Over to you. Tweet me @bbcsport_mark, text me on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) with TENNIS before your message, or get on 606.

1613: With Ana Ivanovic set to get going on Arthur Ashe at the start of day three, let me just tell you that Andy Murray vs Lukas Lacko is on from 1800 BST. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra also have live commentary. Any early predictions? Beauty or the beast? Will Murray play ugly? Should he continue his aggressive tactics in the steamy surroundings of New York? I want to know your thoughts.

1610: Fabio Capello? Kevin Pietersen? Jimmy Connors? Pahh. It was Andrew Murray speaking last week. The poor lad's been stuck in his slippers for three days and now it's his time. Time to mount his campaign for his maiden Grand Slam title. Time to kick some butt at Flushing Meadows. First up for the world number four is Lukas Lacko. More about him in a mo. In the mean time, check out Muzza's exclusive BBC column .

1605: Here follows a few words from someone who will be thrusting their stringed weapon around on Arthur Ashe in a couple of hours. "It's only about winning. If you have to play ugly, it doesn't really matter." Any guesses?

1557: Day three. US Open. We're back. I'm back. Over the next few hours I will be dishing up the most delectable tennis drama known to man, woman, beast and extra-terrestrial. Probably.

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