NEW YORK — The Latest on the US Open (all times local):
5:25 p.m.
American Varvara Lepchenko has reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time.
With the home crowd willing her on at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the 46th-ranked Lepchenko rallied from a tough first set to beat No. 53 Mona Barthel of Germany 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Lepchenko, 29, matched her best performance at a major after also reaching the round of 16 at the 2012 French Open.
Barthel has never advanced past the third round at a Grand Slam tournament.