epa04386859 Ekaterina Makarova of Russia hits a return to Serena Williams of the US during their semifinals round match on the twelfth day of the 2014 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 05 September 2014. The US Open runs through 08 September, a 15-day schedule. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO