Highlights of U.S. Open sixth day

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights from day six of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday (all times GMT):

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- World number one Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic starts the action against China's 27th-seeded Zhang Shuai in their third round match at the Arthur Ashe stadium.

- Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal faces Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and Swiss third-seed Roger Federer plays Spain's Feliciano Lopez at the main showcourt later on a cloudy Saturday.

- Sixth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem takes on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino at the Louis Armstrong Stadium followed by women's 12th-seed Jelena Ostapenko's clash with Russian Daria Kasatkina.

(Compiled by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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First Published: Sat, September 02 2017. 21:00 IST