Mauresmo slumps out of US Open

THIRD seed Amelie Mauresmo slumped out of the US Open yesterday following a listless 6-4 6-1 defeat by fellow Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the quarter-finals.

Pierce took advantage of a nervey display from Mauresmo to reach the last four at Flushing Meadows for the first time.

She will next face either second seed Lindsay Davenport or sixth seed Elena Dementieva.