Seventh seed Francesca Schiavone takes on Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - the 17th seed - on Arthur Ashe at the US Open at Flushing Meadows. You can watch this match LIVE on British Eurosport and Eurosport HD (Sky 410/412, Virgin Media 521)...

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 4-6 - GAME, SET AND MATCH! Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wins through to the quarter-finals of the US Open with a very impressive victory over eighth seed Francesca Schiavone! She squanders two match points sloppily, but slams the fourth down the line to seal the win! Next up for Pavlyuchenkova will be a quarter-final clash with either Serena Williams or Ana Ivanovic!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 4-5 - Pavlyuchenkova holds serve to 30, and Schiavone is not rewarded for her tenacity from the back of the court as yet again the Russian's power gives her the edge!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 4-4 - Schiavone lets out a shriek of delight as she hammers a forehand down the line to close out another gruelling game after an extended deuce, and the Italian levels at 4-4.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 3-4 - Pavlyuchenkova has to recover from 15-30 as Schiavone finds two brilliant forehand winners, and the Russian holds to remain well placed in this third set.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 3-3 - Schiavone lets out a roar of self-approval as she slams a forehand right into the corner on the baseline to hold serve in sparkling fashion!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 2-3 - Pavlyuchenkova keeps her nose in front with a positive service hold to 15, and Schiavone is struggling to make an impact on the Russian's serve now.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 2-2 - Schiavone holds serve superbly with three precise first deliveries down the T, and Pavlyuchenkova is kept firmly on the back foot as she sees her advantage eroded.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 1-2 - BREAK! Schiavone, to her credit, is undeterred by slipping behind at the start of the set and hits back to restore parity and get back on terms once more! Pavlyuchenkova falters on serve and is punished.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 0-2 - BREAK! Pavlyuchenkova again takes control as Schiavone falters on her serve and is unable to string together a cluster of deliveries anywhere near her best. Pavlyuchenkova is in control at the start of this set!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 0-1 - Pavlyuchenkova gets going with a solid hold at the start of the third set, and the Russian continues to go from strength to strength in this match.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-6 - SET! Pavlyuchenkova holds her composure very impressively to close out the second set and take it 6-3 to level up this match against Schiavone, who now has to find a response!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-5 - Pavlyuchenkova is unerring now as she moves to within a game of taking the second set and levelling up this match with two huge forehands down the line for winners!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 3-4 - Again, Pavlyuchenkova eases off slightly and Schiavone claims another pretty comfortable service hold to 15 as she again closes the gap on the Russian and applies the pressure.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 2-4 - Pavlyuchenkova continues to move towards taking the second set as she fires two big serves outwide to leave Schiavone helpless at the back of the court.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 2-3 - Schiavone gets back on the board with a solid service hold, and Pavlyuchenkova clearly eases off slightly after having gained the advantage in this set.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 1-3 - Pavlyuchenkova holds her serve, almost to the disbelief of the crowd, who have grown accustomed to this match going with breaks! She opens up a clear advantage now.

SCHIAVONE 7-5 1-2 - BREAK! Yet again, Schiavone allows her opponent to take control of her service game, and she sees her delivery ruthlessly broken once more by the Russian!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 1-1 - BREAK! Pavlyuchenkova sees her serve assaulted once more by Schiavone, who has a perfect read on her opponent's delivery now and capitalises to hit straight back!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 0-1 - BREAK! I don't know why I'm still getting excited by a break of serve as they are more frequent than holds in this match, but hey - Pavlyuchenkova breaks, and assumes the early advantage!

SCHIAVONE 7-5 - SET! Pavlyuchenkova still cannot hold serve, and her delivery is ruthlessly and clinically dismantled by Schiavone once more, with the Italian clinching the opening set as a result!