Nothing went Radek Stepanek’s way last night. First he was totally overwhelmed by Novak Djokovic during their round of 16 encounter. And then he lost his contact lense during the early stages of the battle. Well, at least he has Nicole Vaidisova in his hotel room.

Anna Wintour watched a very impressive Melanie Oudin run from the US Open President’s Box yesterday. She had Oscar de la Renta by her side and the editrix moved up to the Roger Federer’s friends and family section at the commencement of his match. Minutes later, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban made their way to the top seating area at Arthur Ashe to the delight of the Open crowd. “We love watching Roger,” the actress happily told her seatmates. “And it couldn’t be a more perfect day for tennis.”

Last night, Royal Box seats at the evening session were very close to the  Roger Federer’s family cheering section. Anna Wintour was there, of course, and something magical has happened. The editrix took a bathroom break in the beginning of the third set for three games–and the Swiss legend inexplicably fell 0-3 behind to his German opponent. As soon as Wintour returned to her perch (ushers still checked her tickets), the world’s number 1 eaily rolled on and won four out of five next games, and the match in straight sets. You be the judge…

Kim Catrall received a nice and loud cheer during the third set of the Federer match but her experience with the US Open fans hasn’t always been this positive. Six years ago, the actress infamously walked out of her seat during a set point of Lleyton Hewitt match at Ashe. She was booed, embarrassed, but nonetheless the star came back to Queens. This time she took a seat at a luxury box and kept her bad habits to the Blackberry messaging only.

Lynette Federer was front row and center at her son’s match today (in Chanel jacket no less) but being in New York to see Roger win another Slam is not her only motivation to traveling to this Slam. “We don’t go to absolutely everything,” she told Royal Box. “But right now I’m here because I haven’t seen my grandchildren for two and a half weeks. They’re just doing so well, so I’m a proud grandmother.”

It’s not every day that 90% of sports writers mention an athlete’s inspiring dress in their hard news stories. But insiders were enthralled and inspired by Maria’s Nike silver and black sleek, sartorially beautiful number. She played that girl from Bulgaria for nine games and gave the photographers just enough time to photograph her look from every angle.

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Caroline Wozniacki played in her brand new adidas by Stella McCartney gear for the first time in the Grand Slam and so far, so good. She dispatched her opponent while the photogs were focusing in on her dress.

Jay-Z has contributed to this year’s open by designing a Rocawear t-shirt to benefit the NJTL and the Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS. The design will be sold on site and at USOpen.org and ArthurAshe.org. “I am thrilled that someone of Jay-Z’s stature would take part in this project,” said Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Arthur Ashe’s widow. The tennis legend will be honored during a formal ceremony on September 10 during which he’ll be officially inducted into the US Open Court of Champions on the grounds .