It's therefore entirely wrong for Mr Carmichael or anyone else to claim returning officers did not have a say in the planning and execution of the May elections or that the Scotland Office alone made the decision on auto-adjudication during the e-count on May 3.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Scotland Office ballot response

It was a topsy-turvy encounter for Clijsters , returning to the venue 12 months after beating Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki to claim her second US Open title in just her third event after coming out of retirement.

BBC: Venus Williams & Kim Clijsters into US Open round two