Another of Kern's photographs, taken in a squat in a former cabaret restaurant, shows a young man and woman, semi-clothed and hard at work to repair and alter their surroundings using cloth and wood.

CNN: Making a 'squat' a home

Onscreen, however, the sound of a hyper-articulate boy talking semi-nonsense becomes very hard to take.

NEWYORKER: Lost Love

Likewise, the .223 ammunition used in popular semi-automatic rifles is hard to find.

WSJ: Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves

There was a case to be made for Djokovic going into the final, not least because he had defeated five-time champion Roger Federer in a dramatic semi-final and had a 7-3 record against Nadal on hard courts, but the world number one is a different animal in major finals.

BBC: Rafael Nadal wins US Open to seal career Grand Slam

Robson, a semi-finalist last year, was pushed hard by her American opponent, with a single break of serve proving enough to win the opening set.

BBC: Robson reaches last 16 at junior US Open

Do you think Chelsea were hard done by in the Champions League semi-final?

CNN: Chelsea debate: Bad decisions or bad losers?

He was pushed hard by the Serbian fourth seed in the rain-delayed semi-final but improved his record against Djokovic to 9-4 as he controlled the key moments.

BBC: Federer & Del Potro into US final

The semi-final between Gustavo Kuerten and Michael Chang in the Montreal Open recently offered some hope for die-hard fans.

ECONOMIST: Anyone for zzzz tennis?