HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day eight

Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times GMT):

1510 PLAY UNDERWAY IN RAINY NEW YORK

Play began on Monday in rainy conditions with the temperature hovering around 23 degrees Celsius (73.4°F) and a forecast high of 25C. Croatia's Donna Vekic faces Germany's Julia Goerges in the fourth round under the roof at Louis Armstrong Stadium while Japanese top seed Naomi Osaka takes on Swiss Belinda Bencic at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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