HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day nine

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

1801 SVITOLINA STROLLS INTO SEMI-FINALS

Fifth seed Elina Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open with a superb 6-4 6-4 victory over Johanna Konta. The 24-year-old, winner of all four of her previous meetings with Konta, extended her dominance over the Briton by wrapping up the match in 99 minutes.

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1618 PLAY UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK

Play began under a sunny sky with the temperature hovering around 25 degrees Celsius (77°F) and a forecast high of 27C.

Fifth seed Elina Svitolina was up against Briton Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiss Stan Wawrinka takes on Russia's Daniil Medvedev later. In the evening, Serena Williams continues her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title when she plays Wang Qiang. Five-times champion Roger Federer then squares off against Grigor Dimitrov.