HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day 10

Highlights of the 10th day at the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (times GMT):

1800 BENCIC STORMS INTO SEMI-FINALS

Swiss Belinda Bencic reached her first-ever Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 13th seed fired eight aces and won 84% of points on her first serve to wrap up the contest in an hour and 40 minutes.

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1619 PLAY UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK

Play began under a sunny sky with the temperature hovering around 27 degrees Celsius (82°F) and a forecast high of 30C. Belinda Bencic was up against Donna Vekic in the quarter-finals. Matteo Berrettini takes on Frenchman Gael Monfils later.

In the evening session, Canada's Bianca Andreescu meets Belgium's Elise Mertens before 2017 champion Rafa Nadal plays Argentine Diego Schwartzman.