After Saturday's play was washed out, Rafael Nadal resumes his quarter-final against Fernando Gonzalez leading by a set and 3-2 in the tie-break
Gonzalez makes an awful start, losing four points in a row to go two sets down and immediately dropping serve at the start of the third
Nadal is in a clinical mood and finishes off Gonzalez with a love set for a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) 6-0 victory
Gonzalez can only detain Nadal for 32 minutes on Saturday and the Spaniard will go on to face Juan Martin del Potro in the last four
Nadal was delighted with his day's work and there was no sign of the abdominal injury that has been troubling him at Flushing Meadows
No sooner does Nadal finish his match than the predicted rain returns to Flushing Meadows and plays is suspended once again
The rain finally stops in time for the women's semi-finals to get under way, and Serena Williams is a frustrated figure against Kim Clijsters
After receiving a code violation for racquet abuse after the first set, Williams is furious when a line judge calls a foot-fault as she serves to stay in the match
Williams is involved in a four-way discussion with the line judge, the umpire, the tournament referee and the Grand Slam supervisor
Williams soon realises that the point penalty means she has lost the match and heads around the net to congratulate Clijsters
A few boos ring around the Arthur Ashe Stadium as Williams makes her way off court
Williams' friends and family of look shocked as their woman gives up her ttile in the strangest fashion
Clijsters appears equally stunned as she contemplated the manner of her victory
Williams is soon in front of the media explaining herself, saying: "I don't remember any more, it was in the moment "
What are these?
Bookmark with:
What are these?