Russian number seven seed Vera Zvonareva plays Estonian number 31 Kaia Kanepi in the first match on Arthur Ashe - the winner will play either top seed Caroline Wozniacki or Dominika Cibulkova in the last four
Kanepi, who beat Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth round, struggles to come to terms with the blustery conditions in New York, serving six double-faults in the first set which she loses 6-3
Kanepi's final unforced errors tally is 60 and the 26-year-old Zvonareva breaks her four more times to take the second set 7-5 and advance to her first US Open semi-final
In the second match on Arthur Ashe Frenchman Gael Monfils plays third seed Novak Djokovic, with a semi-final against either Roger Federer or Robin Soderling up for grabs
In the second match on Arthur Ashe Gael Monfils plays third seed Novak Djokovic, with the Frenchman prepared to try anything he can to succeed
Serbia's Djokovic, runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2007, takes the first set on a tie-breaker before steamrollering his 17th-seeded opponent 6-1 in 46 minutes in the second
With Monfils offering little resistance Djokovic breezes through the third set, taking it 6-2, to set up a semi-final against second seed Roger Federer or fifth seed Robin Soderling
Caroline Wozniacki is the next player to brave the gale on Arthur Ashe Stadium as she takes on Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova
The unseeded Cibulkova struggles with the wind as she drops the first set but finds her range to match Wozniacki in the second
Wozniacki is made to work in the second set but comes through 6-2 7-5, saying afterwards: "It felt like playing in a hurricane."
Second seed Roger Federer takes on fifth seed Robin Soderling in the eagerly-anticipated second night match on day 10
Federer soon shows that he is in top form by breaking once to take the first set, with his serve the dominant factor in the match
Soderling appears to be on his way out despite a good performance, but he breaks in the third set and has the chance to serve it out
Federer is in unstoppable form, however, and will not be denied as he reels off the last four games in a row to win 6-4 6-4 7-5
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