US Open Day 9 order of play: Tuesday schedule with Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams
US OPEN Day 9 order of play - Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are both in action.
Sloane Stephens gets the last-eight underway when she takes on Anastasija Sevastova first on Arthur Ashe Stadium at 5pm (BST).
They are followed by Juan Martin del Potro against John Isner - the first of the men’s quarter-finals.
Serena Williams then kick-starts the night session at midnight when she faces Karolina Pliskova.
Before Nadal takes to court against a man who many expect to be his heir on clay - Dominic Thiem.
The top seed is not expecting an easy night when he takes on Thiem and he will be keen to avoid any upsets like Roger Federer, who crashed out against John Millman this morning.
“He's a fantastic player,” Nadal said of Thiem.
“He's a very powerful player. He's a great guy.
“Very good relationship with him.
“Happy for him that he's in quarter-finals here. Last year he lost a very tough match against Del Potro here.
“In some way he deserve to be where he is. Gonna be a tough one.
“He's very powerful player, and, yeah, he knows how to play these kind of matches.
“I need to play my best match of the tournament if I want to keep having chances to stay in the tournament.”
US OPEN - DAY 9 ORDER OF PLAY
ARTHUR ASHE
Day session (5pm)
S. Stephens (USA) [3] vs. A. Sevastova (LAT) [19]
Not before - 6.30pm
J. Del Potro (ARG) [3] vs. J. Isner (USA) [11]
Night Session (12am)
S. Williams (USA) [17] vs. Ka. Pliskova (CZE) [8]
R. Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. D. Thiem (AUT) [9]