US Open glance: American women set for the semifinals

A quick look at the U.S. Open

LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY

The women's semifinals will look decidedly red, white and blue. No. 9 Venus Williams faces unseeded Sloane Stephens in one all-American matchup, and with No. 20 CoCo Vandeweghe playing in the second semifinal, the U.S. Open had a chance at its first final between two Americans since Serena Williams beat Venus in 2002. That was Venus' last appearance in the final at Flushing Meadows. Stephens and Vandeweghe will both be trying to reach their first career Grand Slam final.

THURSDAY'S FORECAST

Partly cloudy. High of 74 degrees (25 Celsius).

WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER

Rain. High of 73 degrees (23 Celsius)

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Men's quarterfinals: No. 1 Rafael Nadal beat Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

Women's quarterfinals: No. 20 CoCo Vandeweghe beat No. 1 Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (4), 6-3.

STAT OF THE DAY I

2 - Number of Spanish men (Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta) in the semifinals, the first time that's happened at the U.S. Open.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"No. He gave me a lesson: 1, 2, and 2." - Andrey Rublev, asked if he would be angry if Rafael Nadal's 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over him was characterized as a lesson.

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