Tennis - US Open - Quarterfinals - New York, U.S. - September 5, 2017 - Venus Williams of the United States in action against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Mike Segar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four American women will play in the semi-finals at the U.S. Open for the first time since 1981, ensuring an American champion will be crowed in Flushing Meadows after Saturday's final.
Plentiful sunshine should return by Thursday afternoon, and the first match between veteran Venus Williams and 24-year-old Sloane Stephens should play out under an open roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
