Britain's Emma Raducanu continued her stunning run at the US Open by beating Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.
The 18-year-old from Kent has yet to drop a set in only her second grand slam event after another outstanding display against the 11th seed and reigning Olympic champion.
Raducanu will face Maria Sakkari of Greece in the early hours of Friday morning for a scarcely believable place in the final.
Here, the PA news agency looks back on a momentous day 10 at Flushing Meadows.
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Tweet(s) of the day
Congratulations to Emma Raducanu c'mon
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 8, 2021
What a performance. What a triumph. What a future. 18 year old @EmmaRaducanu is through to the semifinals of the US Open. Stunning. Well played. 👏🏻👏🏻
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) September 8, 2021
Big up @EmmaRaducanu Bromley's finest. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
— Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) September 8, 2021
What a performance from @EmmaRaducanu to become the 1st qualifier to make the @usopen semifinals. She broke down the Bencic forehand and has a real chance to win her 1st major. Wow!The journey continues tomorrow.
— Greg Rusedski (@GregRusedski1) September 8, 2021
Anyone else love to see a Raducanu vs Fernandez final 🙋🏼♀️🔥
— Katie Boulter (@katiecboulter) September 8, 2021
The fan club is growing.
Stat of the day
Teenage kicks
2005 ➡️ 2021 pic.twitter.com/c9a0ym2r3C
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2021
Meteoric rise
That winning feeling
The moment @EmmaRaducanu secured her spot in the #USOpen semifinals. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/hlNM2NcOja
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2021
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What else happened?
There was the small matter of Novak Djokovic taking the next step towards the calendar grand slam, coming from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3. He will face fourth seed Alexander Zverev, who beat Lloyd Harris of South Africa in three sets, in the semi-final. Sakkari was a 6-4 6-4 winner over Wimbledon runner-up Karolina Pliskova.
Fallen seeds
Men: Matteo Berrettini (6).
Women: Karolina Pliskova (4), Belinda Bencic (11).
Up next
Ahhh final four feeling!! I can't believe it. 😳Thank you all, see you out there tomorrow under the lights🌃 pic.twitter.com/AkHshFgrxH
— Emma Raducanu (@EmmaRaducanu) September 8, 2021
Both women's semi-finals take place at night on Arthur Ashe, with Raducanu second up at around 2am UK time after fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez takes on second seed Aryna Sabalenka. Earlier, Britain's Joe Salisbury and Jamie Murray are in action in their respective men's doubles semi-finals.
