After 10 days of clear weather, rain and winds have swept through Flushing Meadows, throwing the U.S. Tennis Open's final weekend into disarray and stranding Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez in the midst of their quarter-final.
For the second year running, Nadal faces the prospect of playing a string of successive days at the year's last major if he is to win the only grand slam missing from his collection.
Nadal was one set up against Gonzalez with the score level at six all in the second and Gonzalez serving at 2-3 in the tiebreak, when play was suspended for the day.
The eventual winner will meet Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Croatian 16th seed Marin Cilic.
Nadal and Gonzalez will resume their battle following the first women's semi-final pitting champion Serena Williams against Kim Clijsters.
The semi-final between Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Belgian Yanina Wickmayer will then follow.
