(Reuters) – Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Monday (times in GMT):
1815 PEGULA OUSTS KVITOVA TO MOVE INTO QUARTER-FINALS
Jessica Pegula became the second American after Coco Gauff to move into the quarter-finals after the eighth seed beat Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2. Pegula will face either top seed Iga Swiatek or Jule Niemeier.
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1745 RUBLEV DISPATCHES NORRIE IN STRAIGHT SETS
Russian Andrey Rublev downed British seventh seed Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the sixth time in his career.
The ninth-seeded Russian, who has never reached the semis at a major, will face either Rafa Nadal or Frances Tiafoe.
1512 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began in New York with the temperature at 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
Local hope Jessica Pegula will begin proceedings against Petra Kvitova on Arthur Ashe Stadium later with Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz also in fourth-round action.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar and Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
