US Open women's semifinals postponed due to rain

New York

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Serena Williams must wait until Friday to continue her pursuit of a calendar Grand Slam after the women's semi-finals at the US Open were postponed with heavy rain forecast.
The matches will now take place at 11am New York Time (16:00 BST) on Friday.
Williams will face Roberta Vinci after second seed Simona Halep meets Flavia Pennetta in the other last-four match.
The men's semi-finals will take place after the conclusion of the women's matches at 22:00 BST.
Top seed Novak Djokovic faces defending champion Marin Cilic first, with second seed Roger Federer taking on his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the other match.
The rainy conditions did not prevent the men's doubles semi-finals from going ahead as scheduled on Thursday.
Great Britain's Dom Inglot and his partner Robert Linstedt were beaten 7-5 6-2 by French duo Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, with Jamie Murray and his partner John Peers due to play their semi later.