Women's match moved

The US Open on Friday defended the decision to stick the women's semi-final betweeen Australian Samanatha Stosur and German Angelique Kerber on the Grandstand Court - the No 3 show court at Flushing Meadows.

Ninth-seeded Australian Stosur and unseeded German Kerber are scheduled to start at 6 pm (2200 GMT) on the Grandstand, while the marquee final-four matchup of world number one Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams is slated for Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The semifinals had already been pushed back to Saturday night, when the women's final was originally scheduled, after heavy rain cost the tournament two days of play on Tuesday and Wednesday.