Sloane's success keeping her from making the grade

NEW YORK - Sloane Stephens worked toward a college degree while sidelined 11 months with a left foot injury, but her run to the US Open semifinals has delivered a blow to her hopes of graduating on time.

After beating Latvian 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6 7-6 (4) on Tuesday, Stephens said her Grand Slam success has prevented her from getting her homework done.

"I'm actually going to fail my last semester of college because I'm here and I haven't submitted any work in like three weeks," she said. "That's another part of life that is really stressing me right now."