Gallery: US Open day nine

It’s not often that women’s quarterfinals overshadow the men’s at a Grand Slam, but US Open 2017 has been anything but normal. The US public were enraptured by Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams and Saw Querrey gunning for semifinal spots on day nine, but it was the women who were in the spotlight. These are the photos of the day.

: Kevin Anderson reached his first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-6(5) 6-7(9) 6-3 7-6(9) win over Sam Querrey. Photo: Getty Images

: Querrey had his chances in the match, but ultimately Anderson won the points that mattered. Photo: Getty Images

: Venus Williams set up an all-American semifinal with Sloane after downing Kvitova 6-3 3-6 7-6(2). Photo: Getty Images

: Petra Kvitova came out swinging against Venus Williams. Photo: Getty Images

: Venus Williams was aiming to set up an all-American clash with Sloane Stephens in the semifinals. Photo: Getty Images

: Sloane Stephens battled into her first US Open semifinal with a 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) win over Anastasija Sevastova. Photo: Getty Images

: Sevastova needed treatment during the match with Stephens. Photo: Getty Images

: Stephens’ will go to world No.957 to a projected No.34 in the space of four weeks thanks to her blistering form. Photo: Getty Images

: Sloane Stephens has won 13 of her last 15 matches. Photo: Getty Images

: Pablo Carreno Busta blasted his way into his first Grand Slam semifinal with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman. Photo: Getty Images

: Diego Schwartzman was carrying an injury into the quarterfinal. Photo: Getty Images

: Carreno Busta is the highest seed remaining in a depleted bottom half of the draw. Photo: Getty Images

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