The USTA said tournament referee Jake Garner made the decision to slide the covers to provide additional shade.

The style icon/memeable wonder is giving the tennis fans exactly what they want in Flushing Meadows after knocking out American Bernarda Pera on a rowdy Court 17.

Also: Beatriz Haddad Maia makes history for Brazil, Karolina Muchova soars back into the Top 20 and much more.

Putting injuries and patches of poor play behind her, the Tunisian will face Beatriz Haddad Maia for sport in the final four.

Carlos Alcaraz has reached the round of 16 of the Madrid Open with a straight-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov

The world No. 1 maintained her flawless start to the clay-court season to put herself a win away from the quarterfinals at the Caja Magica.

The 2021 US Open champ fended off Linda Fruhvirtova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, while Gauff defeated Tatjana Maria, 6-4, 6-1, on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old beat the former Australian Open champion, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, on Thursday night in the Tennis in The Land quarterfinals.

Kenin has won two matches in The Land this week, but we're still not completely sold on the 2020 Australian Open champion.

Pera has been on a tear over the past few weeks, and we think she can give the 2021 French Open champion some real trouble in the Land.