The Latest on US Open: Cilic Holds On to Beat Tsonga in 5

NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):

7:15 p.m.

Defending champion Marin Cilic stretched his U.S. Open winning streak to 12 matches and returned to the semifinals by holding on to beat 19th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

The match took nearly four hours in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, delaying the start of the women's quarterfinal between Serena and Venus Williams.

The ninth-seeded Cilic appeared to be heading to a relatively straightforward victory after taking the first two sets. He was 47-0 in his Grand Slam career when up by that margin.

But Tsonga steadied himself to force a fifth set, before Cilic pulled it out.

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6:25 p.m.

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