New York: The men's matches at the US Open have been postponed because of rain.
Tournament officials were still hoping to get in four women's quarterfinals on Wednesday.
After all matches were postponed on Tuesday, the year's final Grand Slam got in just 15 minutes of tennis on Wednesday before wet weather hit again.
Three men's fourth-round matches originally scheduled for Tuesday started Wednesday afternoon following a 90-minute rain delay, but play was suspended after 15 minutes.
After nearly five hours of off-and-on rain, tournament officials called off all four men's fourth-round matches. Two men's quarterfinals had been postponed earlier in the day.
Earlier, defending champion Rafael Nadal managed just 16 minutes of play before rain interrupted his fourth-round match against Gilles Muller at a misty Flushing Meadows.
The Spanish second seed was trailing Luxembourg's Muller 3-0 while American Andy Roddick had made a bright start against fifth seed David Ferrer of Spain, the 21st seed serving at 3-1 when play was suspended.
Also on court when the rain came was fourth seed Andy Murray, trailing American wildcard Donald Young 2-1.
Murray, Nadal and Roddick were later seen leaving the referee's office after expressing concerns about having being sent out to play in damp conditions.
Organisers were striving to complete as many matches as they could on a jam-packed Wednesday schedule following Tuesday's total washout.
"If it's up for discussion whether the courts are playable, then they're not playable," Roddick said.
"We just wanted to make sure we weren't put in that position again, and I think we're all clear now."
The weather forecast calls for intermittent rain throughout the day, and if organisers are not able to catch up the rained-out matches, the tournament could be headed for a fourth successive Monday finish.
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