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NEW YORK -- The business end of the seasons last Grand Slam is approaching and, thankfully, most of the top seeds are still alive. Wednesday offers four fascinating, mostly marquee matches, with the winners advancing to the semifinals:Watch every matchAt 11 a.m. ET, all play on the outer courts (juniors and doubles) will begin on ESPN3. Click to watch?multicam.?At noon ET, ESPN and WatchESPN begin coverage of Wednesdays quarterfinal matches. Click to watch.?To view starting times of upcoming days at the US Open, click here.?Live scoringOur real-time scoreboard, updated stats and social handles can be found on one spot: US Open CourtCast.?Schedules?Heres a schedule of whos playing Wednesday. Click here.Wednesday key matchesNo. 10 Karolina Pliskova versus Ana Konjuh, noon ET on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)This one is the outlier. Konjuh, an 18-year-old from Croatia, has been a revelation, knocking off No. 20 seed Kiki Bertens in the first round and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth. The WTAs No. 92-ranked player only made it to the second round of the seasons previous three majors. Pliskova will be a tougher out, however. Her 29 aces are tied for second among women, and she took out No. 6 seed Venus Williams in a terrific three-set match in the fourth round. Pliskova and Konjuh have never met.No. 2 Andy Murray versus No. 6 Kei Nishikori, following Pliskova-Konjuh (Watch)This was the quarter, based on seeds, that the draw foretold. After a scratchy third-round win over Paolo Lorenzi, Murray crushed lackadaisical No. 22 seed Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round, dropping only five games. Nishikori, a finalist here in 2014, has played three four-set matches. Murray leads the head-to-head 7-1, including wins in their past four matchups. Murray scorched Nishikori in Rio de Janeiro a few weeks ago.No. 1 Serena Williams versus No. 5 Simona Halep, 7 p.m. ET on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)This is another quarter bracket that played true to form. Williams cant remember ever serving so consistently, and she has yet to lose a set in her quest to keep the No. 1 ranking. Halep has dropped only one set. She was impressive in dispatching No. 11 seed Carla Suarez Navarro in the fourth round. The history between these two has been one-sided: Serena holds a 7-1 career edge, most recently beating Halep in straight sets at Indian Wells in March. In their only Grand Slam meeting, at Wimbledon in 2011, Serena needed three sets to prevail.No. 3 Stan Wawrinka vs. Juan Martin del Potro, following Williams-Halep (Watch)Although del Potro -- in the midst of yet another comeback from wrist surgery -- is unseeded here, he has beaten the two-time Grand Slam champion in four of six previous matches. 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"No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. TORONTO -- When Nathan MacKinnon deked Henrik Lundqvist out for a highlight-reel overtime goal and got mobbed by teammates, he couldnt be happier.Minutes later, MacKinnon found out that the 4-3 victory over Sweden on Wednesday wasnt enough to get Team North America into the semifinals at the World Cup of Hockey. The most exciting show on ice has two victories and a one-goal loss but needs Finland to beat Russia on Thursday to advance.Maybe we shouldnt have celebrated so hard, MacKinnon said.Everything the 23-and-under Team North America does is over the top, most importantly the skill that has made it the focus of the World Cup. Despite playing the two most entertaining games of the tournament, North America is in wait-and-see mode while Sweden is the winner of Group B after getting the point it needed.Henrik Lundqvist stopped 45 of 49 shots to get Sweden into the semifinals after a horrendous start by the skaters in front of him.We gave him a rough start, said two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson, who fell victim to the speed of North Americas Connor McDavid and Johnny Gaudreau early. As a goaltender, I dont think I can even imagine how it feels to be that kind of left alone and let in two quick goals. How we can rebound from that I have no idea.Auston Matthews scored on a 2-on-1 with McDavid 30 seconds in, and Vincent Trocheck made it 2-0 North America 95 seconds in. Lundqvist stopped a few breakaways and Gaudreaus penalty shot to keep it from getting out of hand.Sweden eventually got a handle on North Americas blazing speed, which made the best defense in the tournament look pedestrian.We had no choice. We had to. Otherwise it was going to be a disaster, Karlsson said. They gave us a slap in the face right away.North America is one big slap in the face to unsuspecting opponents, who know how fast the mix of U.S. and Canadian players is but cant possibly adjust to it before seeing it. Gaudreau later scored for Nortth America, but Sweden got goals from Filip Forsberg, Nicklas Backstrom and Patrik Berglund to get to overtime.ddddddddddddWith starting goalie Matt Murray out with a thumb injury, John Gibson stopped 35 of the 38 shots he faced. He looked shaky at times but stopped Daniel Sedin on a breakaway in overtime as one of a few memorable, important saves.Not down at all about the loss, Sweden went into the game with a full understanding of what it needed to do.Always when you step on the ice, you want to win the game, but obviously mission accomplished, coach Rickard Gronborg said.Its the opposite for North America, which went from euphoria to uncertainty. A loss to Russia in the game of the tournament means its on the wrong side of a head-to-head tiebreaker and now must hope for Finland to pull off the upset.Were happy we won, forward Mark Scheifele said. Winning two games in this tournament is a big step. Hopefully we get some help from Finland.Even if North America bows out, more fans will remember this team for its unmatched pace and excitement level than its 2-1 record. Each game featured more than a handful of did-you-see-that moves, and North America left a lasting impact on the sport.I think we definitely have turned some heads, McDavid said. People didnt know what to expect when we came into this tournament, but weve beat two good hockey teams, and ultimately maybe even should have beat the Russians. I think weve definitely turned some heads and opened the eyes of everyone what the future of the NHL is like.MacKinnon provided one last highlight with the overtime winner. All alone, the 2013 No. 1 pick beat Lundqvist top shelf like he has been doing that to goalies for decades.I saw his stick came up for a poke check and managed to beat that and get it up, MacKinnon said. It was fun, a fun goal. ' ' '