Alcaraz powers through to US Open semis as rivals battle brutal heatwave
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday as rival Daniil Medvedev battled through a brutal heatwave to join the Spaniard in the last four.
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US Open temperature makes officials partially close roof - ESPN
NEW YORK — On the hottest day yet at the US Open, as temperatures soared to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with more than 50% humidity, tournament officials partially closed the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium to provide shade for Wednesday's quarterfinal matches between Aryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen, and Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.
Carlos Alcaraz Powers Through As US Open Rivals Feel The Heat
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday as rival Daniil Medvedev battled through a brutal heatwave to join the Spaniard in the last four. Defending champion Alcaraz moved to within one win of a potential dream final with Novak Djokovic with an emphatic straight sets victory over German 12th Alexander Zverev. Zverev had emerged as a dark horse after a marathon five-set win over Italy's sixth seed Jannik Sinner on Monday.
Alcaraz stops Zverev to set up semi-final of US Open champions
NEW YORK : World number one Carlos Alcaraz finished off a drained Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the U.S. Open semi-finals where he will take on Daniil Medvedev in an intriguing clash featuring the last two Flushing Meadows champions.
Alcaraz downs Zverev to complete all-star US Open semi-final lineup
NEW YORK :World number one Carlos Alcaraz vanquished Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday to complete an all-star U.S. Open men's semi-final lineup that features three Flushing Meadows champions and a big-hitting American wildcard.
Keys says Grand Slam pressure helps her find extra gear
NEW YORK : Madison Keys has talked openly about the debilitating effects pressure can have on elite athletes but the American said she finds a way to harness that tension at the Grand Slams, after the 17th seed moved into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday.
Unbreakable Keys Stuns Vondrousova To Reach Us Open Semis
Madison Keys of the United States stunned Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to reach the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday. Keys, a US Open finalist in 2017, produced a disciplined performance to clinch a 6-1, 6-4 victory in 1hr 26min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The American 17th seed will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Thursday for a place in the final. Czech ninth seed Vondrousova, who made history in July after becoming the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, was left ruing an inability to convert any of nine break points against Keys.
Madison Keys ousts Wimbledon champ, storms into US Open semis - ESPN
NEW YORK — American Madison Keys breezed past reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the US Open semifinals, fending off all nine break points she faced.