Swiatek, Sabalenka into US Open semi-finals
Iga Swiatek reached her third Grand Slam semi-final of 2022 on Wednesday and first at the US Open with an error-strewn triumph over Jessica Pegula, the last remaining American woman in the tournament.
Semi-finals Sport News
Iga Swiatek holds her nerve to battle past Jessica Pegula and march into semi-finals
Iga Swiatek’s hunt for a third career Grand Slam title remains on track as she marched in her maiden US Open semi-final with an absorbing 6-3 7-6(4) victory over Jessica Pegula. It was far from straightforward, but the world No. 1 held her nerve, winning the crucial points to emerge victorious on Arthur Ashe Stadium to set up a clash with Aryna Sabalenka in the last-four.
Tiafoe defeats Rublev to reach US Open semi-finals
Frances Tiafoe of the United States defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets to power into the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday.
'We got two more' - Frances Tiafoe stuns Andrey Rublev to make semi-finals and continue fairy-tale journey
Frances Tiafoe’s fairy-tale journey in the US Open continued with a thrilling straight sets triumph over Andrey Rublev as he claimed his place in the semi-final. The 22nd seed made headlines across the world when he stunned the great Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, but he clearly isn’t prepared to rest on his laurels as shown in an impressive 7-6(3) 7-6(0) 6-4 win over Rublev. Ad Victory secures his first appearance in the semi-finals of a major — he is the first American male player to reach this stage of the tournament since Andy Roddick in 2006.
This is wild – Francis Tiafoe beats Andrey Rublev to reach semi-finals
Frances Tiafoe followed up his victory over Rafael Nadal by beating Andrey Rublev to become the first American man to reach the US Open semi-finals for 16 years.
Frances Tiafoe's 'wild' ride continues as he reaches US Open semi-finals with victory over Andrey Rublev
Frances Tiafoe followed up his victory over Rafael Nadal by beating Andrey Rublev to become the first American man to reach the US Open semi-finals for 16 years.
US Open: Karen Khachanov Downs Nick Kyrgios To Set Up Casper Ruud Duel In Semi-Finals
Karen Khachanov set-up a US Open semi-final duel with Casper Ruud on Tuesday when he battled past "devastated" Nick Kyrgios in a big-hitting five-setter, shattering the Australian crowd-pleaser's dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title. Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the last-four at a major for the first time. Earlier Tuesday, Norwegian fifth seed Ruud defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to make his second Slam semi-final of 2022 having finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
'I did it!' - Karen Khachanov stuns Nick Kyrgios in 'crazy match' to reach US Open semi-finals in style
Karen Khachanov reached the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career after producing a stunning 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 victory over Nick Kyrgios at the US Open. Kyrgios could hardly have been in better form as he came into the match boasting an ATP Tour-best 26 victories going back to the start of the grass-court section of the calendar early in the summer. Ad But — as is so rare — the Australian was ultimately out-gunned, with Khachanov able to produce a performance that demonstrated his immense talent on the biggest stage the sport has to offer.