September 9, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz vows to "grow up" after his reign as US Open champion was brought to an abrupt end in a semi-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, who surged to victory in the US Open as a teenager last year to claim his maiden Grand Slam title, had said earlier this week he was a more mature, stronger opponent this season.
However Alcaraz abruptly revised that assessment in the wake of his shattering 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 defeat. — AFP
September 9, 2023
Novak Djokovic earns himself another shot at a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title after beating unseeded American Ben Shelton in straight setsto advance to his 10th US Open final.
Djokovic ended the run of the 20-year-old Shelton, winning 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) to set up a potential repeat of his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, who faces Daniil Medvedev in the other semi-final.
"Another Grand Slam final. I cannot be happier with where I am," says Djokovic, who signed off victory in his 100th US Open match by imitating Shelton's hang-up-the-phone celebration. — AFP
September 8, 2023
American teenager Coco Gauff shrugs off a 49-minute stoppage caused by climate protesters to power into the US Open final with a straight sets defeat of Karolina Muchova.
The 19-year-old from Florida advanced to her first final at Flushing Meadows after winning 6-4, 7-5 in a semi-final that took nearly three hours to complete due to disruption by protesters.
Gauff will face either second seed Aryna Sabalenka or compatriot Madison Keys in Saturday's final, who play later on. — AFP
September 6, 2023
Novak Djokovic charged into a record 47th Grand Slam semi-final on a steamy Tuesday at the US Open with a straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz, while home favorite Coco Gauff stayed on track for her first major title.
Djokovic shrugged off ninth seed Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to extend his dominance of American players in New York and take another step closer to a record-extending 24th men's Grand Slam title.
The 36-year-old Serbian star will appear in his 13th US Open semi-final, eclipsing the mark he shared with longtime nemesis Roger Federer for most appearances in the last four of a Grand Slam. — AFP
September 5, 2023
Daniil Medvedev will play Russian compatriot and close friend Andrey Rublev in the US Open quarter-finals after defeating Australian 13th seed Alex de Minaur in four sets on Monday.
Third seed Medvedev fought back from a set down to brush De Minaur aside 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 as he bids to add a second US Open crown following his maiden Grand Slam title in New York two years ago.
"The conditions were some of the most brutal we’ve ever played," Medvedev said of the hot and humid conditions in Louis Armstrong Stadium. — AFP
September 5, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz stayed firmly on course to defend his US Open title Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi.
Alcaraz eased past the 61st-ranked Arnaldi 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 under the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium and will face sixth seed Jannik Sinner or 2020 runner-up Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.
The Spaniard beat Sinner in five sets in last year's quarter-finals in New York in a match which set a record for the latest ever finish at the tournament of 2:50am. — AFP
September 4, 2023
Frances Tiafoe advanced to an all-American US Open quarter-final after defeating Australia's Rinky Hijikata in straight sets.
Tiafoe, seeded 10th, produced a disciplined performance to dominate Hijikata on the way to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory on the Louis Armstrong Stadium court at Flushing Meadows.
Tiafoe, who reached the semi-finals of the US Open last year where he lost in five sets to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz, faces unseeded compatriot Ben Shelton in the last eight on Tuesday. — AFP
September 3, 2023
World number one Carlos Alcaraz surged into the last 16 of the US Open as Tunisia's Ons Jabeur kept her dream of a first Grand Slam title alive with victory in a three-set thriller.
Alcaraz, looking to become the first man to successfully defend the title since Roger Federer in 2008, produced a flurry of magical shots en route to dispatching British 26th seed Dan Evans 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
It was another stylish victory for the 20-year-old Spaniard, who will face Italy's Matteo Arnaldi in the fourth round on Monday. — AFP
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