US Open live updates: Shelton faces Tiafoe in All-American men’s semifinal

NEW YORK – Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to his third consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 in the US Open semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Zverev, who won the French Open and was the runner-up at Wimbledon, will play the winner of Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe in the final on Sept. 13.

The semifinal was a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 gold medal match, which Zverev won, and this time the result was much the same.

Zverev came into the match having spent four more hours on the court than Khachanov coming into the semifinal, as a result of being extended to five-set marathons in each of the first two rounds.

The world’s No. 2 ranked player also didn’t face a single player on his way to the final who was seeded 20th or above but looked refreshed and ready to take his serve to another level.

Zverev did that and more, with his serve sometimes reaching 140 mph on his way to 15 aces.

Khachanov came into the US Open unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon in 2018, blew an easy forehand chance for a winner during the second-set…

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