{"id":767804,"date":"2026-09-12T00:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767804\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T00:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:16:12","slug":"us-open-semi-finals-2026-recap-alexander-zverev-beats-karen-khachanov-to-reach-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767804\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open semi-finals 2026 recap: Alexander Zverev beats Karen Khachanov to reach final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filter by<\/p>\n<p>Event Type:All EventsWomen&#8217;s SinglesWomen&#8217;s DoublesMen&#8217;s Singles<\/p>\n<p>Filter by tournament:<\/p>\n<p>Currently selected: US Open<\/p>\n<p>Filter by event type:<\/p>\n<p>Currently selected: All Event Types<\/p>\n<p>US OpenArthur Ashe StadiumAryna Sabalenka (Seed ranking 1) beat Jessica Pegula (United States) (Seed ranking 3)Set 1: 7 &#8211; 5Set 2: 6 &#8211; 2Set 3: no score &#8211; no score<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/placeholders\/placeholder-flag.36d8a3dc64.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka<\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka<\/p>\n<p>(1)Seed ranking 1<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:united-states\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/usa.d67eb055dc.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pegula<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Pegula<\/p>\n<p>(3)Seed ranking 3Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) (Seed ranking 1) and Taylor Townsend (United States) (Seed ranking 1) beat Robin Montgomery (United States) and Ashlyn Krueger (United States)Set 1: 5 &#8211; 7Set 2: 6 &#8211; 0Set 3: 6 &#8211; 2<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Czech Republic\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:czech-republic\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/czech-republic.1c1c36a56c.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Siniakova<\/p>\n<p>Katerina Siniakova<\/p>\n<p>(1)Seed ranking 1<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:united-states\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/usa.d67eb055dc.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Townsend<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Townsend<\/p>\n<p>(1)Seed ranking 1<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:united-states\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/usa.d67eb055dc.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Montgomery<\/p>\n<p>Robin Montgomery<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:united-states\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/usa.d67eb055dc.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) (Seed ranking 2) beat Coco Gauff (United States) (Seed ranking 4)Set 1: 3 &#8211; 6Set 2: 6 &#8211; 4Set 3: 6 &#8211; 4<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:united-states\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/usa.d67eb055dc.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gauff<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff<\/p>\n<p>(4)Seed ranking 4<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kazakhstan\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:tennis:country:kazakhstan\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/country-flags\/kazakhstan.0ae3feac24.svg\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rybakina<\/p>\n<p>Elena Rybakina<\/p>\n<p>(2)Seed ranking 2Alexander Zverev (Germany) (Seed ranking 1) beat Karen KhachanovSet 1: 6 &#8211; 3Set 2: 7 &#8211; 6, tie break 9 &#8211; 7Set 3: 7 &#8211; 6, tie break 8 &#8211; 6Set 4: no score &#8211; no scoreSet 5: no score &#8211; 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