US Open: Greece’s Sakkari reaches 1st US Open semifinal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
• Maria Sakkari has reached her second Grand Slam semifinal of the year by beating fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open.
The 17th-seeded Sakkari never made it past the fourth round in 20 appearances at major tournaments until getting to the final four at the French Open in June.
• Lloyd Harris is leaving the U.S. Open, but not New York.
The South African has more tennis to play in the area, even after his 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-4 loss to No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
“Actually, I have Davis Cup next week,” Harris said. “We’re playing here in New York. I’ll be here for a little bit longer.”
• Coco Gauff and Caty Mcnally knocked off the top-seeded team of Elise Mertens and Hsieh Suwei to reach the women’s doubles semifinals.
Gauff and Mcnally, seeded 11th, won 6-3, 7-6 (1).
• Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has made it back to the U.S. Open semifinals a year after finishing as the runner-up at the hard-court Grand Slam tournament.
The 24-year-old from Germany saved a set point in the opener and wound up beating unseeded Lloyd Harris 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.
• Emma Raducanu became the second teenager to reach the U.S. Open semifinals in two days, upsetting Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4.
• Emma Raducanu is trying to become the second teenager in the women’s semifinals at the U.S. Open.
The 18-year-old from Britain is playing Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic to start the second day of quarterfinal action.