US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Alexander Zverev v Karen Khachanov – live
Unlike in their previous runs, there are no multiple grand-slam champions or all-time greats left in the draw, with the earlier semi-final featuring top seed Alexander Zverev against former top-10 player Karen Khachanov. Tiafoe v Shelton US Open semi-final a legacy of the departing Gaël MonfilsRead moreShare
- ▪Unlike in their previous runs, there are no multiple grand-slam champions or all-time greats left in the draw, with the earlier semi-final featuring top seed Alexander Zverev against former top-10 player Karen Khachanov.
- ▪Tiafoe v Shelton US Open semi-final a legacy of the departing Gaël MonfilsRead moreShare
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/sep/11/us-open-tennis-2026-mens-semi-final-alexander-zverev-v-karen-khachanov-live |
| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:37:36 GMT |
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3m ago14.57 EDTA reminder that the other semi-final between Francis Tiafoe and Ben Shelton is due to start after the conclusion of this one at around 7pm local time, midnight in the UK.Tumaini Carayol has set the scene for a primetime all-American match-up … double quotation markAs Americans at the US Open, two players who have spent their careers being reminded of how far American men’s tennis has fallen since its decades of dominance over the sport, and particularly of Andy Roddick’s triumph at the 2003 US Open, the last time an American man won a title here, the significance of this moment is doubly important to Tiafoe and Shelton.
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