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Saturday, Jul 12, 2025
The two legends watched the men's singles quarterfinal between Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Jannik Sinner.
Fifth seed Ruud overcame Khachanov 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to reach his second Grand Slam championship match this year but said it took a Herculean effort after clinching the first-set tie-break in the longest rally of the tournament by far.
If he can beat Ruud, Alcaraz would become the youngest man to be world No. 1.
After a sluggish start, the Pole came alive in the second set and overcame an early break in the decider by winning the final four games to see off the powerful Belarusian.
Ons Jabeur executed a stunning 6-1 6-3 demolition of Caroline Garcia in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Thursday, ending the Frenchwoman's hot streak to reach her second Grand Slam final in a row.
Alcaraz plays American Frances Tiafoe on Friday for a spot in Sunday's final.
Not since Andy Roddick in 2003 has a US man won the title at Flushing Meadows and the pressure was on for the 24-year-old Frances Tiafoe to build on his stunning win over second seed Rafa Nadal in the fourth round.
It will be her second straight US Open semifinal after a convincing 6-1 7-6(4) win over the Czech star.
Karen Khachanov stood on court, arms raised, basking in a rowdy crowd’s cheers after reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open.
Alcaraz, last year's quarterfinalist, remained on course for another memorable run at Flushing Meadows after squeezing past 2014 champion Cilic to set up a showdown against Jannik Sinner.
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