Shelton tops Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev
‘Anything but straightforward’ Zverev doused Khachanov’s hopes of reaching a first Grand Slam final, although the Russian — who fell to Zverev in the Olympic gold medal match in Tokyo in 2021 — put up a spirited challenge in the second and third sets.
Shelton — who took down defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals — will now have the chance to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam title since 2003, when Andy Roddick triumphed at the US Open.
Top seed Zverev held off 50th-ranked Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (8/6) to reach his third straight Grand Slam final — a run that delivered his maiden major at the French Open and saw him finish runner-up at Wimbledon.
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