US Open: Naomi Osaka and Alexander Zverev earn semi-final spots

Zverev’s win over Coric makes him the first German man to reach the US Open semi-finals since Boris Becker in 1995

Naomi Osaka fires a ball into the stands after defeating Shelby Rogers. Picture: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

Alexander Zverev beat Borna Coric in four sets to reach his first US Open semi-final, where he will meet Pablo Carrena Busta who overcame Denis Shapovalov in five.

Naomi Osaka, the 2018 champion, cruised past Shelby Rogers and will take on Jennifer Brady, who beat Yulia Putintseva, in the last four.

Meanwhile, Britain’s Joe Salisbury and partner Rajeev Ram missed out on a place in the final of the men’s doubles, going down in straight sets to Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at day nine at Flushing Meadows.

Zverev v Coria may have been a tough watch but Carrena Busta and Shapovalov served up a late-night classic, the Spanish 20th seed winning 3-6 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4) 0-6 6-3.

Take your pick from a Brady masterclass.

Zverev’s win over Coric makes him the first German man to reach the US Open semi-finals since Boris Becker lost to Andre Agassi in 1995. In that same period, both Steffi Graf and Angelique Kerber have won the women’s title.

Former coach and current television analyst Brad Gilbert was put in his place early in the third set between Zverev and Coric. The German was distracted as he prepared to serve, turning to Gilbert, who was sitting close to court-side, and insisting: “You’re talking too loud, man.”

Do not adjust your set.

Fallen seeds

Women: Yulia Putintseva (23).Men: Denis Shapovalov (12), Borna Coric (27),

Up next

The remaining quarter-finals kick off with an all-mum battle between Serena Williams and the returning Tsvetana Pironkova, before Victoria Azarenka faces Elise Mertens of Belgium. In the men’s event, Andrei Rublev plays third seed Daniil Medvedev, before second seed Dominic Thiem aims to live up to his billing against Australia’s Alex de Minaur.