In anticipation of the Djokovic-Berrettini and Zverev-Harris matches, the first semifinal of the Us Open has been defined: Felix Auger-Aliassime will challenge Daniil Medvedev.
The Russian number 2 in the world defeated the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp (number 117) in four sets (6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5).
Finalist in 2019 (defeated by Nadal) and semifinalist in 2020, in Flushing Meadows Medvedev is looking for revenge: "I just want - he said - to do a little better and take the last step, which is the most difficult".
The 21-year-old Canadian (15 / o) instead reaches the semifinal after the retirement of Carlos Alcaraz (55 / o). The eighteen year old, fresh from the exploit in the third round against Stefanos Tsitsipas (number 3), when his opponent led 6-3, 3-1 accused a problem in his right adductor. "I felt - the Spanish starlet said at the press conference - the pain before playing. At the beginning of the match I controlled it a bit, but at the end of the first set and at the beginning of the second it intensified".
Auger-Aliassime regretted: "I didn't expect" the abandonment, "it's a pity it ends like this".