Belarusian tennis player Arina Sabolenko defeated US representative Mzhdison Keys in the semifinals of the US Open (US Open).
The match held in New York ended with the scores of 0:6, 7:6 (7:1), 7:6 (10:5). The match lasted 2 hours and 32 minutes.
In the final match, Sobolenko will play American tennis player Corey Gauff, who turned out to be stronger than Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic in the 1/2 final match. The match, which lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes, ended with 6:4 and 7:5 scores.
In the quarterfinals of the US Open, Sobolenko defeated Russian Daria Kasatkina. Sobolenko took on his opponent in Russia without any problems, with scores of 6:1, 6:3. Kasatkina is the only Russian woman to reach this stage, after her defeat, there was no Russian tennis player in the US Open women’s singles standings.
The US Open is one of four Grand Slam tournaments currently held in New York City, USA. The current US Open champion is Polish Iga Swiatek. The last game of this season will be played on September 10. The prize fund of the competition is $6.6 million.
Previously reportedIt was learned that Sobolenko was reprimanded by the referee for violation of checkmate and racket in the semi-finals of the US Open.