The US Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year in New York City, USA, entered the semi-finals with exciting and thrilling competitions and upsets.
This time in the tournament, the teenage players performed brilliantly and exceptionally, the tennis fans not only received accolades but also hinted at their bright future in the world of tennis.
Carlos Alcarez, Felix Oger Elisami, Leila Fernandes and Emma Radukano put on an amazing performance. Elisami, Leila and Radukano made it to the Grand Slam semifinals for the first time, while 18-year-old Emma Radukano of Great Britain became the first qualifier in the history of the US Open to reach the semi-finals in both the men's and women's categories. They have not lost a single seat in the tournament so far.
The tradition of the new US Women's Singles Champion will continue in the women's singles this year and the new Grand Slam Champion will also emerge as the four players who reached the US Open semi-finals are Ariana Sabalinka, Leila Fernandes, Maria Skari and Emma Radukano. No one has ever played in a Grand Slam tournament final.
The first semi-final of the men's singles will be played on Saturday between Russia's Daniel Medvedev and Canada's Felix Oger Elysimi, while the second semi-final will be between world number one Novak Djokovic and Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.
Djokovic was defeated by Zverev in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics. In the first women's singles semifinals, seeded Ariana Sabalinka and Leila Fernandes will face Emma Radukano and Maria Skari of Greece in the second semifinal.
Canada's Leila Fernandes celebrated her 19th birthday by defeating another veteran Elena Svetolina in the US Open Women's Quarterfinals and continued her lead as a giant in the tournament. Also in the quarterfinals, Leila Fernandes won a tough and interesting three-set match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.
In the first set, Laila played a very aggressive game and did not allow her opponent to play hard, but in the second set, Elena Svetolina, 25, of Ukraine, played her best while backing down and playing her traditional backhand and drop shots. Got points and set his name. In the third set, Leila Fernandes had a 5-2 lead but Svetolina performed exceptionally well and won three games in a row. After the games were drawn, the match went into a tie-breaker in which Svetolina could not withstand the speed and aggressive shots of the young Canadian.
Leila Fernandes defeated defending champion Naomi Osaka, the 2016 US Open champion and German star Angelique Kerber.
Belarus' Ariana Sabalinka advanced to the quarterfinals after beating French Open champion Barbora Krajsekova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in an hour and a half. Sabalinka also reached the Wimbledon semifinals.
Sabalinka's performance in the WTA this year has been excellent. In the first set, Krajsekova's serve had problems and most of her services were interrupted by Sabalinka.
Felix Oger Elysemi, a 21-year-old Canadian tennis star, made it to the semi-finals after 18-year-old Spanish teenager Carlos Alcarez retired due to injury in the men's quarter-finals and became the first Canadian to reach the semi-finals in US Open history. Men became players.
He is also the first male player to be born in 2000 to reach a Grand Slam final. He is the youngest player to reach the semifinals of the tournament since 2009 US Open champion Martin del Potro.
Canada's World No. 12 Felix Oger Elisme and Spanish star Carlos Alcarez are both highly talented players and were expected to compete in the quarterfinals.
In the first set, he entertained the fans with his excellent performance. When Al-Kariz retired from the match, Alisimi was in the lead. The Canadians had won the first set 6-3 and had a 3-1 lead in the second set. "I'm sorry to be out of the tournament like that," Alcarez said.
"Carlos Alcarez is a great fighter," Elysee said. He has performed exceptionally well in the tournament. I don't know if he got injured in the first set of the match against me or if it was in the last match. Felix Ogre Alismey faces US Open 2019 runner-up Daniel Medvedev in the semifinals. Both players had competed only once before, with Medvedev winning.
Daniel Medvedev defeated Van der Zenchlop 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 in four sets in the quarterfinals to end the Dutch player's illustrious journey in the tournament and make it to the semifinals. Van der Zenchlop reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
Serb star and world number one Novak Djokovic, who is vying to win his fourth grand slam this year, has continued his winning streak, losing four sets to Italy's Matteo Brittini in the quarter-finals after losing the first set in four sets. Defeated 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 and made it to the semi-finals. Now they are closer to their goal.
The match between the two players lasted for three and a half hours at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York and the tennis fans got to see the best game. Italian open
Uri Matthew Brittini made full use of his powerful service and backhand shots against top seed Djokovic in the first set.
Novak Djokovic has lost one match in four matches in five matches during the tournament, but he won all his matches with a low back, which is a reflection of his mental maturity and determination to win.
Djokovic also defeated Matthew Brittany in the Wimbledon final this year after a hard-fought five-set contest. Djokovic and Brittany had four matches and the Serbian won all four.
Novak Djokovic won his 12th quarterfinal at Flashing Meadows and his 80th overall victory at the US Open. Against Brittany, he scored 74% of his points on his first serve and put up 44 winners with 12 aces.
Germany's Alexander Zverev defeated South Africa's Lloyd Harris 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-4 in three sets to advance to the semifinals in the quarterfinals.
Alexander Zverev lost in the final of the US Open last year to his friend and Austrian tennis star Dominic Theme in a five-set long contest, although Zverev had won the first two sets. This was Dominic Theme's first Grand Slam title and he did not come to defend his title due to injury.
Britain's 18-year-old Emma Radukano set up another quarter-final, beating veteran and Olympic champion Belinda Bench 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals in both the men's and women's categories at US Open. Became the first qualifier. Radukano dominated from the first game against the bench and did not give the Swiss star a chance to step in with his attacking game.
On several occasions, the bench was clearly upset. Radukano is world number 150 and is the third player out of the top 100 to qualify for the US European semi-finals.
British teenager Emma Radukano is the fourth qualifier to reach the semi-finals of any Grand Slam tournament. She became the first British woman to reach the semi-finals of the US Open since Joe Dory in 1983. Radukano is the youngest player to reach any Grand Slam semi-final in 46 years. This is the second grand salute of Radukano's career. She also participated in the Wimbledon tournament this year.
M. Rado Kano will make the long jump from 150th in the new world rankings to the top 50 due to his outstanding performance and reaching the semi-finals. If he also wins the semi-finals, his name will be in the world rankings He will be in the top 30 and his ranking will be better than the American legend Serena Williams who did not participate in the US Open and is away from the tennis court due to injury. Reaching the semi-finals has secured a prize money of several million pounds.
Maria Skari became the first Greek woman to reach the US Open semifinals by defeating Wimbledon runners-up and seeded Elena Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. His victory against Pliskova was highly unexpected as Pliskova was being touted as a strong candidate for the singles title and had played well before the match. Pliskova has lost two quarterfinals for the fifth year in a row. Pliskova was a runner-up at the 2016 US Open.
The new women's singles champion has emerged at the US Open since 2015 and this tradition will continue this year as well.
Flavia Panetta won the US Open Women's Singles title in 2015, Angelique Kerber 2016, Saloni Steffs 2017 and 2019, while Naomi Osaka of Japan won the Women's Singles title in 2018 and 2020.
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