Zverev defeats Van de Zandschulp in straight sets to enter US Open semis

What the report says

Alexander Zverev advanced to the US Open semifinals after a straight-sets win over Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, according to Al Jazeera, which carried Reuters’ report. The German won 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 and is now one match away from another Grand Slam final, with Russian Karen Khachanov next on his schedule.

Al Jazeera reported that the 29-year-old, the 2020 US Open runner-up and French Open champion, started the tournament unevenly but improved as the event progressed. He said after the match that he had played poorly in the first two rounds but had been able to recover through best-of-five-set matches. The article said he had reached the semifinals at all four majors this year.

The win also gave Zverev a notable milestone: his 23rd Grand Slam match victory of the year, moving him past Boris Becker’s German men’s record of 22 set in 1989. Al Jazeera’s report said Zverev is the only Grand Slam winner remaining in the men’s draw, underlining his status as the field narrows in New York.

The matchup with Khachanov is a rematch of their Olympic gold-medal meeting in Tokyo in 2021, adding extra context to a semifinal that now carries both form and history.