1 seed beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday night (September 9, 2026), putting him into the final four of every Grand Slam tournament this season. Alexander Zverev’s rocky road to start the U.S. Open turned into smooth sailing to the semifinals. The No.
He went to the final in 2020 but blew a two-set lead against Dominic Thiem. That was the closest he would come to a major title until his victory this year at Roland Garros and the German now is 23-2 in Grand Slam matches this season. Khachanov won the first two sets 6-2 and 7-5, and the No. 28 seed from Belgium decided it was time to stop after Khachanov broke his serve to take a 3-2 lead in the third.
He won his first Grand Slam, played the final in Wimbledon, as well. Because of injuries to his leg, ribs and back, sending Khachanov to his third Grand Slam semifinal, russia’s Karen Khachanov acknowledges to fans after winning his quarterfinal match after Belgium’s Alexander Blockx retires injured | Photo Credit: Reuters Blockx stopped playing in the third set. “And then I start playing better throughout the tournament and definitely happy to be in the semifinals here, but of course I want to go further. “This year he did also step forward. I mean, he’s coming up really in hot form, let’s say.
“In other tournaments I would have been out in the first round but here I can fight back and play best-of-five, play 4 1/2 hours and somehow win the match and somehow get into the tournament,” Zverev said. “He’s been in top-five for so many years,” Khachanov said. The French Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up will play on Friday against Karen Khachanov, while Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe meet in the other semifinal.