NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz powered into the US Open semifinals to set up a potential showdown with Novak Djokovic on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula punched her ticket to the last four. Alcaraz needed just one hour and 56 minutes to seal a convincing 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Czech 20th seed Jiri Lehecka on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. The Spanish second seed could now face a blockbuster semifinal against 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who takes on American fourth seed Taylor Fritz in Tuesday’s other quarter-final.

Scatta la seconda settimana dell'ultimo Slam stagionale. Per il n. 2 del mondo Alcaraz c'è Rinderknech, per Novak Struff

El español Carlos Alcaraz derrotó al francés Arthur Rinderknech y se clasificó para los cuartos de final del Abierto de Estados Unidos, fase en la que se enfrentará al checo Jiri…