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Aryna Sabalenka returns to Zheng Qinwen during the quarter-finals of the US Open tennis championships, September 3, 2024, in New York
JAMES NALTON explains how this historic Lancashire clash has become a fixture of the Championship season
ARYNA SABALENKA has inched closer to her first US Open title after breezing into the semi-final.
The world number two, who was beaten at Flushing Meadows last year by Coco Gauff, proved to be too much for Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng to handle in a repeat of the Australian Open final in Melbourne.
The Belarusian was victorious, getting the better of her Chinese opponent with a final score of 6-1 6-2.
Novak Djokovic could topple his own record 24 Grand Slam singles titles at the US Open, but the shadow of Rafael Nadal’s greatness still hovers over both the men’s and women’s draws, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
