Aryna Sabalenka has moved into the US Open semi-finals, wanting each bit the highest participant on this planet whereas rolling to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen in simply over an hour.
Sabalenka, who’s going to be the No. 1 participant within the WTA rankings subsequent week due to the fourth-round lack of Iga Swiatek, nonetheless has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows.
She cruised by her quarter-final in 92-degree warmth on Wednesday that prompted a partial closing of the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof to offer extra shade.
The No. 2-seeded Belarusian has made the final 5 grand slam semi-finals, profitable her lone main on the Australian Open in January.
“I just gave myself another opportunity to do better in the semis,” Sabalenka stated in her post-match interview.
“I still have things to do in New York. I’ll think about being the world No.1 after the US Open.”
Zheng, a 20-year-old from China who reached her first grand slam quarter-final by taking out No.3 seed Ons Jabeur, fought off a match level with an ace.
But she bought simply 41 per cent of her first serves in play and gained simply three factors in opposition to Sabalenka’s enormous first serves.
Next up for Sabalenka is the winner of the evening match on Ashe between ninth-seeded Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and No.17 American Madison Keys, the 2017 US Open runner-up.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
