ZVEREV 6-2 7-5 6-1. SF vs KHACHANOV.

NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev is into the US Open semifinals in straight sets. The top seed beat Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The board is locked to the Reuters result Extra filed by Shrivathsa Sridhar and the US Open score line Extra carries here. That is the only quarter-final scoreboard this piece prints. The semifinal against Karen Khachanov has not been played. There is no SF score on this page.

SPORT DESK — RESULT Extra on the Zverev half. PATH /sport/us-open-zverev-van-de-zandschulp-sf. DESK_ID us-open-zverev-van-de-zandschulp-sf. Distinct from Shelton–Tiafoe SF, Rybakina’s No. 1 clinch, Gauff–Andreeva, and the 3:33 a.m. Ashe clock Extra. Cross-link those desks; do not paste their bodies.

6-2 7-5 6-1. Ashe locked. Khachanov next. No SF score yet.

How the German closed it, attributed only. Reuters: five double faults in an erratic serve start, then Van de Zandschulp’s forehand errors let Zverev break in the fifth game and take the opening set. AFP via RFI (10 Sep): the Dutchman broken twice in set one. Extra invents no mid-match tallies beyond those named wires.

Second-set hinge, AFP via RFI: Van de Zandschulp earned a set point on Zverev’s serve at 5-4, missed the return; Zverev leveled 5-5, broke for 6-5, and held. Reuters parallel: Van de Zandschulp came close to levelling; Zverev reeled off three games in a row. Third set: Reuters had the 2020 runner-up fire an overhead smash to break early and cruise — his third New York semifinal. AFP finish shape: double break to 4-1, then 6-1. No invented ball-by-ball after the wires end.

Context locked to Reuters — not a forecast. Slow Flushing start, then range; semis at all four majors this year; only Grand Slam winner left in the men’s draw. Maiden Slam: French Open in June. With 23 Slam match wins in 2026, Reuters said he surpassed Boris Becker’s German men’s mark of 22 from 1989. Ledger lines, not Friday predictions.

Quotes Reuters attributed after the QF — Extra invents none beyond that piece. On the early rounds: “I think you saw in the first two rounds, I really didn’t play well… In other tournaments I would be out in the first round, but here I can fight back and play best of five sets, play 4-1/2 hours. I’ve started playing better throughout the tournament and I’m definitely happy to be in the semi-finals here.” On confidence: “I don’t take it for granted at all… I know it can change in a heartbeat in tennis. I think confidence is something that is incredibly important but also can go away quite quickly.”

Semifinal opponent LOCKED: Karen Khachanov. Reuters: Tokyo Olympics gold-medal rematch frame (2021). Olympic final Zverev d. Khachanov 6-3, 6-1 is prior context only — not a 2026 SF score. Khachanov path per AP: Alexander Blockx retired in set three (leg, ribs, back) with Khachanov ahead 6-2, 7-5, 3-2. Prior Slam semis on that path: US Open 2022, Australian Open 2023. No Friday SF scoreboard here.

CLAIM vs CONFIRMED. CONFIRMED: 6-2 7-5 6-1 on Ashe, 9 Sep 2026; SF vs Khachanov; Reuters colour (five early DFs, game-five break, third-set overhead, third NY SF, 23 Slam wins past Becker 22); AFP/RFI 5-4 set-point hinge; Tokyo 6-3 6-1 prior only; Blockx retirement per AP. NOT here: SF score; invented mid-match tallies; merge with Shelton–Tiafoe / Rybakina / Gauff / 3:33 a.m. Extras; branding-card disclaimer meta; AdSense edits. VIDEO=no. No AI imagery.

Still: Carine06 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) — Practice Sunday, 2018 US Open (26 Aug 2018). Caption: practice / archival 2018 — not this 2026 QF. Reuters QF stills (IMAGN / Geoff Burke) not rights-cleared. US Open crest OK for ID. Nailed down, 10 September 2026, 07:00 GMT. Verification: Reuters www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/zverev-passes-van-de-zandschulp-test-reach-us-open-semis-2026-09-10/ ; AFP via RFI; AP — verify only. NTH MERIDIAN does not invent scores.

DESK_ID us-open-zverev-van-de-zandschulp-sf. Canonical /sport/us-open-zverev-van-de-zandschulp-sf. Filed 10 September 2026, 07:00 GMT. RESULT Extra. Locked QF: Zverev d. Van de Zandschulp 6-2 7-5 6-1 (Reuters / US Open box). SF opponent Khachanov locked; SF score HOLD. Verification: Reuters (Shrivathsa Sridhar) www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/zverev-passes-van-de-zandschulp-test-reach-us-open-semis-2026-09-10/ ; AFP via RFI; AP Blockx retirement path — verify only, do not republish. Photo: Carine06 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) — Practice Sunday, 2018 US Open, not this QF. Distinct from Shelton–Tiafoe SF, Rybakina, Gauff, USO 3:33 a.m. clock Extras. VIDEO=no. AdSense untouched. NTH MERIDIAN does not invent scores.