Overview
- Alexander Zverev will face Karen Khachanov in the men’s semifinal at the US Open, with the match scheduled for about 21:00 CET (15:00 local) on Friday.
- A win in the semifinal would tie Zverev with Jannik Sinner in the ATP Race for the year and a tournament title would move him ahead in that calendar-year ranking.
- Zverev publicly criticized the earlier afternoon start time for his match, saying it is unusual compared with prior night-session slots and noting other players will have more rest.
- German viewers must use Sky or the Sporteurope livestream to watch the match live because German coverage is held exclusively by those providers.
- With Sinner withdrawn from the tournament and unable to defend 1,300 points from last year, Zverev’s deep run would sharply reduce Sinner’s official 52-week lead and leave late-season events in Shanghai, Paris and the ATP Finals as further points opportunities.