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Alexander Zverev had "no answers" as he lamented a dismal display in his US Open loss to Taylor Fritz. (More Tennis News)slot8
Fritz downed Zverev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in the last eight on Wednesday.
In the process, Fritz reached his maiden grand slam semi-final, and will face fellow American Frances Tiafoe for a place in the showpiece match at Flushing Meadows.
World number four Zverev, meanwhile, had to lick his wounds after what he labelled a "terrible" performance.
“I played terrible," said Zverev.
"I just have no answers right now. He played quite a good match. I did nothing to deserve to win."
Matters could have not been more different for 12th seed Fritz, however.
"I feel amazing," he said. "I've had a lot of looks at quarter-finals in the past couple of years, and today just felt different.
"I really feel that it was my time to take a step further and it;s only fitting I'm doing it here on this court at the [US] Open in front of this crowd.
"Today just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to go a step further. It's only fitting I'm doing it here on this court, at the Open, in front of this crowd."
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— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2024With Tiafoe also progressing to the last four, it will be the first time two Americans have played each other in the US Open semi-finals since 2005.
The last time an American man reached the final at Flushing Meadows was in 2006slot8, when Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer in 2006.