Novak Djokovic broke yet another record as he reached the last four at the US Open.
The 36-year-old’s straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz saw him into the last four of a grand slam for the 47th time, overtaking Roger Federer’s tally.
Meanwhile, Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams in 2001 to reach the semi-finals.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day eight at Flushing Meadows:
Pic of the day
Performance of the day
Gauff dropped just two games as she blitzed Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 19-year-old handed out a New York bagel in the first set to Latvian Ostapenko in only 20 minutes.
Quote of the day
If you told me when I was younger that I would be in these same stat lines as her, I would freak out
Stat of the day
Novak Djokovic is still undefeated in the quarterfinals at the US Open.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2023
Song of the day
NOVAK SAYS YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARRRRRTY.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2023
Novak goes @tkelce on us. pic.twitter.com/IVXtD18Og4
Brit watch
Joe Salisbury & Rajeev Ram charge through to the @usopen - #BackTheBrits | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/dKPUjJB6Bb
— LTA (@the_LTA) September 5, 2023
Defending champions Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram are into the semi-finals of the men’s doubles.
Salisbury and Ram won the opening set against Argentinian duo Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-4 and came from 3-0 behind in the second by winning six games in a row.
Wimbledon boys’ champion Henry Searle lost in three sets to American Trevor Svajda in the second round of the juniors.
Fallen seeds
Women: Jelena Ostapenko (20), Sorana Cirstea (30).Men: Taylor Fritz (9).
Who’s up next
And then there were 8 @usopen | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/3IEvp403ct
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 5, 2023
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka faces surprise package Qinwen Zheng of China.