05:18 (IST)
Alexander Zverev speaks after the match!
I was looking at the scoreboard when I was down two sets to love thinking, 'I can't believe it. I'm playing in a Grand Slam semi-final, I'm supposed to be the favourite, and I have no chance.'
I knew I had to come up with better tennis, and be a bit more stable in my approach. The conditions were completely different today. today the ball was moving as fast, so my serve wasn't that effective.
I knew I had to play better. I will never come back from two sets to love. This was the first time in my career. I'm happy to do it at this stage. I couldn't be happier but there's still one more step to go for me.
I wasn't winning many second serve points, so I had to change something and be more aggressive. I think it turned out well for me.
I will definitely watch it, I'll probably watch a set or so live. These guys might be playing for a long while as well. I can't wait for the final.
05:13 (IST)
Fifth set in numbers:
05:12 (IST)
Game, Set, Match: Alexander Zverev wins 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3!
Carreno Busta serves to stay in the match. He gets the first point, but he hits the second long. 15-15. Another forehand goes wide. Two points from defeat. He misses first serve. Good second serve though, and Zverev hits wide. 30-30. Oh no, Carreno Busta hits a volley wide. Zverev has match point! Carreno Busta takes it to deuce though, with a forehand winner. Match-point saved.
Carreno Busta's sliced backhand lacks the power to make it across the net. Advantage and set point to Zverev. Another mistake from Carreno Busta, and Zverev is through to his first Grand Slam final! What a comeback win for the German!
05:06 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 3-5 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
If I'm being completely honest, this is a stinker of a semi-final. Neither player has looked convincing in any way, shape or form. Whatever happens, the winner could do with a bit of reflection ahead of the final.
Two quick points for Zverev. An ace and a forehand winner. He makes a mistake though, and fails to clear the net with a shot. 30-15. Carreno Busta's touch is gone. He's hitting returns with no real conviction. 40-15. Zverev hits a huge serve and he holds.
05:02 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 3-4 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
15-15 in Carreno Busta's service game. Zverev hits long though, and he's up 30-15. Excellent second serve from Carreno Busta. Zverev challenges it. Ooh, it's a couple of millimetres in. 40-15. Zverev's return flies long, and Carreno Busta holds.
05:00 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 2-4 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Ace. Ace. Forehand winner down the line. Zverev races to 40-0. Carreno Busta replies with a forehand winner of his own. 40-15. Zverev goes for power on a second serve and gets the point. He holds.
04:58 (IST)
There's a couple of records in the offing:
If Zverev wins
Zverev, 23, is the youngest Grand Slam finalist since Djokovic, 23, at the 2010 US Open
Zverev is the first German Grand Slam finalist since Rainer Schuettler at the 2003 Australian Open
Zverev is into his first Grand Slam final just months after a career-best semi-final finish of a Major at Australian Open
If Carreno Busta wins
Carreno Busta is the third Spaniard, alongside David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal, to reach the Grand Slam finals in last 15 years
World No 27 Carreno Busta is the second- lowest-ranked US Open finalist since rankings began in 1973. Only 2017 US Open runner-up Kevin Anderson was ranked lower at No 32
04:56 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 2-3 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta opens up an opportunity for himself with aggressive play, pushes Zverev wide and volleys the German's lob into open court. Zverev hits long. 30-0 to the Spaniard. Zverev hits long again. 40-0. Zverev hits a good backhand winner down the line. 40-15. Zverev hits long. Carreno Busta holds. Good work from him, but he needs to make a move quickly if he has any hope of winning this match.
04:53 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 1-3 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Ace. Mistake from Carreno Busta. Zverev up 30-0. Another ace. Another ace. Zverev holds to love
04:51 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 1-2 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Big game for Carreno Busta and he gets the first point. He gets the second too, after Zverev can't return serve. Carreno Busta hits long and it's 30-15. Carreno Busta hits long again, 30-30. Excellent forehand-volley combination from Carreno Busta, 40-30. Zverev makes a mistake and the Spaniard holds!
04:48 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 0-2 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Better. Much better from Carreno Busta to wrest control of a rally and get the first point. Brilliant backhand from Zverev, 15-15. Huge ace, 30-15. Double fault from Zverev, 30-30. Excellent volley from Zverev, he's on 40-30. Nice work from Carreno Busta to force through a deuce with a forehand winner.
Zverev gets advantage with a volley after a lengthy rally. Excellent dropshot from Carreno Busta to bring it back to deuce. Again, Zverev pushes Carreno Busta wide and hits a shot into open space. Advantage. Lazy smash from Zverev. He holds serve. He's looking good.
04:41 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 0-1 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta makes an error after a lengthy rally. He goes for the dropshot but he can't make it cross the net. 0-30 to Zverev. Ace from Carreno Busta, 15-30. Zverev with a smash, 15-40. Break point for the German. Game Zverev after a Carreno Busta error. He looks out of sorts here.
04:37 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta calls for medical timeout
The Spaniard is lying on his back, as a trainer pushed into his kidney. I'm not sure what's being treated here. Maybe he has gas? Okay, he's been turned on his side and it looks like he's on a chiropractor's table. He's up on his feet now. Wonder what all that was about. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
04:33 (IST)
Fourth set in numbers:
04:32 (IST)
Fourth Set: Alexander Zverev 6-4
Zverev serves for the set. Good start with an ace. Zverev shanks a backhand and it hits the net. 15-15. Double fault after he tries to go for the gusto on the second serve. Excellent drop volley from Zverev. 30-30. Good serve and he has set point. Ace and we go to the fifth set!
04:29 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-5 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Excellent work from Zverev. Carreno Busta tries a dropshot, but it's deep enough for Zverev to get to it and hit a winner into the open court. Mistake from Carreno Busta now, and it's 0-30. Carreno Busta makes another mistake, miscues a volley, and Zverev has three set points. He loses one of those though after failing to return. He's down to one set point now. It's deuce, good work from Carreno Busta but poor returning from Zverev.
Advantage Carreno Busta. Deuce again after a firm forehand winner from Zverev. Advantage Carreno Busta, he rifles a shot straight at Zverev and it hits him in the ribcage. Painful one that. Carreno Busta holds with some aggressive net play!
04:23 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-5 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta's return sails long. Ace from Zverev. Carreno Busta challenges. Ooh, it's just inside. One or two millimetres at best. 30-0 to Zverev. 40-0, Carreno Busta hits long. Zverev holds to love with ease. Carreno Busta will serve to prevent a deciding set.
04:20 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-4 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta hits long, and it's 0-15 to Zverev. It seems like every other point is ending with an unforced error. Carreno Busta thwacks a shot straight at Zverev's face from close range and the German just about deflects it. 15-15. We have a long rally, which ends with Carreno Busta hitting the net. There's not a lot of power on display here. Carreno Busta hits long and Zverev has two break points. Smash from Carreno Busta and Zverev now has just the one break point. Huge smash from Zverev, he shows great aggression to get the break!
04:15 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-3 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Great serve-backhand combination play from Zverev to win the first point. 30-0. Carreno Busta misses a straightforward return and it's 40-0. Zverev tries to go for the tweener at the end of a great rally, but misses. 40-15. Game Zverev though, he holds serve well.
04:11 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-2 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Two fairly long rallies end with a point apiece and an error apiece from both players. 15-15. Huge serve from Carreno Busta and he's up 30-15. Carreno Busta can't take the speed off a ball with a volley and it flies long. Big ace for Carreno Busta. Zverev challenges but it's in. 40-30. Deuce after Carreno Busta hits long.
Uncharacteristically quick serve from Carreno Busta and he has advantage. A slower serve, and Zverev miscues his return. Carreno Busta holds serve!
04:06 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 2-2 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev makes a mistake and it's 0-15 to Carreno Busta. Zverev hits long, Carreno Busta up by 30. Zverev not convinced. He challenges. It's a metre out. Oh god, that's a howler from Zverev! Sloppy double fault, to give Carreno Busta three break points. Zverev hits long and Carreno Busta breaks right back. What's wrong with Zverev? We're back on serve.
04:02 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 1-2 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta's forehand flies long and Zverev has the first point. 0-30 now, after Zverev hits an imperious winner down the line. Mistake from Zverev and Carreno Busta gets a point. 15-30. Excellent forehand winner from Carreno Busta. 30-30. Carreno Busta hits long, and Zverev has break-point again! He can't convert, the shot goes long.
Deuce. Carreno Busta hits long after some wonderfully authoritative shot-making from Zverev, who has advantage. Carreno Busta hits long again, and Zverev breaks!
03:57 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 1-1 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev ace. A long rally ends with a point for Zverev, after his shot clips the top of the net and gets the better of a sprinting Carreno Busta. Ace and it's 40-0. Wonderful serve-forehand winner combination to hold.
03:54 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Advantage Carreno Busta after a Zverev mistake. Deuce, after a Carreno Busta mistake. Very nervy game. Oh my, that's a belter of a serve from Carreno Busta. 126mph. He has advantage. Another quick serve at 116mph, and he holds. Big hold under pressure.
03:48 (IST)
Third set in numbers:
03:47 (IST)
Third Set: Alexander Zverev 6-3
Ace and 15-0. 30-0, after Carreno Busta can't make the return. Another ace and it's 40-0. Three set points. He's done it, he's won the third set! Incredible serving from the German!
03:45 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 3-5 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
We're almost done with this third set, but neither player has really shown anything special. If this match is any indication, the winner of Thiem vs Medvedev should do quite well in the final. Carreno Busta double faults on the first point. 15-15 all now, after Zverev can't clear the net. 30-15 after Zverev hits long. 40-15 after Zverev hits long again. Carreno Busta is really hitting through the ball now. Lovely forehand winner across court to hold serve. Zverev will serve for the set.
03:41 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 2-5 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Ace. Big serve and it's 30-0 in a matter of seconds. 40-0 now, Zverev looks rejuvenated. Carreno Busta hits long, and Zverev holds to love. The German is in the driver's seat in this set.
03:39 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 2-4 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev does well to push Carreno Busta out wide and get the first point, when the Spaniard hits a desperate shot into the net. Carreno Busta hits a ball long, but he doesn't think so. He challenges and it's actually in. They replay the point. Oof, 0-30 to Zverev now, as Carreno Busta slightly overcooks a volley. 15-30, mistake from Zverev. 30-30 after a great dropshot-backhand combination from Carreno Busta. Despite being a very conservative player, the Spaniard has shown some flashes of real brilliance. Zverev wins the next point after dictating a rally. He has break point. Zverev breaks after Carreno Busta miscues a backhand!
03:33 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 2-3 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta wins the first point after Zverev hits long. Zverev hits another shot long, Carreno Busta up 0-30 in this game. Zverev appears to have hit an ace, but Carreno Busta challenges. It's a second serve. Carreno Busta survives it, and after a rally, Zverev hits a shot wide. Three break points to Carreno Busta now! Make that two, he's hit the net. Carreno Busta has broken right back! What a response from the Spaniard! We're back on serve.
03:29 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 1-3 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta is making a lot more mistakes than he was in the last set. He loses the first point after making an error. And the second. Carreno Busta hits a shot long and now Zverev has three hugely crucial break points. He has two now, after Carreno Busta pushes him wide with some good shot-making. Alexander Zverev breaks with a beautiful forehand winner down the line/
03:25 (IST)
Is it too late for Alexander Zverev?
Pablo Carreno Busta's record from two sets up: 22-2
Alexander Zverev's record from two sets down: 0-8
03:24 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 1-2 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev takes the first point with an overhead smash. He's got a bit of his mojo back. He's up 30-0, Carreno Busta can't clear the net. 40-0 after another Carreno Busta mistake. Zverev is really beginning to hit with enough depth and power to prevent Carreno Busta from controlling rallies. He holds to love!
03:21 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 1-1 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
15-0 to Carreno Busta. 30-0 now, after a huge forehand winner. Make that 40-0, Zverev can't return a good serve. Carreno Busta holds to love with another forehand winner.
03:19 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 6-2, 0-1 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev gets us underway in the third set. It's make or break time for the German. He wins the first point after an error from Carreno Busta. And the second after another mistake. Can Zverev build on the momentum he had towards the end of that second set? He wins the third point as well, he looks a lot more assured now. It's a long way back from here, but he has more than enough ability to fight back. He holds to love with an ace.
03:16 (IST)
Brb, I think I need to take a shower
Boris Becker commentating Zverev's match for Eurosport Germany, saying: "I have to say, the umpire is extremely pretty. You eat with your eyes." Any questions? #UsOpen
— Petra Philippsen (@PPhilippsen) September 11, 2020
03:15 (IST)
The second set in numbers:
03:15 (IST)
Is this what Zverev needs to do?
This @usopen semi is painful to watch. I don’t like seeing athletes mentally torture themseevs like Zverev here. If anyone ever needed to understand/employ the concept of detachment from result, it’s him. Enormous fear in his performance. F@&# the scoreboard, let it rip.
— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) September 11, 2020
03:14 (IST)
Second Set: Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2
Alexander Zverev wins the first point after Carreno Busta hits a forehand wide. Another forehand goes wide and Zverev is up 0-30. Carreno Busta gets his first point of the game after Zverev misses up a return. Excellent forehand winner from Carreno Busta and it's 30-30. An ace and he's on set point. Poor shot from Carreno Busta, we go to deuce.
Another mistake from Zverev. Advantage and set point to Carreno Busta! Another vamos and another set in the bag for the Spaniard!
03:08 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 5-2 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
This is a great service game from Alexander Zverev. Within a minute he holds and Pablo Carreno Busta yet again serves for the set.
03:07 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 5-1 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev gets the first point. And the second, after a mistake from Carreno Busta. And the third, after one more error. Carreno Busta's chosen a hell of a time to slip up. He gets a point back though, with a cheeky volley. And another, after a mistake from Zverev. Zverev has just one break point. Now he has zero, after he messes up a fairly simple forehand. Deuce.
Carreno Busta can't clear the net, and Zverev has advantage and break point. He breaks with an excellent winner! No bagels yet!
03:02 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 5-0 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Oi vey, Zverev begins with another unforced error. Ooh, rare back to back unforced errors from Carreno Busta now! Zverev up 30-15. Make that 30-30, and I'll give you three guesses as to how Zverev lost the point. That net must be looking a mile high to him right now. Zverev makes it 40-30 though with a delicate volley. 40-40, Zverev just cannot catch a break.
Zverev gets the advantage after an error from Carreno Busta. This feels repetitive, but another unforced error from Zverev. Deuce again. Another unforced error, Carreno Busta has advantage. Now an error from Carreno Busta, we're back to deuce. You know when you say a word so many times that it loses all meaning? That's what's happening with me and the word error right now. Anyway, winner from Carreno Busta and he has advantage. Nope, deuce again. Now Zverev has advantage.
This game has been going on forever. We're back to deuce. Someone, anyone, end this. Advantage Carreno Busta, both players are struggling to land shots within the confines of the court. It looks like Carreno Busta has broken, Zverev hit long. He challenges the call though, and it's actually in. We replay the point. Deuce again now. Zverev is just about clinging on. A big ace to get advantage. Zverev shanks a forehand though, and it's deuce again. This game has gone on for 10 whole minutes.
Advantage Carreno Busta, he shows good speed to get across court and whack a shot at Zverev. Deuce again though, after a Zverev ace. Carreno Busta struggles to make a return, and it's advantage Zverev. Zverev hits long and it's deuce again. My post graduate thesis was shorter than this update. Advantage Carreno Busta now. Game Carreno Busta, he's broken, finally! He'll serve for the set next and Zverev is on the verge of being bagelled.
02:49 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 4-0 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta must be pinching himself, he's just standing by while Alexander Zverev implodes. Carreno Busta gets the first point with a winner and then makes it 30-0. 40-0 after a Zverev error. Zverev has 12 unforced errors in this set. Carreno Busta has a total of zero. Zverev regains enough composure to hit a forehand winner into the open court. Game Carreno Busta though, he has a 4-0 lead.
02:49 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 4-0 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta must be pinching himself, he's just standing by while Alexander Zverev implodes. Carreno Busta gets the first point with a winner and then makes it 30-0. 40-0 after a Zverev error. Zverev has 12 unforced errors in this set. Carreno Busta has a total of zero. Zverev regains enough composure to hit a forehand winner into the open court. Game Carreno Busta though, he has a 4-0 lead.
02:45 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 3-0 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta wins the first point on Zverev's serve. Zverev makes it 15-15 with an overhead smash. And yet again, Zverev double faults. Every time he has to go to a second serve, he looks unsure of what to do. Another double fault. He's playing mindgames with himself. Carreno Busta has two break points. Make that one, he's made an error after being pushed out wide. Carreno Busta breaks after an error from Zverev!
02:41 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 2-0 *Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Carreno Busta is playing chess, Zverev is playing checkers. The Spaniard is up 15-0 after Zverev can't reach a drop shot quick enough. 30-0 after another Zverev error. One more error and it's 40-0. Zverev has 21 unforced errors to Carreno Busta's 9. The Spaniard holds to love.
02:38 (IST)
Pablo Carreno Busta* 6-3, 1-0 Alexander Zverev (* denotes next server)
Zverev serves first in the second set. He takes the first point easy, with a lovely corner to corner combination. The second point goes to Carreno Busta after a lengthy rally, Zverev makes a terrible mess of a shot. 15-15. Ace! Zverev up 30-15 with a 133mph second serve. Another lovely rally ends with a Carreno Busta point off a forehand winner down the line. Zverev needs to keep the rallies short. Uh oh, double fault from Zverev and Carreno Busta has break point in the first game of the second set. He can't convert it though, he makes an error.
Deuce. Excellent volley from Alexander Zverev to get the advantage. Carreno Busta appears to hit a good deep shot, but Zverev challenges it. It's good, and they replay the point. Deuce now, as Zverev makes an error. The big German's just hit a wonderful forehand winner, he's got advantage. And now there's another double fault. Deuce again. Error from Zverev after a long rally and Carreno Busta has advantage and break point. Carreno Busta hits a clean winner and he shouts vamos! Vamos indeed, he's up a break!
02:29 (IST)
Set 1 in numbers:
Preview: For the first time in 16 years, the men's semi-finals at a Grand Slam tournament will be contested without any of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic participating. Instead, the matchups at Flushing Meadows on Friday will feature a quartet of 20-somethings all seeking a first major championship.
No 2 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria faces No 3 Daniil Medvedev of Russia, in one semi-final and No 5 Alexander Zverev of Germany meets No 20 Pablo Carreño Busta of Spain in the other. Thiem has reached three Grand Slam finals, going 0-3, with each loss to Djokovic or Nadal.
Medvedev was the runner-up to Nadal in a thrill-a-minute five-set final at last year’s US Open. This is the second major semi-final appearance for both Zverev and Carreño Busta; both lost their first attempt to get to a Grand Slam title match.
The eventual champion will be the first man born in the 1990s to grab a Grand Slam trophy: Zverev is 23, Medvedev is 24, Thiem turned 27 a week ago, and Carreño Busta is 29. “Every single one of us deserves this first major title. Everybody will give it all,” Thiem said. “That’s what’s on the mind.”
With inputs from AP.
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