Advance to the finals of three consecutive major tournaments this year... Second championship challenge after the French Open

Advance to the finals of three consecutive major tournaments this year... Second championship challenge after the French Open

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = Alexander Zverev (Germany), the world's second-ranked men's tennis player, advances to the finals of the 2026 US Open (total prize money of $108 million) and attempts to win his first tournament.

Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov (50th, Russia) 3-0 (6-3 7-6<9-7> 7-6<8-6>) in the men's singles semifinals on the 13th day of the tournament held at Flushing Meadows in New York, USA on the 11th (local time) in 2 hours and 58 minutes.

In the third set tiebreak, he secured victory after blocking two of Khachanov's set points.

With this, Zverev reached the US Open finals for the first time in six years since the 2020 tournament. At that time, he lost 2-3 to Dominic Thiem (retired, Austria) even though he won two sets first.

He also succeeded in advancing to the finals of three consecutive major competitions this year.

He won his first major championship at the French Open and was runner-up at Wimbledon.

This year’s record in major competitions is 24 wins and 2 losses.

"Sometimes things don't go your way," Zverev said after the game. "I've had a lot of trouble in major tournaments and I've come very close to the top several times," he said. "Maybe God told me this is my year. I'm enjoying my time on the court."

Zverev, who is attempting to win his second major championship, will compete with the winner of the semifinals between Ben Shelton (9th) and Francis Tiafoe (12th, USA).