Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz charge into U.S. Open semis

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Former champion Daniil Medvedev defeated fellow Russian Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to move into the semifinals at the U.S. Open, surviving a searing September day in New York on Wednesday.

The next test figures to be at least as hard for Medvedev, who will oppose defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. The top-seeded Spaniard eliminated 12th-seeded Alexander Zve