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    Raducanu to Play Sakkari in US Open Semi-Finals

    Maria Sakkari rolled through to the semi-final at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, breaking down Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

    The Greek was rock-solid with excellent court coverage through the first set, getting the early break as she put up a dozen winners and three aces, as Pliskova struggled to keep up.

    The 17th seed kept up her assault, converting on break point in the seventh game of the second set and winning all but two of her first-serve points across the entire match as Pliskova stumbled into 20 unforced errors and three double faults.

    "I'm speechless, I don't know what to say," she remarked after the match, with British teen phenom Emma Raducanu next up in the semi-final.

    The Greek had shown no signs of fatigue despite coming through a three hour, 30 minute fourth-round battle with former champion Bianca Andreescu which wrapped up on Tuesday at 2:13 a.m. in New York.

    It marked the latest finish to a women’s singles match at the hardcourt major.

    She will need all her energy in her semi-final against Raducanu, who has not dropped a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows as a qualifier.

    “Emma — she’s had a great run,” said Sakkari. “But I trust myself, I trust my game.”

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