NEW YORK — Felix Auger-Aliassime received previous No. 8 Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) on the US Open throughout 4 hours, 10 minutes, Wednesday to succeed in his second Grand Slam semifinal — and second at Flushing Meadows.
No. 25-seeded Auger-Aliassime’s solely different journey to the ultimate 4 at a serious got here in New York in 2021 at age 21.
“4 years in the past. It appears like extra,” stated Auger-Aliassime, who superior again then when Carlos Alcaraz stopped enjoying within the quarterfinals with an injured leg muscle. “It was a tricky couple of years.”
Along with his wins over No. 3 Alexander Zverev within the third spherical, No. 15 Andrey Rublev within the fourth and now de Minaur within the quarterfinals, that is the primary time Auger-Aliassime has eradicated a number of ATP top-20 gamers throughout a single main.
The 25-year-old Canadian will face one other participant ranked that top Friday for a berth within the championship match — world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who beat No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti in straight units later Wednesday. No. 2 Alcaraz faces No. 7 Novak Djokovic within the different semifinal.
“It isn’t over. There’s nonetheless some tennis to play, and the most important challenges are but to return,” Auger-Aliassime stated. “That is what I reside for. That is what I practice for.”
He hit 22 aces and completed with a complete of 51 winners to 29 for de Minaur, a 26-year-old Australian.
“Proper now I am taking a look at this like a wasted alternative,” stated de Minaur. “It is robust.”
Auger-Aliassime was one level from trailing two units to none when de Minaur led 6-5 within the second-set tiebreaker. However Auger-Aliassime erased that set level with a 120 mph ace. That started a run through which he grabbed 4 of 5 factors to even the competition at a set apiece.
“Simply a variety of nerves right this moment, throughout the entire match. It wasn’t fairly always,” Auger-Aliassime stated throughout his on-court interview in Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I used to be prepared to dig actually deep and do all the pieces I can to face right here, proper now.”
Auger-Aliassime improved to 6-0 in tiebreaks at this yr’s US Open, tied for essentially the most received by any man en path to the semifinals since tiebreaks had been launched on the 1970 match.
De Minaur dropped to 0-5 in main quarterfinals — the one males within the Open period with a worse file within the quarterfinals of a Slam are Rublev (0-10) and Tommy Robredo (0-7). Man Overlook was additionally 0-5 for his profession.
“I really feel like this one was on my racket, and it’s a disgrace,” de Minaur stated. “I do not understand how I will deal with it. I am undoubtedly, as of proper now, seeing crimson, however yeah, I will recover from it. It is simply tennis, proper?”
ESPN Analysis and The Related Press contributed to this report.