Casper Ruud completes the road to the #USOpen final.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
See you Sunday, @CasperRuud98. pic.twitter.com/GWd8LbHMuk
The world No. 31 Karen Khachanov (Russia) failed to reach the final of the US Open nearing its end in New York.
The 26-year-old Muscovite Armenian tennis player faced world No. 7 Casper Ruud (Norway), 23, in the semifinals, but lost in four sets. The match lasted 3 hours and 3 minutes.
Ruud's opponent in the final will be the winner of the semifinal clash between world No. 4 of Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and world No. 26 Frances Tiafoe (USA)..
Casper Ruud will become the new world No. 1 if he wins this tournament, or Alcaraz loses in the semifinals.
The prize fund of the US Open is $60 million.
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