Tennis-Sabalenka eases past Zheng into US Open semis

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 6, 2023 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her quarter final match against China's Qinwen Zheng REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Second seed Aryna Sabalenka crushed Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-4 on Wednesday to reach her fifth straight Grand Slam semi-final and end the Chinese 23rd seed's charmed run at the U.S. Open.

Sabalenka, who will move top of the world rankings next week, will next face 17th seed Madison Keys after the American powered past Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.