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US Open 2020: Alexander Zverev beats Pablo Carreno Busta to reach men's final

Germany's Alexander Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final in the most difficult manner after fighting back to beat Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in a tense US Open five-setter.

Fifth seed Zverev, 23, looked lost as Carreno Busta played smartly and precisely to race into a two-set lead.

But Zverev showed incredible resolve to turn the match around and win 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 against the 20th seed.

Zverev will play Dominic Thiem or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final.

Austrian second seed Thiem, 27, faces Russian third seed Medvedev - who lost to Spain's Rafael Nadal in last year's final - in Friday's second semi-final at Flushing Meadows.