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US Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Karolina Pliskova to reach semi-finals

Aryna Sabalenka reached the US Open semi-finals for the second consecutive year with a straight-set win over Karolina Pliskova in New York.

It is Pliskova's fourth quarter-final exit at Flushing Meadows since reaching the 2016 final.

Sabalenka, 24, will face world number one Iga Swiatek or eighth seed Jessica Pegula for a place in Saturday's final.

Widely expected to be a blockbuster encounter between two big hitters, Sabalenka ultimately proved too strong for the former world number one as she kept alive her hopes of clinching a maiden Grand Slam singles title.

More to follow.