Article 5PA14 US Open: Raducanu powers into semi-finals, Zverev beats Harris – as it happened

US Open: Raducanu powers into semi-finals, Zverev beats Harris – as it happened

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Luke McLaughlin
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Emma Raducanu produced another accomplished performance to move into the last four of the US Open by defeating Belinda Bencic in straight sets

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And here is Tumaini Carayol's latest bulletin - reaction from Emma Raducanu:

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And finally, from Raducanu, the first British woman to reach the last four of the US Open since Jo Durie in 1983: I've actually got no idea about any of the records, at all. It was the first time I heard today that I was the first qualifier to make the semis, I had no idea before that... I'm not here to chase any records right now. I'm just taking care of what I can do on the moment, and on the match ahead. I haven't even started thinking about the next one yet.

Off the court I'm a pretty relaxed person. I don't really stress out about many things. One day there was bad traffic getting in, because of the hurricane the night before, and yeah, I was saying to my coach, It's OK if I miss the practice' ... and they were all like: What do you mean if we've missed practice!' But I trust myself, and it's all mental at the end of the day."

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