OREANDA-NEWS  Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov defeated Belgian Alexander Bloks in the quarterfinals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in New York.

At the invoice 6:2, 7:5, 3:2 in favor of the Russian, Bloks refused to continue the fight. Earlier it was reported that he is experiencing health problems.

Khachanov is ranked 50th in the world ranking, and Bloks is ranked 34th.

At Grand Slam tournaments, Khachanov's highest achievement is reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open and the US Open.

The Russian will fight for reaching the final with the second racket of the German Alexander Zverev. The start of the semi-final meeting is scheduled for 22:00 Moscow time on September 11. The score for wins in face-to-face meetings is currently 6-3 in favor of Zverev.

The other pair of the 1/2 finals were Americans Francis Tiafoe (No. 12 in the world ranking) and Ben Shelton (9th).