Taylor Fritz has reached his first Grand Slam semi-final after a fouret victory over Alexander verev on Arthur Ash Stadium Fritz the number 12 seed clinched the match with two tiebreak wins finishing 7-6 2 3-6 6 to4 7- was closely contested with only five points separating the players Fritz excelled in Baseline points 70 to 57 while Zev had the upper hand at the net 29-6 before the match Fritz believed that serving would be a key factor and he proved to be more effective in this regard despite Landing fewer first serves than Zev he won a higher percentage of points behind them and also had the edge on second serves on court Fritz remarked today felt different from my previous quarterfinal experiences it's special to achieve this at the US Open and in front of the crowd in a dramatic final set both players delivered impressive serves with speeds of 125 mph 134 mph 127 mph and 134 mph is verev was notably resilient Under Pressure saving 11 of 13 break points while Fritz faced only four Zev aiming for his second US Open final secured the first break of the match in the second set leading 5 to3 and closing out the set the third set featured three breaks of serve with Zev coming back to 4 to four from 3 to one down but Fritz broke at a crucial moment to take a 5 to four lead and win the set Fritz's assertion that ser in would be decisive was accurate but he also capitalized on critical points by being aggressive he used extra speed and spin on his forehand to create errors from zev's backhand Zev who has struggled with his servant past critical moments made several errors from the ground Zev was self-critical in his press conference saying I did nothing to deserve to win today my backand which is usually my strongest shot was terrible Fritz will face either Gregor dmitrov or Francis TFO in the semi-final a match that promises to be highly anticipated Fritz is aiming to become the first American man to win the US Open since Andy rodic's victory in 2003 analis