Aryna Sabalenka has inched closer to her first US Open title after breezing into the semi-final.The world number two, who was beaten at Flushing Meadows last year by Coco Gauff, proved to be too much for Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng to handle in a repeat of the Australian Open final in Melbourne.

Aryna Sabalenka has inched closer to her first US Open title after breezing into the semi-final.The world number two, who was beaten at Flushing Meadows last year by Coco Gauff, proved to be too much for Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng to handle in a repeat of the Australian Open final in Melbourne.