US Open LIVE: Rybakina eyeing No. 1 ranking against Zheng before Gauff faces Andreeva

[p][b]14:30 CET - [/b]Good afternoon and welcome back to our coverage of the US Open, and by the end of play, we will know all our semi-finalists on the men's and women's side of the tournament.[/p][p]The four quarter-finals already played were truly extraordinary, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a]'s epic victory over defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] ending one of the great days in Grand Slam history.[/p][p]Can today's action live up to that?[/p][p]First up, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] takes on Chinese star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zheng-qinwen/xCyEhjAS/"]Qinwen Zheng[/a] for a spot in the semi-finals, but there is so much more at stake. Should Rybakina win, she will become the world number one for the first time - a remarkable achievement which would end [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a]'s streak of 99-straight weeks at the summit.[/p][image alt="Rybakina's US Open results" id="c1bebf87-23bc-4519-b548-3170e37e3643" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="7d0375ba-08e9-4e7c-869c-78737d6e6a25" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The Kazakh was in formidable form against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a] in the last round, but comeback queen Zheng stands in her way. The former world number four and Olympic champion has struggled with a serious arm injury over the last 18 months, but she is enjoying a stunning resurgence.[/p][p]After coming through qualifying, Zheng has seen off both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keys-madison/QwU996PK/"]Madison Keys[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a], having battled back from 0-5 down in a set against both players. Can she produce another incredible result?[/p][p]That is followed by a blockbuster face-off between young superstars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a].[/p][p]Former champion Gauff has been many people's favourites to pick up a third Grand Slam title, but Roland Garros winner Andreeva has slowly started to return to her best after a bit of a dip following her triumph in Paris. [/p][image alt="Win probability" id="1bd6acb0-e1fe-4c14-8499-adad4ccfcda8" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="fdf638ee-f98c-4de1-81b9-ac93adfca59e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Gauff does lead the head-to-head 5-0, though, so clearly she enjoys this matchup.[/p][p]Following those matches, the men's quarter-finals begin, as former semi-finalist [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khachanov-karen/4bNPtZT5/"]Karen Khachanov[/a] takes on breakout star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blockx-alexander/xll0TzGG/"]Alexander Blockx[/a].[/p][p]However, the Belgian suffered an injury in his last-16 victory, and it is unclear whether he will be fit enough to take to the court.[/p][p]Finally, top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] faces [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-de-zandschulp-botic/YwiLpILD/"]Botic van de Zandschulp[/a], as he looks to avoid another late-night finish.[/p][embed guid="4e6e45e5-f953-400a-a3b9-086f0d903adc" url="https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2097170446588252449" social-type="twitter" /][p]The German has a real chance to lift his second Grand Slam title after winning in the French capital earlier this year, but Van de Zandschulp could be a tricky test - if he has recovered from a five-hour, 20-minute thriller in the previous round.[/p][p][b]Follow the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/us-open/"]men[/a]'s and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/us-open/"]women[/a]'s matches with Flashscore![/b][/p]