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Sloane Stephens, of the United
States, reacts after winning
the first set against Anasta-
sija Sevastova, of Latvia, dur-
ing the quarterfinals of the
U.S. Open tennis tournament,
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in New
York.
Sloane Stephens

in U.S. Open
semis; Carreno
Busta wins

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Sloane
Stephens’ comeback from
injury will keep going all the
way to the U.S. Open semi-
finals.
Stephens edged No. 16
seed Anastasija Sevastova
of Latvia 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) on
for the first time since 2013. JD Martinez
Tuesday to reach the final
four of a major tournament

what she could accom- ties MLB
Sidelined from tennis for
nearly a year and unsure
plish just last month, the
vanced to face the win- record
unseeded American ad-

ner of the match between
Grand Slam champions
Venus Williams and Petra
Kvitova on Tuesday night.
Stephens had left foot
surgery in January and
didn’t return to the tour un-
til Wimbledon in July. Her
ranking fell to 934th before
she reached consecutive
semifinals at hard-court
tournaments in Toronto
and Cincinnati in August.
“When I started my come-
back at Wimbledon, I could
have never even dreamed Arizona Diamondbacks’ J.D. Martinez, second from left, runs to first as he hits a two-run home
of something like this hap- run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill, left, watches along with catcher Austin
pening, having these re- Barnes, second from right, and home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez run during the fourth in-
sults,” Stephens said in an ning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Los Angeles.
on-court interview. Associated Press
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