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Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows

Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur to meet for US Open title after semi-final wins – as it happened

Iga Swiatek v Aryna Sabalenka
Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning a point over Aryna Sabalenka during their US Open semi-final match on Thursday night in New York. Photograph: Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today Sports

That’s all for tonight. Thanks as always for following along with us and be sure to check for Tumaini Carayol’s full report off Thursday night’s twin-bill.

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In one of the more memorable on-court interviews of the fortnight, Iga Swiatek veers into TMI territory. Asked what she told herself during her transformative bathroom break after the first set, the world No 1 says: “It’s more what I did. I kind of needed to go. For sure, I felt lighter. Sorry, that’s disgusting.”

She continues: “I tried to use that time to really try to think about what to change, because I remember earlier when I was younger, all I did in the bathroom between sets when I lost was cry. This time I can actually think about what to change and actually problem-solve.”

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