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Alexander Zverev, the top seed, has reached his third consecutive Grand Slam final by beating Karen Khachanov. Zverev defeated the unseeded Russian in straight sets with scores of 6-3 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (8-6). He will now play American Ben Shelton in Sunday's showpiece final, aiming for his second major title of the year.
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