Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the first of the US Open quarter finals on Day 9 at Flushing Meadows. We’ve got world No.2 and 2019 finalist, Daniil Medvedev up against Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp. The players are due on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium shortly.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. The Dutchman can’t escape this time! The world number two finally comes through what turned into a very tricky contest on his second match point as VDZ’s drop shot tactic came unstuck at the net. Daniil breezed through the first two sets but found himself in a real tussle from that moment on. Botic battled well and earned himself a charge up the rankings but his fairytale run from qualifying to the main draw ends in the quarter finals. The 2019 finalist will now meet Alcaraz or Auger-Aliassime in the last four.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 6-5 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. No time for a breather for VDZ. Medvedev canters through a love hold and the heat returns the way of the world number 117. He must hold to force a tie break or his run will finally be over.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 5-5 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. What a recovery! Medvedev comes up with a fine return to snare match point and pile the pressure on the qualifier. He responds with a trio of clutch points to wriggle out of dodge from deuce. You have to say the Dutchman has been magnificent since the start of Set 3.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 5-4 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Double fault? Shrug. Medvedev doesn’t let it bother him as he motors to another convincing hold.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 4-4 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. All square. The crowd erupt as Botic continues to defy the odds and his tiring legs. He outlasts Medvedev in a pulsating final rally with the Russian forced to go for a tough forehand up the line that cracks against the net post.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 4-3 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Blink and you’ll have missed that. Love. Hold. Back to you, Botic.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 3-3 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. He’s got all the answers right now. He’s bringing Medvedev into the mid-court quite often which is luring more errors out of the Russian’s forehand from a low position. An acute angled volley seals a hold to 30 as Daniil is again left frustrated.

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MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 3-2 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. The Russian is really trying to assert his authority but Botic is pushing hard. The No.2 seed makes a timely move into the net at 30-30 to swat away a volley before a huge serve keeps his nose in front.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 2-2 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. That is swashbuckling stuff from the Dutchman. He thunders through his own love hold, rattling down the first serves akin to the style of the world No.2.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 2-1 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. The world No.2 nudges the ace counter up to 12 to conclude a comprehensive love hold.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 1-1 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Too good. Daniil opened the door for a recovery in the last set and VDZ has stepped through and now doesn’t want to leave. He’s loving those drop shots too.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 1-0 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Medvedev strolls to the service line with a look of someone who means business – and he certainly does. The forehand looks more controlled and the first serve does some damage as he eases through to start Set 3 with a statement of intent.

SET! - MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-6 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Medvedev DOES drop the set! The qualifier steps it up from 15-30 down, producing a quite outstanding drop shot from deep to turn the game around. An overhead earns him the set point and perhaps fittingly, the malfunctioning Med forehand leaks an error once more to help him over the line.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 4-5 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. Medvedev outlasts VDZ in a slice-athon with the rest of the game proving pretty routine. The Dutchman will now serve for the set.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 3-5 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. The qualifier slaps down only his second ace of the match to assert this authority and moves within a game of the set when Daniil lashes a tough forehand down the line just wide.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-0 3-4 VAN DE ZANDSCHULP. He’s obviously had enough of that. Medvedev storms out of his lull and rampages through a rapid hold to keep his hopes of saving this set alive. Remember, he’s yet to drop a set at the US Open this year.