Casper Ruud moves into US Open final

Casper Ruud moved into his second Grand Slam final of the year by beating Karen Khachanov 7-6 (5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

The No. 5 seed from Norway will play either No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz or No. 22 Frances Tiafoe on Sunday in the final.

Ruud also kept alive his hopes of moving to No. 1 in the rankings on Monday.

Ruud lost to Rafael Nadal at the French Open his first time playing for a major title.