Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarter finals taylor fritz has made it made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semi finals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam, after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev who s at the bottom of your screen in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Anotheramerican, emma navarro, is also into herfirst grand slam semifinal. The home crowd in new york turbocharging her performance. Navarro top of your screen k
Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarter finals taylor fritz has made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semi finals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam, after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev who s at the bottom of your screen in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Anotheramerican, emma navarro, is also into herfirst grand slam semifinal. The home crowd in new york turbocharging her performance. Navarro top of your screen knocked o
Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarterfinals taylor fritz has made it made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semifinals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev, who s at the bottom of your screen, in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Another american emma navarro is also into her first grand slam semi final. The home crowd in new york turbo charging her performance navarro top of your screen
Talking to us after her long campaign. Libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former Childrens Laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. All of those stories coming up. Lets pause and catch up with the sport with chetan. We start with The News that Brendan Mccullum will take charge of all formats of England Cricket from next year. The new zealanders already the Head Coach of the test side, but from january, hell also take over the one Day And T20 teams. Hes also signed a new contract. The move coincides with the move coincides with Englands Tour of india Englands Tour of india and the icc champions trophy. And the icc champions trophy. In the meantime, Marcus Trescothick in the meantime, Marcus Trescothick will be the Head Coach will be the Head Coach for the upcoming series for the upcoming series against australia and the tour against australia and the tour of the caribbean later this year. Of the caribbean later this year. And staying with cricket, its been a
For Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Southern britain will be wet. Thundery rain could give rise to localised flooding in places. We are picking up a strong easterly wind as well which will be noticeable across North Sea coast. Temperatures around 20 in the south, may be higher for Western Scotland. That theme continues friday and into the weekend. In the north, best of the weekend. In the north, best of the sunshine here, and in Northern Ireland, Heavy Rain across the south and particularly on friday so stay tuned to the weather forecast. Thank you very much. It is time for the news know where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im 0lly foster. More british medals on the sixth day of paralympic competition in paris, but no golds yet today. Bazball goes multi ball. Brendon mccullum will lead englands cricketers in all forms of the game from next year. And three days before Craig Bellamy s first match in charge, we check in with the wales squad. Also coming up on sportsday fr