New York, Sept. 8 -- Top seed Alexander Zverev completed a career-first sweep of Grand Slam quarter-final appearances in a season after defeating Luciano Darderi in straight sets at the US Open on Monday (local time), setting up a last-eight clash with Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.

Zverev, the 2026 Roland Garros champion, defeated 21st seed Darderi 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(3) in two hours and 31 minutes to become the only man to reach the quarter-finals at all four majors this year, according to the ATP website.

The German produced a strong serving display, landing 72 per cent of his first serves and winning 86 per cent of points behind his first delivery. He saved the only break point he faced in the opening set and maintained control despite...