Kiwi doubles ace Michael Venus and Indian partner Yuki Bhambri have been knocked out of the US tennis Open, in the semifinals

British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski took it out 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.

American Jessica Pegula has taken the first set, 6-4, off the reigning champion, Aryna Sabalenka, in the current women's singles semifinal on Arthur Ashe centre court.

But the Belarusian has fought back to claim the second set, 6-3.