Daniil Medvedev reached his first Grand Slam final with a tense US Open semi-final victory over Grigor Dimitrov.

Russian fifth seed Medvedev, 23, edged the crucial points to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Little separated the pair in the opening two sets before Bulgarian Dimitrov, now ranked 78th in the world, faded in the third at Flushing Meadows.

Medvedev will face Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal or Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini in Sunday's final.

Heavy favourite Nadal, 33, takes on 23-year-old Berrettini, a first-time Grand Slam semi-finalist, later on Friday as he chases a 19th major title.

More to follow.

Prop Mako Vunipola will not be fit until the end of England's Rugby World Cup pool-stage campaign after suffering a setback with his hamstring injury.

It was initially hoped Vunipola would be fit for England's tournament opener against Tonga on 22 September.

"He's probably going to be right for the third or fourth game," coach Eddie Jones said after England beat Italy 37-0 in Newcastle.

"He just had a little scar tissue which was impairing his movement."

The England boss added: "But that's all been fixed. He's progressing really well now."

As expected, Jack Nowell will also miss England's first few games with his long-standing ankle problem.

The Exeter man was also struck down by appendicitis when at the Italy training camp last week, but is now back running.

"Jack Nowell is probably in the same category [as Vunipola]," Jones added.

"They are important players for us so we are prepared to be patient with them."

Vunipola's injury means England will start the World Cup with just four props and the once-retired Joe Marler is most likely to step into the starting loose-head role with Ellis Genge the back up.

Kyle Sinckler, one of two tight-heads alongside Dan Cole, gave fans a scare when he left the field early against Italy but Jones insisted it was nothing to be concerned about.

'We've developed a variety of starting XVs'

The victory in Newcastle was England's third warm-up win, with the only loss coming against Wales in Cardiff.

Jones' side recorded their biggest ever winning margin against Ireland and claimed a comfortable win when they played Wales at home.

But Jones was concerned with more than just the results and has used the games as a chance to experiment with his line-up before the squad flies out to Japan on Sunday.

"The realisation now in world rugby is that you've got to have a number of starting XVs," he added.

"How many times do you get your full squad available? We've been able to use those four games to develop combinations that could be a variety of starting XVs.

"Our World Cup preparation thus far has been very positive. We're growing as a team on and off the field and if we use this next 10 or 12 days efficiently we'll be in an even stronger position."

Scotland pulled away from a stubborn Georgia in the second half at Murrayfield to earn their third win in four World Cup warm-up matches.

It was a one-point game at the break, with unconverted tries by Ali Price and Blair Kinghorn met by three Tedo Abzhandadze penalties.

But Sam Johnson darted over to edge the Scots clear, and tries by Darcy Graham, and the Horne brothers - George and Pete - sealed victory in Scotland's final game before their opener in Japan against Ireland on 22 September.

It was a patchy performance in large part from Gregor Townsend's side, with the Georgians proving more belligerent than in last weekend's reverse fixture in Tbilisi.

Comprehensive, but Scots need to be better

The story of Scotland's summer series had been one of steady improvement. A disheartening hammering at the hands of France in Nice followed by a gutsy win over Les Bleus at Murrayfield, and then a comprehensive dismantling of Georgia.

Having named his final 31-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, Townsend elected to take many of his big guns - the likes of Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Hamish Watson, John Barclay and Stuart McInally - out of the line of fire.

With so many changes, the Scots took some time to get into their stride, but after a frustrating opening 15 minutes they began to cut loose. Kinghorn launched the counter-attack and, after incursions from Graham and Johnson, Price dived over for a brilliant try.

Moments later, Adam Hastings' pinpoint crossfield-kick found Graham, who did superbly to offload to Kinghorn arriving at the right time to glide over.

Three penalties from Abzhandadze meant, despite those two Scotland tries, we had a one-point game and the buoyancy turned to anxiety in the crowd as the visitors ended the half stronger. Fly-half Abzhandadze was growing in influence and his eye for a gap was giving Scotland problems.

The hosts needed a try to take some wind from the Georgia sails, and they got it 10 minutes after the break. Ryan Wilson and Blade Thomson punctured the defence and, for the first time, Scotland showed great patience to continue prodding and probing until Hastings was able to send Johnson through untouched under the sticks.

The try did little to lift the air of frustration inside Murrayfield, with the error count through the roof as the home side struggled to stitch five phases of play together.

This was not the rip-roaring display the supporters came to see for the big send-off to Japan, and at 17-9 going into the final 15 minutes the first priority was simply securing the win.

The game was safe when Duncan Taylor whipped a long pass out to Chris Harris, who drew two defenders and slipped in Graham to race up the touchline for his fifth try in eight Tests.

The visitors' resistance was now disintegrating and substitute George Horne darted through some ropey fringe defence to touch down for try number five, before brother Peter came off the bench to get in on the act, capitalising on some crazy Georgian play deep in their own territory.

Ultimately a comprehensive victory for the Scots before the serious stuff starts in Japan. They will be better when their key men return, and they will have to be when they take on the Irish first up.

Scotland: B Kinghorn; T Seymour; D Taylor, S Johnson; D Graham; A Hastings, A Price; G Reid, G Turner, Z Fagerson; S Cummings, J Gray; R Wilson (capt), J Ritchie, B Thomson.

Replacements: G Stewart, A Dell, S Berghan, B Toolis, M Bradbury, G Horne, P Horne, C Harris.

Georgia: S Matiashvili; Z Dzneladze; D Katcharava, L Malaghuradze; M Modebadze; T Abzhandadze, V Lobzhanidze; M Nariashvili (capt), S Mamukashvili, B Gigashvili; K Mikautadze, G Nemsadze; S Sutiashvili, G Tkhilaishvili, B Gorgadze.

Replacements: G Kveseladze, T Mtchhedlidze, G Aprasidze, V Karkadze, G Gogichashvili, G Melkidze, L Lomidze, B Saghinadze.

England brought their World Cup preparations to a winning end after a lively second-half performance against Italy in Newcastle.

Three Owen Farrell penalties gave the hosts a 9-0 lead following a lacklustre first half, but Ben Youngs' try brought the match to life after the break.

Centre Joe Marchant, who is not in the World Cup squad, broke free for a stylish solo effort before prop Ellis Genge scored his first England try.

Anthony Watson then cruised through a gap created by Owen Farrell's delayed pass to add England's fourth and final score.

Eddie Jones' side travel to Japan on Sunday and begin their World Cup campaign against Tonga on 22 September.

England have won all but one of their warm-up games, recording their biggest winning margin against Ireland and beating Wales at Twickenham before losing to the same opponents in Cardiff the following week.

International rugby travels north

A Friday night in Newcastle is not a standard backdrop for Test rugby and many fans at St James' Park, where England had never played before, were experiencing a live international for the first time.

Initially, it looked as if Eddie Jones' side would treat the crowd to a high-scoring game as Italy made a sloppy start and Youngs capitalised with a kick that almost saw Jonny May score in the first few minutes.

Farrell took the hosts ahead with a penalty but the Azzurri soon turned the tables and found themselves a few metres out from the try-line. Tommaso Benvenuti found space on the right and looked to have beaten May in a one-on-one, but dropped the ball forward on the line.

From there play became more subdued, perhaps because both sides are flying to Japan over the weekend and were wary of last-minute injuries.

England seemed to be experimenting in attack, with both Youngs and Farrell testing May with more kicks over the top of Italy's defence.

But the innovation did not always work in England's favour and on a number of occasions Farrell's passes went awry as he missed the next runner coming through.

In any case, victory was clearly more important than experimentation as the England captain chose to go for goal whenever penalties were within range.

This tactic did not go down well with the Northern fans, though. Farrell's decision to kick at the posts again with a minute left in the first half was met with boos from a Newcastle crowd thirsty for tries.

England supporters will also not have enjoyed the sight of lock Joe Launchbury on the floor receiving treatment in the first half.

The 28-year-old looked to be suffering from back pain and was soon replaced by Charlie Ewels, while props Joe Marler and Dan Cole also came off earlier than expected, although neither seemed to be injured.

But there was concern for England's front row later as replacement hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie limped off the field and substitute prop Kyle Sinckler left the pitch gingerly before full-time too.

What the Newcastle fans came for

Farrell continued in the same vein after the break, but missed the penalty that England had won after just a minute of play.

The fly-half soon made amends, kicking to Marchant, who had space on the right wing. The centre could not get over himself and sent the ball back inside, where Youngs grabbed it at the base of a ruck and dotted down across the line.

Marchant then got his chance to shine as he stepped through Italian defenders to break away on his own and go over under the posts for his first international try.

With Henry Slade and Jonathan Joseph not back to full fitness in time for the match, the 23-year-old has made it clear that he is ready to step in if needed.

Farrell eventually gave the fans what they wanted and kicked a penalty to the corner. His side surged forward at the line-out, with Genge at the bottom of the pile as they went over.

The England skipper was pivotal to Watson's score, too. The Saracens back timed his pass perfectly to allow Watson to race through a tired Italian line.

Italy's half-backs also combined well. Former England Under-20s captain Callum Braley, who qualifies through an Italian grandfather, and Zebre fly-half Carlo Canna put in solid performances but could not convert their efforts into points.

Man of the match - Jonny May

Leicester wing Jonny May looks more than ready for Japan. The 29-year-old was everywhere, repeatedly coming off his wing to try to find a way through the Italian defence.