NEW YORK — Flavia Pennetta loves visiting New York for a week or two every year.
Once again, she's sticking around as long as she can.
The 26th-seeded Italian rallied from down a set and a break against two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach her second U.S. Open semifinal in three years.
"In the second set, I was really in trouble," Pennetta said in an on-court interview. "I just keep going, playing, playing. It's unbelievable."
In 38 career appearances at the other three majors, Pennetta has reached the quarters just once.