Historic all-top-four women's semifinal line-up set at the 2026 US Open
September 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM · Updated 35d ago
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‘Desperate’ Sabalenka targets US Open threepeat in epic Rybakina final
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Elena Rybakina rallies to beat Coco Gauff and book US Open final with Aryna Sabalenka
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Aryna Sabalenka on brink of US Open trifecta after blitzing Jessica Pegula
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US Open 2026 results: Elena Rybakina beats Coco Gauff to set up Aryna Sabalenka final
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Sabalenka rolls past Pegula, will vie for three-peat in US Open final
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Riddles and rhymes: Meet the unsung heroes behind U.S. Open player success
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US Open 2026: Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff & Elena Rybakina make up historic semi-final line-up
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Helped by Williams sisters, ESPN sees largest US Open viewership since '22
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US Open semifinals: Will Pegula or Sabalenka come out on top?
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Tiafoe, Pegula to be New York club teammates in World Team Tennis
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Can Tiafoe carry his epic quarterfinal win with him all the way to a US Open title?
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Simone Biles, Suni Lee and more lead celebrity sightings at the 2026 US Open
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Look good, feel good, play good: Inside the US Open's exclusive salon
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Separating fact from fiction: The US Open influencer controversy
(opens the publisher’s site)The four top-seeded women all reached the US Open semifinals for the first time since 1975, alongside a men's draw headlined by Frances Tiafoe's comeback.
- Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff each won three-set quarterfinals, marking the first time the top four seeds have made the women's semifinals since 1975.
- Rybakina will replace Sabalenka as world number one on Monday, ending Sabalenka's 99-week reign at the top of the rankings.
- Frances Tiafoe rallied from two sets down to beat Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(6), reaching his third US Open semifinal.
- ESPN averaged 846,000 viewers through the tournament's third round, its highest US Open viewership through that stage since 2022.
Latest developments
- Sep 11 — Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to reach her fourth consecutive US Open final, extending her Flushing Meadows winning streak to 19 matches.
- Sep 11 — Elena Rybakina defeated Coco Gauff in a three-set semifinal, setting up a US Open final against Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.
- Sep 11 — Sabalenka will bid to join Chris Evert and Serena Williams as the only women to win three consecutive US Open titles.