Women’s Results and Upcoming Schedule2 of 2<\/p>\n
No. 2 Elena Rybakina def. Qinwen Zheng, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n
No. 4 Coco Gauff def. No. 5 Mirra Andreeva, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2<\/p>\n
Coco Gauff outlasted Mirra Andreeva in a three-set thriller to reach the US Open semifinals.<\/p>\n
The opening set was less about Andreeva’s dominance and more about Gauff’s struggle to find her rhythm. The two-time major champion racked up 14 unforced errors and landed only 50 percent of her first serves.<\/p>\n
Perhaps most concerning, though, was Gauff’s difficulty handling Andreeva’s first serve. Despite her reputation as the tour’s best returner, Gauff allowed Andreeva to win 13 of 16 first-serve points in the opening set.<\/p>\n
Gauff, however, regained her composure and found her rhythm. She steadily eased into the match, using her trademark return skills to force a tiebreak in the second set, which she won.<\/p>\n
By the third set, she was in complete control, breaking twice to secure the set and book her place in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
In the other quarterfinal match, Elena Rybakina defeated Qinwen Zheng in three sets to reach the US Open semifinal, ensuring that next Monday, she will rise to world No. 1.<\/p>\n
Rybakina initially struggled with her first serve and had trouble returning Zheng’s strong serve.<\/p>\n
However, the two-time major champion quickly found her rhythm in the second set, winning 79 percent of her first-serve points and hitting 10 winners.<\/p>\n
In the decisive third set, both players held serve until Rybakina finally broke through late in a game marked by Zheng’s errors.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, it was another serving masterclass from Rybakina, who won 32 out of 40 points on her first serve.<\/p>\n
The semifinals will be played Thursday on ESPN.<\/p>\n
Below, you can find Thursday’s schedule:<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs. Jessica Pegula (3) <\/p>\n
Elena Rybakina (2) vs. Coco Gauff (4)<\/p>\n
*Predicted winner in bold<\/p>\n
Match of the Day: Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs. Jessica Pegula (3)<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka stands just two wins away from becoming only the third woman in the Open Era (since 1968) to capture three consecutive US Open titles.<\/p>\n
However, Jessica Pegula brings with her not only top form but also vengeance.<\/p>\n
Sabalenka has defeated Pegula in back-to-back US Opens, taking the dramatic 2024 final against the American and then beating her again in the 2025 semifinal.<\/p>\n
For Pegula to advance, she’ll need to continue playing well from the baseline and hit her first serve at a high mark, as Sabalenka is arguably the best second-serve returner on tour, with her ability to put opponents on the defensive end right away.<\/p>\n
Pegula is more than capable of winning this match, but considering what’s on the line for Sabalenka, it’s likely she elevates her play to reach yet another US Open final.<\/p>\n
Prediction: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. No. 3 Jessica Pegula in 3 sets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Women’s Results and Upcoming Schedule2 of 2 No. 2 Elena Rybakina def. Qinwen Zheng, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 No.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-889988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}