{"id":132071,"date":"2025-09-04T11:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132071\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:16:04","slug":"us-open-womens-semifinals-preview-two-americans-and-two-grand-slam-winners-battle-for-spot-in-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132071\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open women\u2019s semifinals preview: Two Americans and two grand slam winners battle for spot in final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The women\u2019s draw at the 2025 US Open<\/a> has been full of shock results and dominant displays.\n <\/p>\n

\n And it has left us with two fascinating semifinals, both which bear similarities to one another.\n <\/p>\n

\n Both matches have a multiple-time grand slam<\/a> winner looking to add to their collection facing an American star seeking their debut major title.\n <\/p>\n

\n In one semifinal, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> takes on Jessica Pegula<\/a> while in the other, Naomi Osak<\/a>a faces Amanda Anisimova<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n The two semifinals both take place on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.\n <\/p>\n

\n No. 1 seed Sabalenka vs. No. 4 seed Pegula will kick off proceedings in Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m. ET, with Osaka against Anisimova after that on the same court.\n <\/p>\n

\n The action can be watched on ESPN in the US, while Eurosport and Sky Sports broadcast the action in Europe and the UK, respectively. A full list of broadcast partners can be found here<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n The first women\u2019s semifinal is a rematch of last year\u2019s US Open<\/a> final. It is also a battle between a dominant force in women\u2019s tennis against someone trying to get over the hump on the grand slam stage.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sabalenka is playing in her 13th grand slam semifinal while it is Pegula\u2019s second.\n <\/p>\n

\n World No. 1 Sabalenka has enjoyed a successful year in terms of wins on the court, winning two WTA 1000 titles. However, at the grand slams, she\u2019s fallen near the finish line.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Belarusian reached the final of both the Australian and French Opens before losing both and made the semifinals of Wimbledon, falling to Anisimova.<\/a> Interestingly, her three defeats at the grand slams this year have come at the hands of American opponents.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sabalenka made the semifinals after Mark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ov\u00e1 withdrew<\/a> from their quarterfinal match with a knee injury, so she will likely be well-rested ahead of her clash with Pegula.\n <\/p>\n

\"Sabalenka<\/p>\n

\n Pegula, on the other hand, eased past two-time grand slam winner Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 in the quarters to book her second-straight spot in the US Open semifinals.\n <\/p>\n

\n While the 31-year-old is consistently ranked near the top of the women\u2019s game, she has yet to add a grand slam title to her trophy cabinet but playing on home soil has appeared to spur her own.\n <\/p>\n

\n She has not dropped a single set on her way to the final four and says she\u2019s feeling increasingly at home in Flushing Meadows.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019m just really comfortable,\u201d she said after her quarterfinals victory.
\u201cIt\u2019s crazy to look now and think that I\u2019m really comfortable coming out here, playing big matches on the best court<\/a> in the world and with the craziest crowd against the best players.\n <\/p>\n

\"Pegula<\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s pretty crazy \u2026 it\u2019s something 10 years ago I never, never thought I\u2019d be good at this, but I guess I am.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Historically, Sabalenka has the edge over Pegula in their previous meetings, with a 9-2 record over the American \u2013 the pair are also practice partners. Their last three meetings have all been in finals in the US, with Sabalenka winning all of them in straight sets at the 2024 Cincinnati Open, the 2024 US Open and the 2025 Miami Open.\n <\/p>\n

\n In Thursday\u2019s second semifinal, two players who have surprised many to reach this stage will look to go one step further.\n <\/p>\n

\n No. 23 seed Osaka is enjoying a magical run at Flushing Meadows, catching the eyes of many with her performances on the court and the sparkly attires she has donned<\/a> throughout.\n <\/p>\n

\n The 27-year-old will be playing in her first grand slam semifinal since she won the 2021 Australian Open and is searching for her third US Open title have previously won the tournament in 2018 and 2020.\n <\/p>\n

\n On her way to the final four, Osaka has produced some splendid displays, most notably her demolition<\/a> of 2023 US Open winner Coco Gauff in the round of 16, a match in which she only dropped five games.\n <\/p>\n

\n Returning to this stage has been a long journey for Osaka, a period where she battled injuries following her time spent away from tennis after becoming a mother. But she says those difficulties have taught her a great deal.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI learned I loved tennis way more than I thought I did, and I learned that I actually really love challenges,\u201d Osaka told reporters after her quarterfinal victory over No. 11 seed Karol\u00edna Muchov\u00e1. \u201cIt\u2019s like a video game. You pick it up and, even if you lose a level, you kind of just restart and keep going until you eventually win.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a little tough at some times, but I wouldn\u2019t trade it for the world.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"Osaka<\/p>\n

\n On the other side of the net will be 24-year-old Anisimova who is also on her own special run at the US Open.\n <\/p>\n

\n Her performance this year is the first time she has made it past the third round at her home major and the eighth seed reached the semis with a momentous victory.\n <\/p>\n

\n Having been beaten by Iga \u015awi\u0105tek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final<\/a>, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.\n <\/p>\n

\n That heavy 6-0, 6-0 defeat to \u015awi\u0105tek and the emotions she felt in the aftermath helped her grow as a player, she explained.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI think what I learned then and also throughout this tournament, I feel like with each match that I\u2019ve played I tell myself to really not go into the match with fear,\u201d Anisimova told reporters. \u201cI think when I started (Wimbledon), I was kind of going into the matches with a little bit of fear and maybe holding back a bit.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs I\u2019ve been progressing and playing more and more, I told myself: \u2018You can\u2019t go into the match with any fear,\u2019 especially if I\u2019m playing against top players. It\u2019s just not a negotiable for me because, if I want to win the match, I\u2019m going to have to play really brave and strong tennis.\n <\/p>\n

\"Anisimova<\/p>\n

\n \u201cToday, I really came out there with not an ounce of fear. You know if you were watching the match, I was trying to really have a lot of positive reinforcement and try to stay moving all the time, which is not actually something I do a lot. But yeah, I was constantly moving and trying to get myself going.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The two are in scorching form as they prepare to face off, both having dropped just one set en route to the semifinals. They have met only twice before, with Anisimova winning both matches.\n <\/p>\n

\n One thing to note: Osaka has never lost a match in the quarterfinals or later at a grand slam, sporting a perfect 13-0 record. Anisimova will be hoping to spoil that record if she has any hopes of reaching back-to-back grand slam finals.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facebook Tweet Email Link The women\u2019s draw at the 2025 US Open has been full of shock results…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-132071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}