{"id":716902,"date":"2026-06-21T06:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716902\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T06:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:36:26","slug":"5-americans-win-grass-court-semifinals-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716902\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Americans Win Grass Court Semifinals on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grass court season is in full swing, and there have already been plenty of surprising upsets. The surface always lends itself to some quirky outcomes, but there is a growing sample size showing American men and women excelling in this year’s grass court season.<\/p>\n

Several household names among American tennis fans picked up big victories across Europe on Saturday. Below is a quick breakdown of everything you must know before tomorrow’s championship matches.<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz<\/p>\n

The fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz beat one-seed Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought, three-setter: 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5. After losing to compatriot Ben Shelton in the Stuttgart final, Fritz avenged his loss in Halle and expanded his winning streak over Zverev to seven consecutive matches. <\/p>\n

“If I’m playing well on grass, I think the strength of field doesn’t matter as much,” Fritz said after the match. Fritz will face fellow American Frances Tiafoe in the Halle Open championship match tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Frances Tiafoe<\/p>\n

The unseeded Frances Tiafoe defeated Daniel Altmaier in straight sets: 6-1, 6-3. This comes one day after Tiafoe’s comeback victory over the second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime. While just one match away from his first title since the 2023 Stuttgart Open, Tiafoe must take down a red-hot Fritz.<\/p>\n

Tommy Paul<\/p>\n

The eighth-seeded Tommy Paul defeated the unseeded Ugo Humbert in straight sets: 6-3, 6-3. Paul is just one win away from reclaiming his Queen’s Club title<\/a>. He could have faced compatriot Brandon Nakashima in tomorrow’s final, but Francisco Cerundolo defeated the American on the other side of the draw.<\/p>\n

Jessica Pegula<\/p>\n

Arguably, the biggest match of the day was the third-seeded Jessica Pegula toppling the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in three sets: 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-0. It was a clash of styles between the fiery and powerful<\/a> Sabalenka versus the measured, counter-puncher Pegula. <\/p>\n

“She came out and ripped a bunch of winners, and I told myself, ‘I guess I wanted to win in the hard way anyway,” Pegula joked after the match. Pegula will face the eighth-seeded Linda Noskova in tomorrow’s championship match. <\/p>\n

Emma Navarro<\/p>\n

The third-seeded Emma Navarro defeated unseeded Viktorija Golubic 7-6(5), 6-2. Don’t look now, but Navarro is in her second final of 2026. Not bad, given the fact that she missed extensive time due to health issues. Navarro will face the fourth-seeded Marie Bouzkov\u00e1 in the Nottingham Open final tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Stay locked into Sports Illustrated’s\u00a0Serve On SI\u00a0for all of your tennis news from the court and beyond.<\/p>\n

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