Semifinals Preview | Live from IBM AI Sports Club
Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim preview each US Open semifinal match during a special live show in Madison Square Park.
From data-driven analysis by IBM Watsonx to the insights of a former champion, you’ll get everything you need to know before the semis begin.
Plus, some fan Q&A and the can’t-miss Andy vs. JW table tennis match.
Thank you to all the Chucker’s who came out to the show! Enjoy the tennis.
*Results from end of play on September 3.
Osaka, Anisimova Storm Into US Open Semis
Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova return to the court Thursday with a spot in the US Open final on the line.
Osaka extended her unbeaten streak in major quarterfinals to 5-0 with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over No. 11 Karolina Muchova Wednesday night. Each time she’s reached this stage in a major, she’s won the title.
Looking every bit like a two-time US Open winner, Osaka’s defeated three Top-15 seeds in consecutive matches. Osaka can be the first mom to win a major since Kim Clijsters at the 2011 Australian Open.
Just seven weeks after her crushing 6-0, 6-0 loss in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek Wednesday. The 6-4, 6-3 revenge win puts the No. 8 seed into her first US Open semifinal and her third at a major.
She joins Jessica Pegula in the semifinals to extend the streak of two American women reaching the Final Four at Flushing Meadows to the third year in a row. It’s the first time that’s happened since 2002-04.
Anisimova leads Osaka 2-0, both wins came in majors during the 2022 season (Australian Open & French Open).
Both players have dropped one set en route to their semifinal matchup.
Can Sinner Be Stopped?
When Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime square off Friday, it’ll either be the upset of the tournament or another Slam final for the World No. 1.
Sinner reached his fifth straight major semifinal with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti Wednesday night. He extends his hard court win streak at majors to 26, which includes wins at the last two Australian Opens and at Flushing Meadows last year.
The defending champ has dropped just 38 games through five matches and has won 31 consecutive service games.
No. 25 Auger-Aliassime held on to beat No. 8 Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) in a thrilling match that exceeded four hours. The 87-minute second set was the longest in the men’s tournament.
To reach his second major semifinal, both at the US Open, Auger-Aliassime got past three Top-15 seeds in consecutive matches including the upset over No. 3 Alexander Zverev.
Sinner beat Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals of Cincinnati 6-0, 6-2 a few weeks ago.
Auger-Aliassime last beat Sinner in 2022, excluding a walkover in Madrid in 2024.
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1 — Amanda Anisimova, 24, is the youngest woman to reach a major semifinal on all three surfaces since 23-year-old Simona Halep in 2015.
1 — Jannik Sinner is both the first Italian in the Open Era and the first player born since 1990 to reach all four men’s singles semifinals at Grand Slam events in a season.
4/4 — Since 1975, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are the second players to reach all four singles Grand Slam semifinals in a calendar year as World Nos. 1 after Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams in 2015.
Day 10 poll results: 90% of respondents are backing Carlos Alcaraz in his semifinal match against Novak Djokovic.
Thursday’s Semifinal Matches
7:00 PM: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 4 Jessica Pegula
*8:30 PM: No. 8 Amanda Anisimova vs. No. 23 Naomi Osaka
All match times are in Eastern Time.
*Estimated start time
Thursday’s Full Schedule of Play.
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