05:10 CET - The women's US Open final is now set as Elena Rybakina comes from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
It is an impressive comeback from the soon-to-be new world number one, who was broken when serving for the match, only to return the favour right away to close things out. Gauff will be disappointed to have let that one slip away after serving to stay in it. Rybakina will take on Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday in the final in what is a repeat of the Australian Open final.
04:22 CET - We are heading to a third set at Arthur Ashe Stadium after Elena Rybakina levelled up the match.
Winning the second set 6-4, the Kazakh player broke Coco Gauff in the final game to end up taking the set. Having gone from 4-1 up to 4-4, Rybakina held her nerve to win the final two games and force the decider.
03:40 CET - The first set goes to Coco Gauff as the takes it 6-3 over Elena Rybakina.
The 2023 champion broke Rybakina in the sixth game of the set as she takes a one set to love lead. The Australian Open champion will have to step up her level in the second to avoid elimination.
03:00 CET - The second semi-final is set to begin soon, as Elena Rybakina faces Coco Gauff for the other spot in Saturday's final.
Rybakina won the most recent meeting last month in Toronto, making this rematch all the more enticing. Gauff, who won the US Open in 2023, is her country's only hope of seeing another American win in the year's last major.
Follow every point of this second semi-final here.
02:35 CET - Aryna Sabalenka is the first finalist on the women's side at the US Open.
Once more, the world number one reigns supreme over Jessica Pegula, beating the third seed 7-5, 6-2. She was not broken at all during the course of the match, ending both sets with a break of serve over the American. Just as she has done in 2024 and 2025, Sabalenka tops Pegula in Flushing Meadows. She will play the final for the fourth year in a row as well.
Se awaits the winner of the other semi-final between Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff.
02:00 CET - World number one Aryna Sabalenka wins a tight first set over Jessica Pegula 7-5, getting her one step closer to a third successive final.
In a set with few break opportunities, Sabalenka pounced on the 12th and final game, putting her in a very good spot to make it three wins over Pegula in a row at Flushing Meadows.
01:00 CET - The first semi-final is just about to begin, with Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula now taking the court and warming up.
The world number one leads 9-4 in the head-to-head, but it is the American who won the most recent meeting in Berlin at the beginning of the summer. This is the third year running in which they meet at the US Open, with Sabalenka coming out on top in both occasions.
Follow every point of the first semi-final here.
22:00 CET - Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the US Open women's semi-finals, and boy, is this going to be fantastic.
For the first time since 1975, the top four women in the world have reached the semi-finals of the US Open, so this should be as high-quality as it gets.
First and foremost, the world No. 1 spot is no longer up for grabs, after Elena Rybakina's win yesterday ensured that she would become the 30th woman to reach the summit of women's tennis when the rankings are updated next Monday - a fantastic achievement for the Kazakh.
The opening match gets underway in three hours, as Aryna Sabalenka - who is set to lose the No. 1 ranking - takes on Jessica Pegula for a third straight year at this event.
The two-time defending champion is eyeing a fourth straight finals appearance in New York, and having beaten Pegula in the semi-finals last year and the final in 2024, she will have plenty of confidence.
However, despite Sabalenka leading the head-to-head 9-4, Pegula has won two of their last three meetings, including winning the last set they played 6-0.
The American continues her quest for a maiden Grand Slam title, and despite not being at her best this tournament, she will most certainly fancy her chances against Sabalenka, considering the latter's struggles in recent months. Home advantage will also play a major part.
In the other semi-final, Rybakina will look to follow up her rise to No. 1 with her first appearance in the US Open final, but another American, Coco Gauff, stands in her way.
There were question marks over Rybakina's fitness heading into the tournament, but the Australian Open champion has put those doubts to bed with some emphatic performances, namely in a thrashing win over Naomi Osaka in the round of 16.
Former champion Gauff, who won the title in Cincinnati just before the US Open, was many people's favourite to win a third Grand Slam title. However, she sat on the verge of exit in the quarter-finals, saving two match points during a pretty ugly victory against Mirra Andreeva.
The head-to-head is locked at 1-1, with Rybakina winning their recent meeting in Toronto, and their other match coming over four years ago.
