Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score.
The Canadian knocked off No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 to reach the semifinals of the Grand Slam tournament.
Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a younger man’s game as he heads into the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday.
Novak Djokovic took a two-set lead against Taylor Fritz, an opponent he always beats, to close in on the semifinals, a round he often reaches at the US Open, and marked the occasion by blowing kisses to those in Tuesday night’s crowd pulling for the last American man in the field.
The 45-year-old Williams and partner Leylah Fernandez were beaten by top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova to end their tournament run
Venus Williams’ first Grand Slam tournament in two years ended on Tuesday when she and Canada’s Leylah Fernandez lost in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals to the top-seeded duo of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-2.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka got back to the U.S. Open semifinals without hitting a ball on Tuesday when her opponent in the quarterfinals, Marketa Vondrousova, withdrew from their match with an injury.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women’s doubles title.
Felix Auger-Aliassime admits now that he was a bit naive when he last made a Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open in 2021. Now older and wiser, the Canadian sits one win away from a return.
