Answer in brief
At the 2026 US Open, top seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 and second seed Elena Rybakina beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the women's semifinals on September 10, setting up Saturday's final. The men's semifinals on Friday, September 11, are Alexander Zverev against Karen Khachanov and Ben Shelton against Frances Tiafoe, which guarantees an American man in Sunday's final.
US Open 2026 schedule: the semifinals and finals still to play
The 2026 US Open has reached its final weekend in New York. After the women's semifinals on Thursday, September 10, the men's semifinals are played on Friday, September 11, the women's final follows on Saturday, September 12, and the men's final closes the tournament on Sunday, September 13, at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Friday brings top seed Alexander Zverev against Karen Khachanov and an all-American semifinal between eighth seed Ben Shelton and 11th seed Frances Tiafoe. On Saturday, top seed and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka meets second seed Elena Rybakina for the women's title.
This page reflects the results available after the women's semifinals, before Friday's matches began. Start times and the order of play are set by the tournament and can move when earlier matches run long, so check the official US Open schedule or your broadcaster before a session.
Women's semifinal results: Sabalenka and Rybakina reach the final
Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the first semifinal on Thursday. After a tight opening set, the top seed pulled away in the second, and she said afterwards that she had no complaints and was simply happy with the level of tennis she produced.
Elena Rybakina then came from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. The second seed, playing her first US Open semifinal, kept control as Gauff, the 2023 champion, tried to fight her way back through the second and third sets.
The results ended the run of the last two Americans in the women's draw and produced a final between the two highest seeds. It will also be the third time the pair have met in a Grand Slam final, after Sabalenka won in Melbourne in 2023 and Rybakina took the Australian Open title in 2026.
Sabalenka vs. Rybakina: what Saturday's final decides
Sabalenka is trying to become the first woman to win three consecutive US Open titles since Serena Williams won in 2012, 2013 and 2014. According to the Associated Press, she has won 19 straight matches at the tournament since losing the 2023 final to Gauff.
Rybakina is playing her first US Open final. She won Wimbledon in 2022 and the Australian Open in 2026, so victory on Saturday would give her a third major title and, as CBS Sports noted, back-to-back Grand Slam titles on hard courts.
The ranking question is already settled. Rybakina has secured the No. 1 position in the next WTA rankings whatever happens in the final, so Saturday is about the trophy and the record books rather than the top spot.
Top four seeds in the women's semifinals for the first time since 1975
For the first time since 1975, all four top seeds reached the women's semifinals at the US Open, CBS Sports reported. Sabalenka was seeded first, Rybakina second, Pegula third and Gauff fourth, so the seedings held all the way to the last four.
Their quarterfinals were far from routine. Sabalenka beat sixth seed Linda Noskova 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, Pegula came back to beat 26th seed Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, and Rybakina lost the first set before beating Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach her first US Open semifinal.
Gauff produced the escape of the round. Against fifth seed Mirra Andreeva she lost the opening set and saved two match points before winning 2-6, 7-6, 6-2, the comeback that completed a top-four line-up.
Men's quarterfinal results: Shelton's 3:33 a.m. win over Alcaraz
The men's quarterfinals produced the upset of the tournament. Eighth seed Ben Shelton beat second seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a match that finished at 3:33 a.m. Eastern time, the latest finish in US Open history.
Frances Tiafoe, the 11th seed, came back from two sets down to beat Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6. Top seed Alexander Zverev needed only three sets, beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2, 7-5, 6-1.
Karen Khachanov reached the semifinals when 28th seed Alexander Blockx retired with the third set level at 2-2, after Khachanov had taken the first two sets 6-2, 7-5. A retirement counts as a win in the draw, so Khachanov advances like any other quarterfinal winner.
Shelton vs. Tiafoe: an all-American semifinal and a drought since 2003
Friday's all-American semifinal guarantees that a man from the United States will play in Sunday's final. No American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003, and one of these two players will get the chance to end that run.
Shelton leads their head-to-head record 3-1, according to CBS Sports. Tiafoe's only win in the series came at the US Open, in a five-set third-round match in 2024 that he won 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.
Both men arrive after draining quarterfinals: Shelton after a five-set win over the defending champion that ended in the early hours, and Tiafoe after recovering from two sets down against Michelsen. Recovery between rounds could matter as much as tactics on Friday.
Zverev vs. Khachanov: the top seed's route to Sunday
The other semifinal pits the top seed against the only unseeded player left in either singles draw. Alexander Zverev leads the men's seedings at a tournament Jannik Sinner withdrew from before it began.
Zverev reached the last four with a straight-sets quarterfinal, while Karen Khachanov's match ended early when Blockx retired. Both therefore spent far less time on court in the quarterfinals than Shelton and Tiafoe, who each needed five sets.
Whoever wins will meet Shelton or Tiafoe on Sunday. For Zverev, the semifinal is a chance to reach another major final as the favorite on paper; for Khachanov, it is a chance to turn an unseeded run into a place in the biggest match of the tournament.
How the US Open 2026 finals weekend fits together
The women's final on Saturday decides whether Sabalenka completes a third straight title in New York or Rybakina adds the US Open to the Australian Open title she won earlier in the season.
Sunday's men's final will include an American for the second time in three years, after Taylor Fritz reached the final in 2024. The American finalist will face either Zverev, the top seed, or Khachanov, the last unseeded man standing.
The tournament has already delivered a record late finish, a semifinal line-up of the women's top four seeds not seen since 1975 and a guaranteed American men's finalist. The three remaining matches will decide which of those storylines ends with a trophy.
Where to check live US Open scores and official results
The official US Open website and app publish the order of play, live scores and completed draws, while the WTA and ATP sites add rankings and match statistics. Broadcasters confirm start times for their own coverage in each country.
Live scores and blogs update quickly, but schedules can slip when sessions run late, as the 3:33 a.m. finish showed this week. For a final record, rely on the tournament's completed draw once a match has ended.
This hub was last updated after the women's semifinals on September 10, Eastern time. Matches played after that point, including Friday's men's semifinals and both finals, are not reflected here, so check the date before relying on any result.
Practical checklist
- Check the update date on any results page, because the draw changes after every session.
- Read seeds as the ranking going into the tournament, not as a prediction of the result.
- Keep the women's final on Saturday, September 12, separate from the men's final on Sunday, September 13.
- Confirm start times with the official US Open schedule or your broadcaster, since the order of play can shift.
- Remember that a retirement counts as a win in the draw, which is how Karen Khachanov reached the semifinals.
Questions and answers
Who is in the US Open 2026 women's final?
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka and second seed Elena Rybakina. Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2, and Rybakina came from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
When is the US Open 2026 women's final?
Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
Who plays in the US Open 2026 men's semifinals?
On Friday, September 11, top seed Alexander Zverev plays Karen Khachanov, and eighth seed Ben Shelton plays 11th seed Frances Tiafoe.
When is the US Open 2026 men's final?
Sunday, September 13, 2026. Because Shelton and Tiafoe meet in one semifinal, an American man is guaranteed a place in it.
Who will be world No. 1 after the US Open?
Elena Rybakina has already secured the top spot in the next WTA rankings, whatever happens in Saturday's final against Sabalenka.