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US Open semi-finals share the day with qualifying

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Viewing guide · Wednesday, September 9, 2026

US Open semi-finals share the day with qualifying

The U.S. Open semi-finals take centre stage in New York, with qualifying ties still on the card.

New York is the focus on Wednesday, as the men's and women's semi-finals at the U.S. Open are played alongside qualifying matches. The main show is spread across the afternoon and evening. In the United States, ESPN and ABC carry the action; in the UK it is on Sky Sports Tennis; in Australia Nine holds the rights; and in Canada TSN and RDS are showing it.

The U.S. Open is the clear centrepiece of the day. Qualifying and semi-final matches will both be decided on the same programme. Away from New York, other tournaments on the Challenger and WTA circuits are in play, with those matches available through the tours' own streaming services.

◆ What's on today

Live board →
Grand SlamHard$48.9M
Play finishedHard

U.S. Open

New York, USA · 4 still in the draw

The men's draw is at the semi-final stage, with qualifying also on the day's card. The model's favoured player is A. Zverev.

Model favourite: A. Zverev at 44% to take the title

US
ESPNESPN2ABCESPN app
ESPN began a 12-year deal in 2026. ABC takes selected Sunday sessions and the men's singles final.
UK
Sky Sports TennisNOWSky Go
Sky's USTA deal runs through 2027, so these UK rights go back to market soon.
AU
Nine9Gem9NowStan Sport
Plays overnight and early morning AEST.
CA
TSNRDSTSN+
Grand SlamHard$48.9M
Play finishedHard

U.S. Open

New York, USA · 4 still in the draw

The women's draw is at the semi-final stage, with qualifying also being completed. A. Sabalenka leads the model's view.

Model favourite: A. Sabalenka at 36% to take the title

US
ESPNESPN2ABCESPN app
ESPN began a 12-year deal in 2026. ABC takes selected Sunday sessions and the men's singles final.
UK
Sky Sports TennisNOWSky Go
Sky's USTA deal runs through 2027, so these UK rights go back to market soon.
AU
Nine9Gem9NowStan Sport
Plays overnight and early morning AEST.
CA
TSNRDSTSN+

◆ Elsewhere

Also on: Phan Thiet 3 — Challenger 50, Cassis — Challenger 75, Genoa — Challenger 125, Istanbul 3 — Challenger 50, Seville — Challenger 125, Shanghai — Challenger 100, Tulln — Challenger 100, Barranquilla — WTA 125, Montreux — WTA 125, Antalya 4 — WTA 125 — Challenger and WTA 125 events run alongside the main tour and are usually streamed rather than televised; see the tour passes below.

◆ Worth watching

Ranked by the model
7:00 pmET12:00 am UK9:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · semi-finalHard

A. Sabalenka #1vJ. Pegula #3

Model: 62% A. Sabalenka · 38% J. Pegula

The women's semi-final pairs A. Sabalenka of Belarus with J. Pegula of the United States. The model sees A. Sabalenka as the slight favourite.

8:10 pmET1:10 am UK10:10 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · semi-finalHard

C. Gauff #4vE. Rybakina #2

Model: 47% C. Gauff · 53% E. Rybakina

3:00 pmET8:00 pm UK5:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · semi-finalHard

F. Tiafoe #12vB. Shelton #9

Model: 38% F. Tiafoe · 62% B. Shelton

An all-American men's semi-final between F. Tiafoe and B. Shelton. The model makes B. Shelton a slight favourite.

3:00 pmET8:00 pm UK5:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · semi-finalHard

A. Zverev #2vK. Khachanov #50

Model: 81% A. Zverev · 19% K. Khachanov

10:05 pm ET3:05 am UK12:05 pm AEST
Barranquilla · WTA 125 · round of 16Hard

N. Podoroska #449vA. Blinkova #95

Model: 35% N. Podoroska · 65% A. Blinkova

6:40 amET11:40 am UK8:40 pm AEST
Montreux · WTA 125 · round of 16Clay

F. Ferro #141vB. Palicova #200

Model: 52% F. Ferro · 48% B. Palicova

12:30 pmET5:30 pm UK2:30 am AEST
Montreux · WTA 125 · round of 16Clay

S. Waltert #89vD. Papamichail #188

Model: 79% S. Waltert · 21% D. Papamichail

6:10 amET11:10 am UK8:10 pm AEST
Antalya 4 · WTA 125 · round of 16Clay

M. Carle #220vE. Vedder #197

Model: 45% M. Carle · 55% E. Vedder

◆ Tour streaming passes

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Tennis TV — the ATP's own service: Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events plus the ATP FinalsAvailable worldwide, but geo-blocks are set per tournament and change season to season - Masters 1000 events and the Finals carry no restriction, while some 500s are blocked in their host country. No Grand Slams, no WTA.
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WTA TV — the WTA's own service, positioned as the fallback where there is no local broadcasterBlacked out in markets with a local rights holder, which includes the UK and the US.
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Challenger TV — the full ATP Challenger Tour, live and on demandFree on ATPTour.com, with a companion YouTube channel launched in 2026.
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WTA Unlocked — WTA 125 tournamentsFree, usually two courts per event.

For those following the wider circuit, lower-tier events are already running alongside the Grand Slam.

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Channels are listed from KickServe's curated rights map (updated 2026-07-25) and can change at short notice — always check your local listings. Start times are earliest-possible: a match begins when the previous one on that court finishes. Win probabilities come from our rating model and are context, not betting advice.