NEW YORK, Sept 11: The US Open women’s singles tournament has reached its decisive stage, with the championship match set to headline the final weekend of the year’s Grand Slam calendar.
The tournament at Flushing Meadows has featured another demanding fortnight of competition, with leading players battling through the hard-court draw for a place in the title showdown.
The women’s semifinals were played on Thursday, September 10, determining the two players who will compete for the championship on Saturday.
The contest is part of a packed closing weekend at the US Open, with the men’s singles semifinals scheduled for Friday before the men’s championship match on Sunday.
The New York major remains one of the biggest events on the tennis calendar and traditionally attracts a global audience for its final rounds.
The hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center have once again tested players physically and mentally, with long rallies, demanding conditions and the pressure of knockout tennis shaping the competition.
With the women’s title now one match away, attention turns to the final showdown, where the winner will claim one of the sport’s most prestigious trophies and close the 2026 Grand Slam season on a high.