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A preview of the U.S. Open ahead of semifinals

WBUR
Published September 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM EDT
Coco Gauff, of the United States, celebrates winning a match against Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)
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Coco Gauff, of the United States, celebrates winning a match against Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan talks with tennis journalist Christopher Clarey about all the excitement at the U.S. Open leading into the semifinals.

Four Americans — Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe — will play Thursday and Friday night with all eyes set on the finals this weekend.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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