Where to watch Gauff vs. Rybakina US Open women’s semifinal tonight on free streams, TV

Third-seeded Coco Gauff continues the chase for her first Grand Slam tournament win of the season and her second career U.S. Open title with a Thursday night semifinal against No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina. The match is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

Gauff is in the semifinals for the second straight major tournament of the season and looking for her first finals bid of the year, which comes at the site of her first career Grand Slam win in 2023. The 22-year-old overcame a first-set loss and was pushed to the brink in the second set of a quarterfinal win over No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva (2-6, 7-6, 6-2) to reach the semis. Gauff also comes off her first win of the ‘26 season at the Cincinnati Open after falling to Rybakina at the National Bank Open in her previous competition.

#2 Elena Rybakina vs. #4 Coco Gauff

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Women’s semifinal at a glance

Like Gauff, Rybakina is also a two-time Grand Slam tourney champ, having won the 2026 French Open and 2022 Wimbledon. She is also the furthest she has ever been at the U.S. Open with a fourth-round exit in 2025 her previous career-best finish. Rybakina had won her first four U.S. Open matches in straight sets before going three sets in a quarterfinal win over Zheng Qinwen (3-6, 6-1, 6-4).

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