As the field shrinks, the spotlight grows at the 2025 US Open. The semifinal stage will be set at the conclusion of Wednesday's singles play, while the women's doubles final will also be locked in.
After Taylor Fritz's four-set defeat to Novak Djokovic on Tuesday night, Amanda Anisimova reignited the American effort with an upset of Iga Swiatek in Arthur Ashe Stadium. That followed Felix Auger-Aliassime's upset of Alex de Minaur on the show court, the Canadian's third straight win against a higher-seeded opponent.
In the evening session, Naomi Osaka defeated Karolina Muchova and Jannik Sinner sailed past Lorenzo Musetti.
Doubles, wheelchair and junior action all continued on Wednesday, with women's doubles top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova moving on to the final.
Anisimova gets revenge for 'most meaningful victory'
After suffering a double-bagel defeat to Swiatek in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova gained swift Grand Slam revenge with a 6-4, 6-3 win against the Pole in the quarterfinals of her home major. Having never previously advanced beyond the third round in New York, Anisimova is now two wins from matching her 2017 US Open girls' title run at the pro level.
"It still feels a bit surreal, for sure. It's the farthest I've gone by far at the US Open, and it's extremely special," said the American. "Today is definitely the most meaningful victory I've had in my life."
Felix stays cool under pressure
Auger-Aliassime was on fire in his wins against Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev. While his game cooled off a bit on a day when temperatures peaked in the mid-70s, the Canadian did just enough in the clutch moments to extinguish the hopes of Alex de Minaur, 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, 7-6(4).
"I was struggling, just struggling to find, let's say, the level I found the last... I mean, the whole tournament, really," Auger-Aliassime said in his post-match presser. "It was my toughest match in this tournament so far."
After being down a set and a break, the 25th seed saved a break point at 5-5 in the second set and later fought off a set point in the tiebreak. In the end, some big serves and big forehands made the big moments his.
He knows he'll need to be better if he faces Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. The bottom line is that he'll have a chance to rediscover his previous form.
"When you win, you give yourself time to improve and to give it another chance to play even better," he said. "So that's what I'll remember from today."
Point of the Day: Anisimova set the tone with this all-court display.
Quote of the Day: Anisimova on her redemption arc since July's Wimbledon final...
"Today I'm just really, really proud of myself. I feel like I really made a point to myself and also maybe to other people, that if you really put a positive mindset out there—or, I don't know, just try and work through things—then you can have a positive outcome. I feel like I was really able to do all the right things, so I'm really happy."
Tweet of the Day: Live from New York, it's the US Open! Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang performed the coin toss for the Anisimova vs. Swiatek match.
Parting Shot: Naomi Osaka hopes to step into the semifinals with these sneakers...
