Overview

• Anisimova beat Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals to reach the last four in New York.
• The result ended Swiatek’s nine-match winning streak that included her Cincinnati title.
• Anisimova said she rewatched July’s 6-0, 6-0 Wimbledon final the night before and concluded she had been "slow as hell."
• Swiatek wrote that a foot issue meant playing matches without practice on off days and described this US Open as challenging.
• In a tense news conference, she pushed back at a question about needing a mental break, asking "Why would you say that?" and turning the query back on the reporter.