Overview

• Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, rides a 26-match Grand Slam hard-court streak after dismantling Alexander Bublik and Lorenzo Musetti and arriving with 31 straight holds in New York.
• Alcaraz reaches the last four without dropping a set and has held 99% of his service games at this US Open after winning Cincinnati last month.
• Djokovic says getting his body ready is key and vows not to raise a white flag, carrying a 5–3 edge over Alcaraz and recent hard-court wins in the Olympics and Australian Open.
• Auger-Aliassime returns to the US Open semis for the first time since 2021 with wins over Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur, though Sinner beat him 6-0, 6-2 in Cincinnati and he has postponed a wedding suit fitting to keep playing.
• Off-court buzz includes a social-media post reporting Drake placed a $300,000 bet on Sinner and viral clips of Sinner’s relaxed team moment and a blistering forehand against Musetti.