·         No. 1 Serena Plays No. 10 Pliskova; No. 2 Kerber vs. Surprising Wozniacki in Nightcap

·         Men’s Semifinals Friday include Djokovic-Monfils, Nishikori vs. Wawrinka or Del Potro

·         WatchESPN with Three-Screen View of Matches on Ashe, Doubles and Juniors from around the Grounds; Hear from the Players with Press Conference Feed

·         Mixed Doubles Championship Friday with American Team the First of Five Championships

ESPN’s star-studded US Open women’s semifinal doubleheader in prime time Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. ET includes the top two players in the world – either of whom could leave New York atop the rankings – plus a two-time US Open finalist who also twice was No. 1 in the world, and the No. 10 seed making her first appearance this deep in a Major event:

• Top-seeded Serena Williams continues her quest for a 23rd Major title and seventh in New York (both would be Open Era records) vs. No. 10 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. The 6’1”, 24-year old has never before reached the semifinal round of a Major tournament.
• Angelique Kerber, the No. 2 player in the world who has appeared in two Major finals already this year (defeated Serena Williams in Australia, lost to Williams at Wimbledon), against Caroline Wozniacki, the two-time US Open finalist (2009, 2014) and former top-ranked player in the world now ranked 74 thanks to chronic injuries.

In Friday’s men’s semifinals, defending champion and top-seeded Novak Djokovic plays No. 10 Gael Monfils who turned 30 last week and is enjoying his best season. Also, No. 6 Kei Nishikori – who lost in the finals of the 2014 US Open – will play the winner of Wednesday night’s match between No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro.

Also Friday, the Mixed Doubles Championship – where Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Rajeev Ram play Laura Siegemund of Germany and Mate Pavic of Croatia – will be at noon on ESPN2.  The men’s doubles and women’s doubles championships will be seen at noon on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, on WatchESPN.

WatchESPN with all the Action, Press Conferences and Three-Screen View of Matches on Ashe

In addition, WatchESPN provides any action from the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center wherever fans are.  Thursday’s order of play includes the women’s and men’s doubles semifinals on the new Grandstand court and junior event singles matches on Court 17.  Both start at noon.  WatchESPN also has a feed from the main press conference room in the media center, a feed with Spanish-language commentary for the women’s semifinals and the “US Open Chase Review Multicam,” where the matches on Ashe through the championships are shown with three views on the screen – iso-cams on each player and the traditional TV production

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