Top Women in US Open Semifinals Tonight – Seeds No. 1, 5, 6 & 17

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Top Women in US Open Semifinals Tonight – Seeds No. 1, 5, 6 & 17

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Indian Wells, CA - March 13, 2022 - Indian Wells Tennis Garden: Iga Swiatek competing in the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. (Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images)

No. 1 Seed Swiatek Seeks Third Major Title, Others Aiming for their First 

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Four high seeds – three seeking their maiden Major championship and the other her third – will pair off in the US Open Women’s Semifinals tonight, Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.  The first match will pit recent Wimbledon finalist No. 5 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia vs. No. 17 Caroline Garcia of France.  The nightcap on Arthur Ashe Stadium will see top-seeded Iga Swiatek, a two-time champion at the French Open from Poland, facing No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.  The US Open Women’s Championship will be contested on ESPN on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 4 p.m.

Viewership Update

Monday afternoon’s thrilling four-set, upset victory by No. 22 Frances Tiafoe of Maryland over future Hall of Famer No. 2 Rafael Nadal. earned an average audience of 2.4 million fans, peaking at 3.4 million.  The entire 11 a.m. window of nearly eight hours delivered an average audience of 1.7 million viewers, up more than double – 113% – over the same telecast last year.

Tuesday’s prime-time telecast on ESPN averaged 1.8 million people, 75% higher than the same night in 2021. The Day Nine audience peaked at 2.6 million in the late stages of Coco Gauff dropping a quarterfinal match vs. Garcia.

In addition, now with viewership information from Nielsen through nine days of play (Tuesday, Sept. 6), ESPN’s US Open average audience of 1.14 million represents an increase of 69% over 2021.

2022 US Open Programming

Date Time (ET) Network(s) Event
Mon Aug 29 – Thurs Sept 8 11 a.m. ESPN+, ESPN3 Up to 16 courts in action
Friday Sept 9, Sunday Sept 11 Noon ESPN+, ESPN3 Up to 8 courts in action
Thu Sept 8 7 p.m. ESPN Women’s Semifinals 

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ESPN Deportes Women’s Semifinals
Fri Sept 9 3 a.m. ESPN2 Women’s Semifinals (Encore)
Noon Men’s Doubles Championship
3 p.m. ESPN Men’s Semifinals 

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7 p.m. ESPN Deportes Men’s Semifinals

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As I write this on 11-11-21, it's now 35 years for me at ESPN, the only real job I’ve ever had. I joined merely to help with the upcoming America’s Cup in Australia. I was told it would be for three months at all of $5.50 per hour. I like to say I simply kept showing up. I’ve worked on almost every sport, plus answered viewer calls and letters (people used to write!), given tours, written the company newsletter and once drove NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon to the local airport. My travels have been varied…I’ve been to Martinsville, Darlington, Indy and Super Bowls; the America’s Cup (all 3) in San Diego and College GameDay in the sport’s meccas such as Eugene, Auburn, Lubbock, Stillwater and more; the NBA Finals, Wimbledon (16 times and counting) and the “other Bristol,” the one with a race track in Tennessee. These days, my main areas are tennis, UFC, boxing, network-wide ratings (by month/quarter/year), and corporate communications documents, including fact sheets, chronologies, lists and nearly 35 of the Year in Review press releases. UPDATE EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER: Today, November 11, 2022, I am retiring from ESPN -- 36 years to the day I began. As I ride off into the sunset – top down and E Street Radio blaring – I do so with so many wonderful memories, proud of my contributions and a heart full of gratitude for the opportunity. 
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