The Wimbledon women’s singles draw has hardly been short on drama.Serena Williams fell in her first Grand Slam match since 2022 and withdrew from the tournament shortly after. In the following two weeks, defending champion Iga Świątek, last year’s finalist Amanda Anisimova and reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina were all eliminated in the third round. Current French Open titleholder Mirra Andreeva bowed out the round prior. And Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1, came up short in her third major this season after Naomi Osaka took her out in the fourth round.Now just four players remain, all with the opportunity to hoist the Venus Rosewater Dish for the first time.How to watch Wimbledon 2026 women’s semifinals in the U.S.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club — London
Date: Thursday, July 9
MatchTime (ET)TVStreamNo. 7 Coco Gauff vs.No. 10 Karolina Muchova8:30 a.m.ESPNFubo (Watch Now)No. 9 Linda Noskova vs.No. 12 Marta Kostyuk9:40 a.m.(approximately)ESPNFubo (Watch Now)ESPN is also available with an ESPN Unlimited subscription. The list of global broadcasters can be found on the Wimbledon website.In the first semifinal, the United States’ Coco Gauff faces off with Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic. Gauff, the final American standing, is currently having her best Wimbledon run. From just evading the evening curfew in her win against Belinda Bencic to outlasting fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals, Gauff has earned her first semifinal appearance at the All England Club.Gauff hopes to become the first player from the U.S. to win a Wimbledon title since Serena Williams in 2016. In her way is a well-known adversary.How Coco Gauff has found the secret to playing on grassMatthew Futterman and Madison EadesMuchová eliminated fellow countrywoman, and the last remaining former champion in the draw, Barbora Krejčíková. She then overwhelmed Osaka in straight sets in the quarterfinals 7-6(4), 6-4. With great feel at the net and pure groundstrokes from the baseline, the 29-year-old poses a real threat on Thursday. Gauff has won six of their last seven meetings, but Muchová came out victorious in their most recent affair on clay in Stuttgart.The second semifinal features another Czech player, Linda Nosková, who goes up against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk. Both are competing for a spot in their first major finals.After a first-round exit at both the French Open and her last warm-up event before Wimbledon, Nosková has regained her form at this tournament. The 21-year-old beat Grand Slam champion Madison Keys and No. 17 seed Sorana Cîrstea. Through an aggressive and gutsy style of play, Nosková was then able to overpower Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 win, en route to her inaugural Grand Slam semifinal appearance.On the other side of the net, she finds ninth-seeded Kostyuk, who has been in form for quite some time now. Her 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal victory over 2024 Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini was Kostyuk’s 21st win out of her last 22 matches. The Kyiv native now looks to become the first Ukrainian woman to reach a Wimbledon final.The winners of Thursday’s semifinals will advance to the women’s championship, which will be held Saturday.Updated Wimbledon women’s singles oddsStreaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
