# Muchova and Gauff battle in tense semi-final, match like 'one long tie-break'

Karolina Muchova defeated Coco Gauff in a dramatic U.S. Open women's singles semi-final. The match was exceptionally tight, with one player describing the entire contest as feeling like a tie-break. The result determines who advances to the final.

**Importance:** 2/5

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### Sports
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c8j2dwr07p0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:38:31 GMT