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Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, the most constant players of 2025 in terms of semifinals in Grand Slam tournaments

Article by Roxana Fleşeru – Published on Thursday, September 04, 2025 18:25 / Updated Thursday, September 4, 20:59

Aryna Sabalenka (27 years, 1 WTA), Jannik Sinner (24 years, 1 ATP) and Novak Djokovic (38 years old, 7 ATP) have reached the semifinals at all four great slang tournaments of the year. Among them, only Jannik Sinner also arrived at the trophy, prevailing at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

The US Open, the fourth great Slam tournament of the year, reached the semifinals phase. Thursday will take place on the female picture, and on Friday the ones on the male painting.

Thursday night, starting at 2:00, Aryna Sabalenka meets Jessica Pegula, a match followed by the confrontation between Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova. On Friday night, from 10:00 pm, Carlos Alcaraz faces Novak Djokovic, and on Friday night, at 2:00, Jannik Sinner is fighting for a place with Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The New York tour closes the series of Grand Slam tournaments, having in the penultimate act players who were present in this phase and at the other three major competitions.

Aryna Sabalenka, the second time in the semifinals at all Great Slam tournaments

Aryna Sabalenka, located in the thirteenth semi-final in such a tour, passed this phase at the Australian Open, where she defeated Paula Badosa, and Roland Garros, where she passed Iga Swiak, but lost both finals in front of Madison Keys, respectively of Coco Gauff. On the grass, she was stopped in the semifinals by Amanda Anisimova.

She also succeeded in 2023, when she prevailed at the Australian Open and reached the final at the US Open.

In a top of the presence in the semifinals at the Grand Slam tournaments, it is followed by Iga Swiak, with three presence (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon), and Amanda Anisimova (Wimbledon, US Open).

The female tennis will have the fourth winner in the Grand Slam tournaments, after Madison Keys has prevailed at Melbourne, Coco Gauff at Roland Garros and Iga Swiak at Wimbledon.

World leader and champion of the New York competition, Aryna Sabalenka meets Jessica Pegula, the one she defeated last year in the final and leads 7-2 in direct clashes.

4 finalistsIn the Grand Slam tournaments, they face the semifinals at the US Open 2025, Sabalenka and Osaka managing to triumph in such competitions, but also in New York, in 2024, respectively in 2018 and 2020.

Female semifinals at Slam big tournaments in 2025

  • Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka (1) – Paula Badosa (11), Madison Keys (19) – Iga Swiak (2)

  • Roland Garros: Aryna Sabalenka (1) – Iga Swiak (5), Lois Boisson (WC) – Coco Gauff (2)

  • Wimbledon : Aryna Sabalenka (1) – Amanda Anisimova (13), Belinda Bencic – Iga Swiak (8)

  • US Open : Aryna Sabalenka (1) – Jessica Pegula (4), Naomi Osaka (23) – Amanda Anisimova (8)

Direct meetings between US Open 2025 semifinalists

Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, different results

On the male picture, the most constant in the Grand Slam tournaments, regarding the semifinals, were Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, reaching this phase at all four competitions, but with completely different results.

The Serb, holder of 24 Grand Slam trophies, did not win any, while the Italian, winner of four cups, ticked three victories in the semifinals and two major trophies in 2025.

51 semifinalsNovak Djokovic's great Slam played to the US Open 2025, winning 37, while Jannik Sinner played in seven, imposing himself in five.

Immediately after them comes Carlos Alcaraz, who gathered three Slam semifinals in 2025, missing only from the Australian Open, when he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard, at the ninth semifinal in a great Slam tournament, has the opportunity in New York to take revenge.

3 winnersof Grand Slam tournaments are in the semifinals in New York, all imposing here: Novak Djokovic in 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023, Jannik Sinner in 2024 and Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.

Everyone is waiting for a final between Sinner and Alcaraz, but I will not enter the field waving the white flag. I don't think anyone does this when they play against them, I certainly do not. I arrived again in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament this year. I was very constant, the most constant in the Grand Slam tournaments this season, and that's what I said at the beginning of the year, that I would like to play my best tennis and get the best results. I have another chance, another opportunity. I hope, as I said, to be physical enough and play well enough to keep up with Carlos. Then it can be the match of anyone ”, said Novak Djokovic, who last prevailed in a Grand Slam tournament in New York, in 2023.

Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, the most constant players of 2025 in terms of semifinals in Grand Slam tournaments

Novak Djokovic in action at the US Open PHOTO IMAGO IMAGES

The Serb checked all the four semifinals in the Grand Slam tournaments in a single season seven times in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023 and 2025. It is followed in this top of Open by Roger Federer between 2005 and 2009 and by Rafael Nadal, which managed this performance in 2008 and 2019.

Jannik Sinner won this year at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Carlos Alcaraz held the trophy in his arms at Rolamd Garros. In 2024, the Italian triumphed at Melbourne and New York, while the Spaniard did in Paris and London.

Male semifinals at Slam big tournaments in 2025

  • Australian Open: Jannik Sinner (1) – Ben Shelton (21), Novak Djokovic (21) – Alexander Zverev (2)

  • Roland Garros: Jannik Sinner (1) – Novak Djokovic (6), Lorenzo Musetti (8) – Carlos Alcaraz (2)

  • Wimbledon : Jannik Sinner (1) – Novak Djokovic (6), Taylor Fritz (5) – Carlos Alcaraz (2)

  • US Open : Jannik Sinner (1) – Felix Auger -Aliassime (25), Carlos Alcaraz (2) – Novak Djokovic (7)

Direct meetings between US Open 2025 semifinalists

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