'No, I don't have a butler' - the billionaires' daughters chasing US Open

Aryna Sabalenka has been tipped arsenic nan 1 to hit astatine this year's US Open since she arrived successful New York.

The Belarusian world number 2 is nan highest-ranked subordinate near successful this year's tie arsenic she looks to adhd to her 2 Australian Open titles.

A runner-up astatine Flushing Meadows past year, Sabalenka will look American Emma Navarro successful nan past 4 connected Thursday.

That will beryllium followed by different location hope, Jessica Pegula, against Karolina Muchova.

BBC Sport looks astatine nan shape and nan stories of nan 4 semi-finalists.

Head-to-head: 1-1 Last meeting: French Open 4th round, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-3

Even pinch world number 1 Iga Swiatek successful nan draw, Sabalenka's hard-hitting crippled has made her nan 1 to hit connected nan difficult courts.

Sabalenka retained her Australian Open title successful January successful emphatic fashion, storming to nan trophy without dropping a set.

However, successful March her erstwhile boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, died successful what she called "an unthinkable tragedy".

Sabalenka continued playing - thing she said, pinch hindsight, she should not person done - earlier she struggled pinch a tummy problem successful her French Open quarter-final nonaccomplishment and a enarthrosis wounded ruled her retired of Wimbledon.

However, she claimed her first title since Melbourne successful Cincinnati successful nan build-up to nan US Open, and nan accelerated New York courts suit her immense service and devastating forehand.

Sabalenka connected Navarro: "Beautiful to spot - she's moving hard, playing really awesome tennis, smart tennis, moving well, hitting beautiful dense shots."

Navarro hit 2nd seed Sabalenka connected nan Indian Wells difficult courts successful March for nan biggest triumph of her profession by ranking.

The American has been 1 of nan stars of nan year, winning her first WTA title successful Hobart successful January, earlier consistently improving connected her Grand Slam showings.

She reached nan Australian Open 3rd round, nan 4th information astatine Roland Garros, made a quarter-final showing astatine Wimbledon earlier reaching nan past 4 successful New York.

She has besides had immoderate connection wins, including beating Coco Gauff astatine some Wimbledon and nan US Open, ending her compatriot's title defence astatine nan latter.

The girl of a billionaire businessman, Navarro is simply a highly intelligent subordinate who usage slices and driblet shots to operation up nan gait of rallies.

Navarro connected her mentality: “I ever measurement connected nan tribunal believing that I person a chance to win, and it's ever my privilege to conscionable put my champion ft forward."

Head-to-head: Pegula leads 1-0 Last meeting: Cincinnati Open 2nd round, Pegula won 5-7 6-4 6-2

It is simply a long-awaited first Grand Slam semi-final for Pegula, who mislaid her erstwhile six quarter-finals.

She divided pinch semipermanent coach David Witt aft nan Australian Open, wherever she mislaid successful nan 2nd round, earlier her clay play was interrupted by cervix and backmost injuries.

A second-round Wimbledon exit was followed up by a superb run, pinch Pegula defending her Canadian Open title earlier reaching nan Cincinnati last a week later.

Although she mislaid nan Cincinnati showpiece to Sabalenka, she has been successful superb shape astatine her location Slam, having reached nan past 4 without dropping a set.

Born successful Buffalo, New York, Pegula's parents ain nan Buffalo Bills, who play successful nan NFL, and they supported her done her inferior years arsenic she struggled pinch injuries.

She claimed a stunning triumph complete Swiatek successful nan quarter-finals, hardly letting up successful strength and returning service solidly to extremity her past 4 hoodoo.

Pegula connected Muchova: "She's truthful good, truthful talented, truthful athletic. I emotion really she conscionable doesn't play and comes backmost and thumps everybody. I'm gonna person to bring my champion tennis."

Muchova has played conscionable six tournaments since past year's US Open, having only returned to nan WTA Tour successful June pursuing wrist surgery.

Despite nan comparative deficiency of playing time, Muchova has yet to driblet a group successful New York, and has seen disconnected immoderate large names.

She hit four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka successful nan 2nd information and 5th seed Jasmine Paolini successful nan 4th round, earlier overcoming an evident tummy unwellness successful her quarter-final triumph complete Brazil's 22nd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.

The Czech was runner-up to Swiatek astatine nan French Open successful 2023, and is nan only subordinate to person taken a group disconnected nan world number 1 successful a Roland Garros last successful 4 attempts.

A crafty player, Muchova has been compared to some Justine Henin and Roger Federer for her adeptness astir nan court.

Muchova connected her wrist surgery: "This past wounded was 1 of nan worst ones that I had. Now looking back, I'm like, oh, it really flew by and I consciousness beardown again.'"