hello viewers welcome back to talking TV in a stunning turn of events at the US Open number six seed Jessica pigula defeated top- seated IG s attack in the quarterfinals securing her place in the semi-finals for the first time in her career pula's 6-2 6 to4 Victory on Wednesday night marked a significant Milestone as she became the fourth American to advance to the semi-finals of this year's tournament pula's Triumph was nothing short of extraordinary from the start she took control of the match breaking swotch served twice in the first set something no one had managed to do in 26 games Pula displayed incredible focus and composure finishing the first set six to2 in just 36 minutes swotch known for her dominance committed 18 unforced errors during the first set further Paving the way for pula's Success although swotch attempted a comeback in the second set Pula held strong after exchanging breaks early in the set Pula once again seized control breaking swch to take a 4 to3 lead and never looked back she wrapped up the match on her third Match Point delivering the biggest win of her career Pula who had previously reached the quarterfinals in Seven Grand Slam tournaments without advancing was emotional after her victory in her postmatch interview she expressed relief at finally breaking through to the semi sem finals saying I've been so many freaking times and I kept losing thank God I was able to do it finally finally I can say semi-finalist next up for Pula is a clash against unseated kolina machova at Arthur Ash Stadium on Thursday if she wins she'll advance to the finals where she could meet either number 13 seed Emma novaro or number two seed ARA sabinka who will compete in the other women's semi-final meanwhile on the men's side fellow Americans Francis tifo and Taylor Fritz are set to face off in their semi-final match guaranteeing an American presence in the championship match for the first time since 2009 it's an exciting time for American tennis with the possibility of multiple American Champions emerging from this year's US Open that's all for today's update stay tuned to talking TV for more news and Analysis on this exciting US Open tournament don't forget to like share and subscribe to the channel for the latest sports news thank you for watching and we'll see you next time