World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will begin her title defence when she takes on Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarovai in the first round on the opening day of US Open 2025 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday. In men’s singles, four-time champion Novak Djokovic will be up against USA’s…
Russian second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova beat defending champion Linda Noskova 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 at the Monterrey Open on Thursday to secure her place in the semifinals of the US Open tune-up event. Alexandrova, 14th in the world rankings, started the decider brightly after two tightly contested sets, and while Czech Noskova fought back to level…
Nonconformity is a quintessential US Open trait. From being the first to introduce a final-set tiebreak way back in 1970 to allowing in-game coaching in 2022, the season’s last tennis Major has defied tradition multiple times. Tuesday, however, will see arguably the most radical and controversial of transformations, with a new mixed doubles format ready…
Top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on second seed Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s final of Cincinnati Open on Monday. When and where to watch Sinner vs Alcaraz Cincinnati Open 2025 final? Cincinnati Open 2025 final between Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz will take place at 12:30 a.m. IST (3 p.m….
Former world number six Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, tournament organisers said on Thursday. The Italian, currently ranked 59th, has not competed since a first-round loss at Wimbledon in June after he had recovered from an abdominal injury. ALSO READ: ATP players handed record profit-sharing bonus Berretini skipped the Swiss Open in…
Australian tennis player Thomas Fancutt has accepted a ten-month suspension for a doping violation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The 30-year-old had entered a voluntary provisional suspension in March, and the time since then will be credited against his suspension. Over the course of the investigation conducted by ITIA, Fancutt admitted to the…
Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka led the way into the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals on Wednesday with Carlos Alcaraz hot on their heels with a straight-sets victory of his own. Sinner shrugged off a mid-match weather delay lasting nearly three hours as he advanced 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) over Adrian Mannarino. Sabalenka, taken to three…
Teenager Victoria Mboko made her Top 25 debut in the latest WTA Rankings on Friday after her sensational title-winning run as a local wild card at the Canadian Open. The 18-year-old Mboko defeated four Grand Slam champions – Sofia Kenin (second round), Coco Gauff (round of 16), Elena Rybakina (semifinal) and Naomi Osaka (final) –…
Prize money at the U.S. Open will rise to nearly $85 million across all competitions this year, including a record $5 million each to the women’s and men’s singles champions, and total player compensation is jumping 20 per cent to $90 million, the most in tennis history. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the payouts Wednesday…
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the U.S. Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months. The 24-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion Jannik Sinner…