Jeline Vandromme and Ivan Ivanov added new trophies to their collections Saturday, capturing the U.S. Open junior boys and girls titles in straight sets. Vandromme took down Swedish qualifier Lea Nilsson 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the girls’ draw, overcoming an early deficit and fighting through a tie break to take the first set before speeding…
U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka may be nicknamed “The Tiger”, but her New York triumph on Saturday was less about raw aggression and more poise, as the world number one steadied herself and regrouped in key moments to claim a fourth Grand Slam title. Determined to become the first woman since American great Serena Williams…
Naomi Osaka’s last Labubu as the U.S. Open was going to be Osaka herself. For Osaka, that was the real bummer about losing one match short of the final. “Oh, don’t make me cry, man,” the four-time Grand Slam champion said during her press conference early on Friday morning after her 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3),…
Last year’s runner-up Jessica Pegula sprinted through her U.S. Open fourth-round clash with American compatriot Ann Li to win 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday, moving with ruthless efficiency to close it out in under an hour. Pegula had a poor run-up to the tournament, exiting early from Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati, but has yet to drop…
Australian Alex De Minaur reached the second week of the U.S. Open for the third year in a row with little fanfare on Saturday and said he intended to keep winning until the tournament organisers were forced to give him better billing. Despite being the eighth seed and a 2024 quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows, De…
Aryna Sabalenka has a U.S. Open trophy. A fan at her match on Friday night now has a ring. A fan proposed in the stands inside Louis Armstrong Stadium during Sabalenka’s third-round victory over Leylah Fernandez, and the No. 1 seed was among the people who couldn’t help but enjoy the happy moment. A moment…
World number two Iga Swiatek powered into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday, swatting aside Colombia’s Emiliana Arango with a brisk straight sets victory. Swiatek arrived in New York as the bookmakers’ favourite to win her second US Open after a blistering run of recent form which included a breakthrough Wimbledon title…
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…
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…
Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka – defending champions and the current top-ranked male and female tennis players – headline the entry lists for US Open 2025, the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday. This year’s US Open will be held from August 24 to September 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis…