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…
Ninth seed Elena Rybakina produced a ruthless display to end Emma Raducanu’s run at the U.S. Open, advancing to the fourth round for the first time with a 6-1 6-2 victory on Friday. The 2022 Wimbledon champion, who had beaten Raducanu in their only previous meeting in 2022, struck early in both sets and never…
Iga Swiatek survived a second-set scare to beat the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens 6-1 4-6 6-4 on Thursday, as the 2022 champion battled back on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the U.S. Open third round. The second seed has looked like a top contender after picking up her sixth major at Wimbledon and clinching the Cincinnati…
Life on the professional tennis tour can be challenging. Billie Jean King knows a thing or two about that — and she’s happy to share. Two days before the start of singles competition the U.S. Open, King sat around a table in Arthur Ashe Stadium with 16 up-and-coming female players. Steps away from the tournament’s…
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…
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed the new cropped hairstyle he is sporting at the U.S. Open was the result of his brother mishandling the clippers when he wanted a quick trim before the tournament. The buzz cut was the talk of Flushing Meadows on the second day of the championships on Monday as the second-seeded Spaniard…
Carlos Alcaraz sported a new buzz cut at the US Open on Monday, and while the cropped style drew a mixed reaction online, the Spaniard’s spectacular tennis left no room for discussion as he dismantled Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round. Having ditched his tousled pre-tournament look, the second seed made…
Petra Kvitova looked to her right as she sat down in the U.S. Open’s main interview room for her final postmatch news conference as a professional tennis player Monday, and the two-time Wimbledon champion saw what she was hoping for. “Tissues are here. Very good,” Kvitova said. “I’ll try to be brave.” While speaking to…
German tennis legend Boris Becker believes Daniil Medvedev should seek “professional help” after the Russian crashed out of the US Open following the latest in a long line of spectacular on-court meltdowns. Medvedev was at the centre of extraordinary scenes during his late-night battle with France’s Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday, losing in five sets in…
Emma Raducanu finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open, earning her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title there as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 in just 62 minutes on Sunday. “Of course, I’m very, very pleased,” Raducanu said, noting that it had been a…