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Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka has been awarded a wildcard for the 2026 US Open men’s singles draw, organisers confirmed on Wednesday, reversing his earlier exclusion from the tournament’s initial wildcard list. The decision comes after several days of strong reactions from fans, who questioned why the three-time Grand Slam champion had been left out during what is expected to be his farewell season. Wawrinka Set to Return to US Open The 41-year-old Wawrinka expressed his excitement after receiving the wildcard, saying he

Serena Williams’ highly anticipated return to Arthur Ashe Stadium ended on Tuesday as she and Carlos Alcaraz were knocked out of the US Open mixed doubles quarterfinals by Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic. The Italian-Swiss pairing defeated Williams and Alcaraz 5-4(4), 4-1, ending a memorable comeback appearance for the 23-time Grand Slam champion. Serena Receives Huge Arthur Ashe Welcome Williams had not competed at the US Open since her emotional farewell to professional tennis in 2022. The 44-year-old received a thunderous reception from

Second seed Elena Rybakina staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in a thrilling Canadian Open quarterfinal in Toronto on Tuesday. The Kazakh star recovered from a set and a break down to secure victory after two hours and 33 minutes and book a semifinal meeting with fourth seed Coco Gauff. Osaka Takes Early Control Osaka made a fast start in the first tour-level meeting between the two players. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion broke Rybakina in the

World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a major setback in her preparations for the US Open after losing to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Saturday. Alexandrova, the 16th seed, defeated the reigning US Open champion 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 in a fiercely contested match that lasted nearly two and a half hours. Alexandrova Holds Her Nerve in Deciding Set Sabalenka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, started strongly and broke early in the opening set. However,

World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has officially withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open as he continues to recover from a wrist injury, raising concerns over his fitness ahead of the US Open, where he is set to defend his title. Wrist Injury Delays Return Tournament organisers confirmed on Tuesday that Alcaraz will miss the August 13–23 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Open, despite earlier hopes of making his comeback at the event. The Spaniard has been sidelined since retiring during the second round of the

Fresh from her breakthrough WTA 500 Mubadala (Washington DC) Open title, Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala continues to capture global attention. Tickets for her opening match at the National Bank Open in Toronto sold out within days, fueled by overwhelming support from the Filipino community in Canada. Toronto Match Sells Out Eala is scheduled to begin her National Bank Open campaign on Wednesday at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto. According to Tennis Canada, around 3,100 tickets were purchased immediately after her opening match was

Filipina tennis sensation Alexandra Eala produced another impressive performance by defeating defending champion Leylah Fernandez to book her place in the Washington Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The 21-year-old defeated the seventh-seeded Canadian 6-2, 7-6 (7/1), overcoming a dramatic second-set deficit to continue her remarkable run on the WTA Tour. Eala Fights Back from 5-1 Down Eala dominated the opening set 6-2, capitalizing on a series of unforced errors from Fernandez. The momentum shifted in the second set as Fernandez raced to a 5-1

Aryna Sabalenka said she had plunged into a "deep dark hole" during her three-sets defeat to Russian Diana Shnaider in the quarter-final of the French Open on Wednesday where opportunities slipped away from world number one. He took the first set in windy conditions, made a strong start to gain control of the second and led by 5-3 before Shnaider began her fightback and won ten games on final score 3-6 7-5 6–0. The four-times Grand Slam champion aimed to regain her mental

Naomi Osaka, perhaps has lost a match at a Grand Slam that would have left her too devastated to take on the world. But the former world number one has a different view of setbacks after conquering her mental health problems, stepping back from tennis and embracing motherhood. Even after her 7-5, 6-3 fourth-round loss to top seed Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open, Osaka departed Roland Garros feeling encouraged — not disheartened. Key Takeaways from Osaka's French Open Campaign Motherhood and Mental

While Carlos Alcaraz continues to dominate as the “Prince of Clay” with back-to-back French Open titles in the post-Rafael Nadal era, another young Spanish star has started turning heads at French Open. Away from Court Philippe Chatrier, where Nadal built his legendary legacy, 19-year-old Rafael Jodar made an impressive Roland Garros main draw debut with a dominant 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic. Key Highlights from Jodar’s French Open Debut Jodar looked confident and aggressive throughout the match, showing the same fearless

Tennis champs to protest "low pay" with media duties limit ahead of French Open, a source said on Wednesday. Players, who remain unnamed, will only talk to the press for 15 minutes on media day at Roland Garros before pulling out of interviews with Grand Slam tournament's TV rights holders (according to a source) During a row over prize money, Jannik Sinner earlier this month demanded that the Slam events show "respect" to players. Players have strongly stated that they are presently only

Jannik Sinner cruised through into the Italian Open last 16 on Monday with a straight-sets win over Alexei Popyrin to maintain his first title hopes in Rome, 6-2, 6-0. The reigning world number one, also needed a little over an hour to win his 25th consecutive match as the Greek rolled past Australia's Popyrin and set up an all-Italian derby in the next Round with Andrea Pellegrino. Another qualifier, Pellegrino, 29, ranked just 155 in the world but who had never previously competed

The world number six became the first American to take home a clay title higher than ATP 250 level in more than two decades, igniting excitement for the French Open. For tennis fans, it was one of those moments that seemed totally lost on the whole world but for years they will quietly look back and say — anyway. Sunday in Munich felt like that moment, even if it wasn’t yet time to say it out loud. Ben Shelton, an impressive 23 years

For a second consecutive week, meticulous preparation formed the backbone of Jannik Sinner’s breakthrough Monte Carlo Masters success when his defeat of Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s final not only returned him to the summit of the world rankings but also sent out an early signal for the remainder of the clay season. Sinner was widely set to miss Monte Carlo after completing the "Sunshine Double," winning hardcourt titles at Indian Wells and Miami, to recharge his batteries but the 24-year-old Italian wanted to

Fueled by the cheering of Filipino fans, Alexandra Eala made a sensational start at the Linz Open in Austria on Tuesday, defeating its home bet Julia Grabher, 6-4, 6-3. Jabir’s straight sets win in her opening match here on clay this season puts her through to the last 16, where she is ranked world number 46. The Filipina sensation will next face the former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, whom she defeated a year ago when she gained notoriety with her run to

Carlos Alcaraz said he would welcome the chance to soil his socks on clay again as the world number one re-acquainted himself with his favoured surface in Monaco this week to try and generate some momentum for his French Open title defence. Alcaraz secured his fifth Grand Slam title by defeating Jannik Sinner in an epic final at Roland Garros last June, with victories on the clay courts of Monte Carlo and Rome and a second-place finish in Barcelona to bring his 2025

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina on Wednesday set up a blockbuster semi-final at the Miami Open in a repeat of their Melbourne grand slam decider. Defending champion Sabalenka fended off big-hitting 45th-ranked American Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 6-4. World No 2 Rybakina overcame fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula, a runner-up to Sabalenka last year, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. They will be back on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium — home of the N.F.L.’s Miami Dolphins — vying for a place in the final.

Jannik Sinner made ATP Masters 1000 history on Monday evening, when he rolled to a clean 6-1, 6-4 win over Corentin Moutet at the Miami Open presented by Itau. With his no-nonsense third-round victory inside Hard Rock Stadium, the Italian has won 26 consecutive sets at the Masters 1000 level and passed Novak Djokovic for the most ever, which had been set at 24. Sinner had matched that mark with his victory in the second round on Saturday in Miami before surpassing it

An hour after his first disastrous attempt at extinguishing the best player in the world, Sebastian Korda walked back up to the baseline to serve for his fourth-round roller coaster against Carlos Alcaraz again. The American might have been expected to feel his tension all the more intensely, to collapse even more spectacularly, but his will prevailed. Korda maintained his head and retained his nerve in front of his home crowd, in his home state, no less to deliver the biggest upset on

Former champions Andrey Rublev triumphed in a battle of former winners when the Russian star defeated Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday. The 2022 champion, Rublev dealt with a spirited showing from the 2024 Dubai winner to continue his good form having reached the semifinals at the Qatar Open last week. Earlier, Canada’s top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime recovered from a shaky beginning to beat French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi in