US open

On Sunday, Jannik Sinner grabbe­d his second Grand Slam of 2024. He dashed Taylor Fritz's dre­ams in the US Open final, breaking a 21-ye­ar American drought for a male champion at the majors. Sinne­r, ranked number one globally, claime­d his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January. His 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory also made him the­ first Italian man to celebrate a win in Ne­w York. 23-year-old Sinne­r recently asserte­d his dominance in tennis with a 55th win and a sixth

Carlos Alcaraz’s impressive Grand Slam winning streak ended abruptly at the US Open on Thursday. The former champion was defeated in straight sets by unseeded Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp, who secured a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 victory. This surprising second-round loss marks a significant upset in the tournament and halts Alcaraz’s dominant run. Carlos struggled from the outset and couldn't recover, plagued by unforced errors throughout the match. Botic van de Zandschulp capitalized on Alcaraz's shaky performance to end the French Open

Emma Raducanu said people will have to be patient as the 18-year-old looks to establish herself on the WTA Tour after her fairytale U.S. Open triumph last month. Raducanu stunned the sporting world when she won the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier. But the Briton was knocked out in the second round at Indian Wells when she returned to action this month and is still without a coach after parting ways with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson. Raducanu will face Slovenia's

British teenager Emma Raducanu continued her fairytale run at the US Open by reaching the semi-finals with a dominant straight set win over Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic. Raducanu, 18, again showed all of her quality and composure in a 6-3 6-4 win. Victory means she will rise to the cusp of the world's top 50 and become the British women's number one. Raducanu will play Maria Sakkari in Thursday's semis after the Greek beat Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova. It will be the second

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable US Open run as she beat 2016 champion Angelique Kerber to advance to the quarter-finals. On the eve of her 19th birthday, Fernandez backed up her win over Naomi Osaka with a 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 victory over Germany's Kerber. She battled back from a 4-2 deficit in the second set to force a tie-break and barely let up from then on. Fernandez will face fifth seed Elina Svitolina for a semi-final spot. Fernandez doubled over as her

Novak Djokovic had to come from behind to beat Kei Nishikori and keep his bid for a calendar Grand Slam alive as he advanced to the US Open fourth round. The world number one overcame a loose first set to win 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3 6-2 and beat the Japanese for the 17th time in a row. The Serb, 34, is aiming for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title. He will face American Jenson Brooksby next, after the wildcard beat Russian 21st

World number one Ashleigh Barty fell in the US Open third round after Shelby Rogers produced a superb comeback in front of a raucous New York crowd. Wimbledon champion Barty held a 5-2 lead in the final set and twice served for the match but home favourite Rogers battled her way back into contention. The world number 43 then came through the resulting tie-break to stun the top seed 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-5). She will face British teenager Emma Raducanu next. Barty was

Venus Williams joined sister Serena in withdrawing from the US Open as the final Grand Slam of the year lost another two high-profile players. Serena, 39, wrote in a social media post on Tuesday that she needed time to allow her body to "heal completely" from a torn hamstring. The 41-year-old Venus then withdrew hours later with a leg injury. It will be the first time since 2003 that neither Williams sister has appeared at Flushing Meadows. The tournament, which begins on 30

LONDON: Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the US Open, organisers said on Wednesday (Jul 21), after she withdrew from this year's French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds. Japan's Osaka stunned the tennis world when she quit the claycourt major in Paris in May following her first-round match after being fined and threatened with disqualification when she refused to attend mandatory post-match press conferences. The world number two, who said she had social anxiety, also skipped Wimbledon but is scheduled

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Nine months after finishing runner-up at the U.S. Open, Matthew Wolff returned in style from a mental health break, shooting one-under-par 70 in the opening round at the national championship at Torrey Pines on Thursday. Wolff has already won more than $5 million in two years as a professional, but the money was of little consolation as he found himself in a bad place while plying his trade on the PGA Tour earlier this year. Suddenly bereft of form

While it is still uncertain when the tennis tour will resume in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open organizers are confident of holding the event on the scheduled date. However, the defending champion Rafael Nadal is not yet prepared to travel to the USA for the US Open 2020. The main draw of the US Open 2020 is scheduled to begin from 31st August in New York. However, the USA is one of the hardest hits countries by the deadly

Maria Sharapova stepped away from the beautiful game of tennis after having amassed a total of 36 WTA titles, spending 21 weeks on top of the rankings and with a personal fortune estimated at $300 million. A star-studded career where she reached the pinnacle of women's tennis in her early days when she won Wimbledon at the age of 17. Sadly, her flourishing career had to end with an injury and fans all around the world were blown upon hearing the sudden retirement