Before the match, Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala were friends, rising stars and part of US Open Fan Week’s warmest scenes, when they brought their fathers on court during a playful doubles exhibition. For three hours and three minutes on Saturday night, however, that was all put aside. In theContinue Reading
Alexander Zverev survived his second five-set examination in three days, Coco Gauff overcame a tricky opponent and Gael Monfils brought his Grand Slam career to an emotional close on a compelling fifth day at the US Open. Taylor Fritz delivered the most emphatic performance of the day, while Madison KeysContinue Reading
Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a sluggish opening set, Aryna Sabalenka delivered one of the most dominant performances of the tournament and Daniel Mérida surprised another prominent seed as the second round began on a rain-affected fourth day at the US Open. Jessica Pegula, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Daniil MedvedevContinue Reading
Gael Monfils celebrated his 40th birthday with one last New York show, Coco Gauff negotiated a potentially awkward opening assignment and Taylor Fritz began his latest pursuit of an American breakthrough in commanding fashion on a rain-disrupted third day of the US Open. Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva also advancedContinue Reading
Carlos Alcaraz had spent 139 days waiting to play another singles match. It took him only three sets to remind the US Open why he remains one of the most dangerous players in the draw. The defending champion began his return from a right-wrist injury with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4Continue Reading
Mariano Navone produced the victory of his career on an interesting opening day at the US Open, defeating an ailing Novak Djokovic in five sets to bring the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s latest pursuit of history to an abrupt end. The Argentine world No. 49 recovered from losing the secondContinue Reading
Rafael Jodar is turning a promising first season into something extraordinary. The 19-year-old Spaniard advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on Tuesday, defeating Arthur Fils 7-6(5), 6-3 at the National Bank Open in Montreal and moving to the doorstep of the world’s top 10. The quarter-final was farContinue Reading
João Fonseca returned to the ATP Tour with an impressive victory in Montreal, defeating former world No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(3), 7-5 to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open. Playing his first tour-level match since losing to Roman Safiullin in the third round at Wimbledon, the 19-year-oldContinue Reading
The WTA got exactly the result they have been wanting for a while now. Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour singles title, producing a remarkable comeback against world No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the final of the Mubadala DC Open. TheContinue Reading
Eighteen-year-old Austrian Lilli Tagger marked a breakthrough moment in her young career on Sunday, fighting back from an early deficit to defeat Ukraine’s Daria Snigur 7-6(3), 6-2 and claim her first WTA Tour singles title at the Livesport Prague Open. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes, and wasContinue Reading
