Tiafoe, Michelsen win at US Open as American men make run at ending Grand Slam drought
Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen are headed to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton had a chance to join them with a victory Sunday night.
Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen are headed to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton had a chance to join them with a victory Sunday night.
Alexander Zverev wasn’t in the mood for much conversation. With empty seats everywhere after he finished his U.S. Open first-round match in the early morning hours, he took two questions from reporters on the court and quickly wrapped it up. The city that never sleeps is going a little overboard this year.
Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are back to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, and they made it look easy.
Jovic beat Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, three-set, back-and-forth showcase of two of tennis’ emerging young stars inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night.
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen extended her return to the U.S. Open with a spectacular and stunning rally, winning the final seven games to eliminate No. 22 Madison Keys 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Saturday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi in second-round women’s doubles action at the U.S. Open on Saturday.
Denis Shapovalov’s run at the US Open came to an end early Saturday morning after losing to Ben Shelton in four sets. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native fell 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-6), 3-6, 4-6 to end his run in New York City in the third round.
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime said he felt far from his best and it affected his ability to compete during Thursday’s second-round loss at the US Open to Karen Khachanov.
Carlos Alcaraz returned to play at the U.S. Open after being sidelined since April by a right wrist injury. The defending champion advanced to the fourth round Friday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Wu Yibing.
Aryna Sabalenka finally found something that could stop her at the U.S. Open: the smell of marijuana.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the U.S. Open after a 1-6. 6-4, 6-3 loss to third seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action Friday.
It was four years ago that Serena Williams announced, in a poignant Vogue essay, that she was “evolving away from tennis.” The headline used the dramatic word “farewell,” though Williams presciently noted she disliked the word “retirement.”
The match was a thriller, with the Williams sisters battling back to force a 10-point match tiebreaker, but then blowing a 5-0 lead and losing 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) on Friday night to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint.
Naomi Osaka usually does not have a problem focusing on playing tennis and blocking out the crowd when she’s on the court. Her first-round match at the U.S. Open became a notable exception.
Gael Monfils bid adieu to Grand Slam tennis with a hard-fought loss to Learner Tien in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday night.
Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Association for testing positive for cocaine at a tournament in Spain in June, the organization announced Thursday.
Félix Auger-Aliassime’s run at the 2026 U.S. Open was unexpectedly short. Auger-Aliassime, the third seed in the men’s draw, was soundly defeated 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 by Russia’s Karen Khachanov in second-round action Thursday at the hardcourt Grand Slam.
Alex Eala and her fans are headed to the weekend at the U.S. Open, along with two-time champion Naomi Osaka and 2023 winner Coco Gauff.
Carlos Alcaraz rebounded from a quick deficit by winning eight straight games and beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Third-ranked Jessica Pegula breezed into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a decisive victory over Sofia Kenin, and Alex Michelsen defeated Brandon Nakashima on a day when nine American men were in action.
Canadians Leylah Annie Fernandez and Denis Shapovalov moved on to the third round of the U.S. Open with wins Wednesday.
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