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Alcaraz and Djokovic could get early US Open tests, Venus draws No. 11 seed Muchova

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will face potential difficult American opponents when they begin their quest for another U.S. Open title.

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US women keep claiming titles, can an American man win the 2025 US Open?

If there's such a thing as momentum from tournament to tournament in tennis, the American men have some right now. Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul certainly are getting within reach of ending the country's unprecedented Grand Slam men's title drought, so maybe they're finally ready to win one of those trophies at the U.S. Open.

WTA

2024 US Open runner-up Pegula returns to New York in a bit of a rut

This is supposed to be Jessica Pegula's favorite part of the season. She says so herself. And why wouldn't it be? Pegula gets to stay in North America. She gets to compete in front of friendly and supportive crowds. And she gets to play on hard courts, her preferred surface.

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Rising star Mboko draws veteran Krejcikova at U.S. Open

Rising tennis star Victoria Mboko will face Czech veteran Barbora Krejcikova in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

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Swiatek back at No. 2 in the rankings and back on top of her game

As she now goes to the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Sunday, it's only fair to look at Iga Swiatek the way the world did not all that long ago: as a player with the talent and mindset to succeed on all surfaces, in all conditions, against all players.

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Sinner, Alcaraz rule men's tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have won the last 7 Grand Slam titles and if both are healthy, there's no reason to expect to two won't meet in the US Open final.

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Kyrgios withdraws from US Open, will miss another major tournament

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the U.S. Open on Thursday, the third straight year the Australian has missed the last Grand Slam tournament of the season.

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Fritz is back at US Open after coming close to ending the Slam drought for American men

As personally satisfying and career-boosting as Taylor Fritz's runner-up showing at the 2024 U.S. Open was, he is attempting to keep that out of his mind as he goes back to Flushing Meadows. Instead, he wants to remain rooted in the present.

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Korda is trying to get back among top American men at US Open after injuries

There was a time, not all that long ago, when any conversation about the up-and-coming U.S. players in men's tennis included a reference to Sebastian Korda. He made it to the fourth round of the 2020 French Open as a 20-year-old qualifier ranked No. 213 before losing to his idol, Rafael Nadal.

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Errani and Vavassori defend U.S. Open mixed doubles title, top Rudd, Swiatek

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their U.S. Open mixed doubles title Wednesday night, keeping a traditional team on top of a revamped event filled with singles stars.

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Was the new mixed doubles format a success? Many players think so

There’s been lots of conversation and controversy about the format change. But when all was said and done, most of the players were big fans.

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Canada's Diallo loses in third round at Winston-Salem Open

Montreal's Gabriel Diallo was eliminated in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open hardcourt tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic on Wednesday.

WTA

Canada's Fernandez ousted from Monterey Open

Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Monterey Open after falling 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 to Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia on Wednesday.

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Swiatek's overnight turnaround from Cincinnati to New York

Around 8 p.m. Monday, Iga Swiatek was holding up her Cincinnati Open championship trophy. Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, she was getting ready for her mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open in New York City.

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Canadians Brace, Zhao advance to second round of women's qualifying at U.S. Open

Canadian tennis player Cadence Brace moved a step closer to her first Grand Slam main draw berth with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Japan's Nao Hibino in U.S. Open qualifying Tuesday.

WTA

Marino rallies to win US Open women's singles qualifier, Branstine bounced

Rebecca Marino of Vancouver started strong, faded, then scrambled to survive two match points before rallying to save her bid to qualify for the 145th U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Monday.

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Nishikori to miss US Open with back injury

Kei Nishikori withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, saying a back injury has not fully healed. Nishikori was injured in May and pulled out of the French Open.

WTA

Fernandez solves 'setback' with opening-round win at Monterrey Open

Leylah Fernandez needed a major confidence boost after back-to-back opening-round exits at the National Bank Open in Montreal and Cincinnati Open.

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Swiatek defeats Paolini to win Cincinnati Open title

Third-ranked Iga Swiatek captured the Cincinnati Open title by defeating No. 7 Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 on Monday night.

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Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open after Sinner retires due to illness

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in a little more than 20 minutes on Monday after top-ranked Jannik Sinner was forced to retire because of illness during the first set.

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Dabrowski, Routliffe win Cincinnati Open women's doubles championship

Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand won the Cincinnati Open women's doubles championship with a straight-sets victory over Guo Hanyo of China and Alexandra Panova of Russia on Sunday night.

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Alcaraz ousts Zverev to set up showdown with Sinner in Cincinnati final

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the final for his seventh consecutive tour-level event by beating an ailing Alexander Zverev at the Cincinnati Open. The 6-4, 6-3 victory set up a final showdown with Jannik Sinner, a rematch of the Rome, Roland Garros and Wimbledon title matches this season.

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Not everyone is thrilled about a big prize and big names in US Open mixed doubles

The best of the best at doubles, meanwhile, are not so excited about what one of last year's mixed champions in New York, Sara Errani, labeled “sad” and "nonsense” in an interview with The Associated Press. She and Andrea Vavassori, who'll be defending their title, are the only true doubles team competing Tuesday and Wednesday at Flushing Meadows.

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Swiatek dominates Rybakina in straight sets for first Cincinnati Open finals appearance

Iga Swiatek storms into the Cincinnati Open finals for the first time in her career after a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Elena Rybakina. She opened up a 4-1 lead in the second set, survived two break points in the seventh game and held serve to punch her ticket to the finals.

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Paolini advances past Kudermetova and into the final round of the Cincinnati Open

After dropping the second set to Veronika Kudermetova, Jasmine Paolini won the third set to set up a finals match against Iga Swiatek at the Cincinnati Open.

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Alcaraz bests Rublev, advancing to the semis at the Cincinnati Open

22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz is off to the semis in the Cincinnati Open, after besting world No. 9 ranked Andrey Rublev in a hard-fought three-set match that ended 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

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FAA falls to Sinner; Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to doubles semifinals at Cincinnati Open

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been bounced from the Cincinnati Open. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy beat Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday in the men's singles quarterfinals.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to Cincinnati Open quarterfinals

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals after a fourth-round win over Benjamin Bonzi of France.

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Venus, 45, gets US Open wild card; oldest in singles since 1981

Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age 45.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances, Diallo ousted at Cincinnati Open

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (4), 4-2 win over France's Arthur Rinderknech on Monday.

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Alcaraz beats Medjedovic in straight sets to move into the round of 16 in Cincinnati

Carlos Alcaraz beat Hamad Medjedovic in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open. He is set to play Luca Nardi Wednesday.

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Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Dimitrov out of US Open with injured chest muscle

Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday, a little more than a month after he tore a chest muscle and had to quit playing against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon.

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Sinner bounces Diallo in the third round at the Cincinnati Open

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner proved too much to handle for Gabriel Diallo, as the young Canadian committed 49 unforced errors before ultimately bowing out in straight sets in the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

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Canada's Shapovalov falls to Italy's Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open

Canada's Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy's Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open.

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FAA, Diallo advance to third round at Cincinnati Open, Fernandez ousted in straight sets

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriel Diallo advanced to the Cincinnati Open's third round in men's singles, while Leylah Fernandez exited the women's draw on Saturday.

WTA

Inspired by Mboko's win, Andreescu on track for US Open return

After Victoria Mboko completed a Cinderella run to capture the WTA title in Montreal, fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu is hoping to join Mboko at the season's final Grand Slam at the US Open, but her status is up in the air after she was forced to withdraw from the National Bank Open.

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Sabalenka goes the distance to get past Raducanu and into the Round of 16

Aryna Sabalenka won the third set tie break to get past Emma Raducanu and move on at the Cincinnati Open. The match went the distance and took three hours and nine minutes to complete.

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