Buoyed by a raucous crowd, Leylah Annie Fernandez overcame some shaky moments to post another straight-sets win at the US Open on Wednesday. Coach Eric Hechtman joined TSN to recap the performance and look ahead to a blockbuster third-round showdown against top-ranked American Jessica Pegula.
American tennis star Ben Shelton survives a tough test from Hubert Hurkacz to advance to the third round of the US Open.
Number three seed Jessica Pegula is set to face Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez in the third round of the US Open. Pegula detailed why Fernandez is such a tough opponent, not only due to her experience making the final a few years back, but adjusting to facing a left-handed player who is a strong returner.
Following her comprehensive second round victory over Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez spoke about how she is feeling after two excellent performances, how she is managing the difficult weather conditions and looked ahead to her third round match against Jessica Pegula.
Former US Open winner Daniil Medvedev beat Sebastian Gorzny in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to advance to the third round.
Jessica Pegula found little resistance from Sofia Kenin en route to a 6-3, 6-1 victory which moved her onto the third round of the US Open.
Leylah Annie Fernandez dominated the second set and cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 second round victory over Mananchaya Sawangkaew at the US Open.
Carson Branstine played a fun match with legend John McEnroe while preparing to return from a shoulder injury in US Open qualifying. "He thinks there's no limitation to my tennis," the 25-year-old Canadian said. "He told me ... I have ball-striking skills like a top-20 player."
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev escaped a valiant upset bid by the unseeded Lorenzo Sonego to prevail, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4, in just under five hours of play.
No. 17 seed Alexandra Eala kicked off her 2026 US Open campaign by defeating American qualifier Mary Stoiana, 6-1, 6-2 to set up a second round bout with Oleksandra Oliynykova.
No. 4 seed Coco Gauff started the match with an ace and played excellent tennis throughout, taking down a resilient Zeynep Sonmez, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the second round.
ON his 40th birthday, Gael Monfils turned back the clock and pushed back the end of his Grand Slam career, beating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 at the U.S. Open. Monfils became the oldest man to win a U.S. Open match since Jimmy Connors defeated Jaime Oncins on Sept. 2, 1992, when he turned 40.
Felix Auger-Aliassime's performance on Monday night was "okay for a first round" but Tennis Canada's VP of high performance Guillaume Marx stresses the No. 3 seed must raise his level to get past 2022 semifinalist Karen Khachanov in a tricky second-round showdown at the US Open.
Jorge Fernandez often pushed his young daughters to train harder because one day they would be going up against Serena Williams. A practice session with the 23-time major champion ahead of the US Open provided the family with a full-circle moment.
During a conversation with TSN, an emotional Jorge Fernandez acknowledged that moving on from the magical 2021 US Open run has been a challenge at times for Leylah Annie. But after feeling the love from Canadian fans in Toronto, Jorge believes his daughter is well positioned to prove the doubters wrong at the US Open.
During her US Open debut last year, Alexandra Eala defeated Clara Tauson in the first round, becoming the first Filipino player to achieve a match victory in a major tournament in the Open Era. Eala is now back at the grand slam with another opportunity to make more history.
18-year old wildcard Darwin Blanch fell to No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open.
Fifth seeded Mirra Andreeva defeated Janice Tjen in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to start her US Open tournament Tuesday afternoon at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Elena Rybakina had little trouble defeating Thea Frodin 6-3, 6-2 in their first-round match at the US Open.
Lois Boisson destroys her racket after her first round loss to Emma Navarro at the US Open.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka began her quest for a third US Open title with a hard-fought straight sets win over Anastasia Zakharova on Monday. Osaka, who won the title in New York in 2018 and 2020, was pushed to a tiebreak in both sets where she won the first-set tiebreak 8-6 and the second 7-3 to complete the victory.
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