As we approach the final major of the year, Aryna Sabalenka is looking to become the first woman since Serena Williams to win three straight US Open titles. SportsCentre has more on what to expect from Sabalenka in the coming weeks and more.
Carlos Alcaraz will be aiming to win his third US Open title in five years and he'll have to navigate through the bottom half of the draw which features four past champions including Novak Djokovic, who will be looking for his 25th Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows. Meanwhile, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime finds himself in the top half of the draw with top-seeded Alexander Zverev.
Bianca Andreescu fell 6-2, 3-6, 4-6 to Tamara Zidansek in the final round of US Open qualifying. The Canadian dealt with an apparent injury throughout the match and took a medical timeout in the third set.
Canadian Carson Branstine took the opening set but dropped the next two, falling 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to Robin Montgomery and coming one match short of US Open qualification.
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the US Open mixed doubles title on Wednesday night, beating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6 (10-6). The Czech duo pulled out match tiebreakers in both matches on the second night of the two-day event, with Mensik putting away the final with an ace to earn $1 million for him and Muchova to share.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win over Ukraine's Veronika Podrez to advance to the final round of US Open qualifying. The 26-year-old broke her opponent five times on 12 chances to set up a match Thursday against Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.
The star-studded pairing of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz opened their US Open mixed doubles run with a 5-3, 4-1 win over Lloyd Glasspool and Erin Routliffe in the Round of 16 before losing in their second match of the day.
Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten ousted top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic 1-4, 4-2, [10-2] in 48 minutes to reach the quarterfinals. They won the last three games of the second set and the final eight points of the match tiebreak.
Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime and Alexandra Eala of the Philippines fell 4-1, 4-1 to Gael Monfils of France and Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Tuesday in first-round mixed doubles action at the U.S. Open. Auger-Aliassime and Eala had three aces and nine winners, but also hit into eight unforced errors.
In one of the craziest defensive displays you'll ever see, Gael Monfils almost finds himself in the camera bay to get the ball back in play before finishing the point in mixed doubles action.
Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women’s Cincinnati Open title on Sunday.
22-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fils beat American Frances Tiafoe in the Cincinnati Open final on Sunday to claim the biggest title of his career. Fils converted four of eight break points he earned and dominated the third set en route to a 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 victory that secured the rising star his first ATP Masters 1000 crown.
In a battle between two Americans, it was Frances Tiafoe who got the better of Brandon Nakashima in this one, taking him down in straight sets to advance to the final at the Cincinnati Masters.
From 3-1 down in the third set, American Jessica Pegula came all the way back to defeat defending champion Iga Swiatek and book her place in the Cincinnati Open final for a second time.
After the World No. 20-ranked Madison Keys took the first set over 20-year-old Sara Bejlek, Bejlek battled back, besting Keys over the next two sets to earn a spot in the semis at the Cincinnati Maseters.
The US Open will be played without the World No. 1-ranked player on the court, as Jannik Sinner has announced that he will be withdrawing from the tournament due to a knee injury. Sinner hasn't played since he defeated Alexander Zverev to defend his Wimbledon title.
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American Amanda Anisimova in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 to advance to the semi-finals at the Cincinnati Open.
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