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.
After starting late and enduring a 55-minute rain delay between the second and third set, Felix Auger-Aliassime survived Rinky Hijikata to advance past the first round of the US Open. The Canadian finished with 17 aces, 48 winners and 11 double faults en route to a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Monday.
Former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruises past Xiyu Wang in the first round of the US Open with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 straight sets win. Swiatek has now won 28 consecutive opening matches at Majors.
Stefanos Tsitsipas won three straight sets after dropping the opening set to upset Arthur Fils and eliminate the Cincinnati Open winner from the US Open in the first round.
Two-time defending US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4 in their first round match in New York.
After a four-month competitive hiatus, Carlos Alcaraz made his triumphant return to tennis beating Roman Safiullin in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to begin his title defence at the US Open.
Prior to her convincing first-round win at the US Open, Leylah Annie Fernandez had the chance to practice with Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Coach Eric Hechtman spoke to TSN about what the 23-year-old from Montreal learned from spending time around the tennis icons.
Carlos Alcaraz wows the US Open crowd with a great point en route to a straight-sets win over Roman Safiullin.
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