No matter what happens the rest of this week, Elena Rybakina will wake up on Monday morning as the top-ranked woman in the world. The second-seeded Rybakina ended the run of qualifier Qinwen Zheng inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday, coming back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the final…
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Tuesday at the U.S. Open produced one of the most memorable days of tennis in recent memory with all four quarterfinals, two men’s singles and two women’s singles, going the distance. The nightcap featured eighth-seeded American Ben Shelton taking on defending champion and second-seed Carlos Alcaraz. The match was highly anticipated coming in, and did…
American Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will meet at the U.S. Open for a third consecutive year after each won their respective quarterfinals in three sets on Tuesday. Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion in New York, played the first quarterfinal of the day as she took on recent Wimbledon champion and sixth-seed Linda…
The quarterfinals of the U.S. Open singles draws are set, and six Americans, three men and three women, find themselves one win away from the semifinals in Flushing. On the men’s side, eighth-seeded Ben Shelton is back in the U.S. Open final eight since his semifinal run in 2023. Shelton defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3,…
For the second straight match, top-seed Alexander Zverev has had to battle into the early morning hours in New York, this time defeating France’s Quentin Halys 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-3 to advance to the U.S. Open third round on Thursday. The French Open champion has now spent more than nine hours on court, and…
American Madison Keys was staring down another early U.S. Open exit on Thursday as she battled against Hungary’s Anna Bondar on Court 17. After dropping the first set, Keys forced a decider but found herself down 2-5, and five times was down to her final point. “That was…that was something, huh?” Keys said on-court after…
This weekend, some of the top junior tennis players from around the country will arrive in New Jersey for the annual “Little Mo” North Regionals, one of the many tournaments that make up the iconic and historic “Little Mo” event series. For decades, the “Little Mo” tournaments have provided tennis players from around the world…
Gael Monfils will get to play at least one more match in front of the New York crowd. The Frenchman, who is set to retire at the end of this season, turned 40 years old on Tuesday but looked as young as ever as he posted a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 victory over Paraguay’s Adolfo…
Alexandra Eala moved onto the second round at the U.S. Open for a second consecutive year after the 21-year-old knocked off American Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 inside Louis Armstong Stadium on Tuesday night. Eala came out a bit rusty as she was forced to save a couple of break points in her opening service game,…