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Jessica Pegula coasted into the US Open semifinals on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over two-time Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova. The American fourth seed — a beaten finalist in New York last year — saw off the 62nd-ranked Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 and is yet to drop a set at the tournament. “I think I’ve…
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will be up against Czechia’s Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals of U.S. Open 2025 on Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, top seed and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will face Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova. Here’s the full list of quarterfinal fixtures…
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the round of 16 of U.S. Open 2025 on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, second seed Iga Swiatek faces 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova while third seed and home favourite Coco…
World No. 2 and former champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the round of 16 of U.S. Open 2025 on Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka faces Spain’s Cristina Bucsa. Here’s the full list of round of 16…
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in the third round of U.S. Open 2025 on Saturday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, former champions Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff meet Anna Kalinskaya and Magdalena Frech, respectively. Here’s the full…
Aryna Sabalenka has a U.S. Open trophy. A fan at her match on Friday night now has a ring. A fan proposed in the stands inside Louis Armstrong Stadium during Sabalenka’s third-round victory over Leylah Fernandez, and the No. 1 seed was among the people who couldn’t help but enjoy the happy moment. A moment…
Naomi Osaka said using words like “no education” and “no class” to criticise a Black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Townsend, who is Black, overcame 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko…
The U.S. Open turns its mega-watt spotlight on an often-overlooked pioneer for Black women in sport at this year’s tournament, as the late Althea Gibson is honoured in American tennis’ biggest stage. Black women have formed the backbone of American tennis over the last three decades, from the global icons Serena and Venus Williams to…
World No. 2 and former champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Italy’s Luciano Darderi in the third round of U.S. Open 2025 on Friday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, top seed and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will be up against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez. Here’s the full…
Life on the professional tennis tour can be challenging. Billie Jean King knows a thing or two about that — and she’s happy to share. Two days before the start of singles competition the U.S. Open, King sat around a table in Arthur Ashe Stadium with 16 up-and-coming female players. Steps away from the tournament’s…
