Serena Williams returns to US Open as fan for first time since farewell
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Serena Williams returns to US Open as fan for first time since farewell

Serena Williams returned to the U.S. Open — no racket in hand. The six-time U.S. Open women’s singles champion returned to Flushing Meadows on Saturday night for the first time since she played the last tournament of her legendary career on-site in 2022, and she also attended Grigor Dimitrov’s match…

Why this may be best chance for an American man to win US Open again
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Why this may be best chance for an American man to win US Open again

The discussion has spilled over into its third decade, concerning when the breakthrough finally will come. But this year suddenly just might be the best chance for it to happen. With the past two U.S. Open winners — Carlos Alcaraz and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic — eliminated in…

Daniil Medvedev scores impressive straight-sets win to reach US Open fourth round
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Daniil Medvedev scores impressive straight-sets win to reach US Open fourth round

Then there was one. In this year’s U.S. Open, Daniil Medvedev is the last one standing from one of the most exclusive clubs in tennis. The 28-year-old Russian, ranked No. 5 in the world, dispatched Italy’s Flavio Cobolli (No. 31) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Saturday night in the…

Stars Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka crash out of US Open in shock defeats | Tennis News

Stars Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka crash out of US Open in shock defeats | Tennis News

Alcaraz crumbled against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp while Osaka lost to Czech Karolina Muchova. Carlos Alcaraz, the reigning champion of this year’s first two Grand Slams, and Naomi Osaka have both been knocked out of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Alcaraz crumbled to a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 defeat…

Sinner, Swiatek ease into US Open second round but Raducanu crashes out | Tennis News

Sinner, Swiatek ease into US Open second round but Raducanu crashes out | Tennis News

Top seed Jannik Sinner has left the doping controversy that marred his US Open preparations in the rear-view mirror with a largely drama-free start to his campaign, while fellow title contender Carlos Alcaraz has also advanced to the second round after a minor blip. The spotlight on Tuesday was firmly…