The U.S. Open began Monday in Queens and didn’t encounter too many bracket shakeups outside of Sloane Stephens getting upset, American Brandon Nakashima taking down the No. 15 seed and Maria Sakkari, the No. 9 women’s seed, retiring after her first set. But as the final Grand Slam of the…
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff enjoyed comfortable wins in the first round of the US Open, while Dominic Thiem bid a final farewell to the Grand Slam where he enjoyed his greatest triumph. Djokovic, looking to become the first player to capture 25 Grand Slam titles, capped the…
Frances Tiafoe got a test in his U.S. Open opener. And he passed it. Pushed by New York native Aleksandar Kovacevic, Tiafoe had to gut his way to a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 first-round victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “It got pretty tough there at the end,” Tiafoe acknowledged in…
EXPLAINER What are the main talking points? Who are the defending champions and favourites? Al Jazeera explains. The world’s top tennis athletes will look to get their hands on the year’s last Grand Slam trophy when the US Open 2024 gets under way in New York on Monday. Novak Djokovic…
Andy Roddick came out firing at the team around Jannik Sinner as the world’s top-ranked player is scrutinized amid positive steroid tests. In a very convoluted situation, Sinner came back positive for an anabolic steroid on two different tests, but was cleared after the International Tennis Integrity Agency concluded that…
Aryna Sabalenka’s thoughtful victory speech at the Cincinnati Open included one slight slip-up. Moments after defeating American Jessica Pegula in Monday’s final, 6-3, 7-5, Sabalenka — currently ranked second in the world — expressed gratitude for her support system, particularly her “boyfriends.” “And of course, a special thank you to…
Carlos Alcaraz absolutely destroyed his racket during a shocking 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 loss to Gael Monfils on Friday afternoon. The former World No. 1 — and current world No. 3 — dropped a Round of 32 contest to Monfils in the Cincinnati Open, and was ticked off during the…
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he’s missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal wrote on social media that he will miss “those electric and special night sessions” in Arthur Ashe Stadium, “but I…
The luxury restaurant Serena Williams accused of turning her and her children away from has responded after she called them out on social media. On Monday, the tennis icon, 42, claimed that she wasn’t permitted to eat in the rooftop of Paris’ The Peninsula — despite claiming the place was…
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic beat the 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster second round matchup at Roland-Garros. Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal at the Olympic Games, claiming a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the pair’s 60th and potentially last meeting. It was 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic’s 31st win…
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