Umpires blow call after video replay mistake in US Open controversy
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Umpires blow call after video replay mistake in US Open controversy

NEW YORK — The U.S. Tennis Association acknowledged Sunday that the wrong call was made on an illegal shot during a third-round U.S. Open match between Anna Kalinskaya and Beatriz Haddad Maia a night earlier because the chair umpire was not shown the relevant replay by the video review official. “After the review was…

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…