NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2021, the year after she won her second championship at Flushing Meadows. She 's playing rather well at the moment, too, under the guidance of a new coach. Just don 't expect Osaka to weigh...
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala guaranteed herself a hefty purse despite her second-round loss to Spanish Cristina Bucsa, 6-4, 6-3, at the US Open in New York Thursday morning, Aug. 28 (Philippine time). According to this year’s prize money on the US Open website, the 20-year-old Eala is set to...
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second contest in a row at this U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic appeared a bit sluggish, a bit off, for a stretch. This time, he even dropped the opening set. And then, as always at Flushing Meadows, the 24-time Grand Slam champion progressed to the third round. Djokovic...
NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek is trying to do something no woman has done since Serena Williams in 2012: win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same season. Jannik Sinner is trying to do something no man has done since Roger Federer in 2008: repeat as U.S. Open champion. By the looks of things on...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz showed up at the U.S. Open on Monday, Aug. 25, for his first-round match with a new look: a shaved head. Alcaraz, who is seeded No. 2 at Flushing Meadows, caused a bit of a buzz with his buzz cut when he got to the tournament grounds before heading out to beat...
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev 's match was delayed more than six minutes between points Sunday night, Aug. 24, after a photographer entered the court on match point and the 2021 U.S. Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire 's decision to award his opponent a first serve. The...
Alex Eala still felt very much at home despite competing thousands of miles away as she marched toward a historic victory at the US Open early Monday, August 25, in New York. The 20-year-old Eala wasn’t lacking in support when she battled world No. 14 Clara Tauson at the Grandstand, where...
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic looked tired. He looked hurt. And at times Sunday night, Aug. 24, he just looked old. Djokovic overcame all that and improved to 19-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open, battling through some leg troubles to beat Learner Tien, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2. But the 38-year-old...
Johann Chua secured a semifinal berth to emerge as the last Filipino standing in the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship after Michael Baoanan and Jefrey Roda fell to their respective opponents on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. Chua, 33, first outlasted Serbian...
Johann Chua, Michael Baoanan and Jefrey Roda found ways to overcome their respective foes to advance to the Last 16 of the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Friday, Aug. 22 (Philippine time). With several Filipino bets collapsing one after another, Chua...
Carlo Biado and Johann Chua kept their fine form by outlasting their respective rivals to barge into the knockout round of the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Thursday, Aug. 21 (Philippine time). Tied at 3-3, the 41-year-old Biado imposed his will and...
Johann Chua and Carlo Biado delivered the opening blow for the Filipino representatives in the 2025 US Open Pool 9-Ball Championship, toppling their respective foes in the preliminaries at the Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City Tuesday, Aug. 19 (Philippine time). Straight from his Battle of the...
