NEW YORK (AP) — After sitting out more than four months nursing an injured right wrist that caused him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz didn 't decide to return for the U.S. Open to be anything less than his Grand Slam-winning self. “You’re going to see Carlitos...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. Along with some interesting opening-round matches, the draws for men 's and women 's singles Thursday, Aug....
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship. Williams and Alcaraz were drawn Sunday, Aug. 23, to face one of the teams that advances from the eight-team qualifying tournament that...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return from injury to defend his U.S. Open title. “Here we go,” Alcaraz posted on his social media pages Thursday, Aug. 20, with one picture showing him in front of the U.S. Open logo. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jannik Sinner, the world 's No. 1 men 's tennis player, withdrew from the Cincinnati Open because of a knee injury. Sinner, who hasn 't competed since capturing his second straight Wimbledon title last month, also withdrew from the tournament in Toronto that began...
PARIS (AP) — Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury. The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising the French Open trophy. Zverev reached the fourth major final...
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, May 19, said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his right wrist at the Barcelona Open last month and had already withdrawn from the the French...
Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala is no stranger to dreaming big -- but her latest wish might just be one for the ages. Scheduled to compete at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany this week, the 20-year-old Eala shared that she would love the chance to compete in mixed doubles...
TOKYO (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz beat No. 5 Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 6-4, in the Japan Open final on Tuesday, Sept. 30, for his eighth singles title this year. It also could be Alcaraz 's last match for a few weeks as he later announced he will skip the Shanghai Masters that opens on...
BEIJING (AP) — Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated Camila Osorio for her 400th career win and advanced to the fourth round at the China Open on Monday, Sept. 29. Swiatek, the first player to register 25 or more wins at WTA-1000 events for three consecutive seasons, showed no signs of slowing...
NEW YORK (AP) — So maybe the first U.S. Open final between young, elite rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wasn’t as long, riveting and dramatic as their matchup to decide the championship at the French Open. Perhaps it wasn’t as seemingly meaningful and plot-driven as their showdown for...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was about to start a series of TV interviews to discuss the way he used his youth, athleticism and creativity to beat the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2, in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday, Sept. 5. First, though,...
