PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oakmont’s already massive greens will be even more daunting when the men’s U.S. Open returns next summer for a record 10th time. This is an overall photo of Oakmont Country Club, in Oakmont, Pa., on Monday, Sept. 16. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The club situated in the...
MONACO (AP) — U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner introduced a new fitness coach and physiotherapist to his team on Monday, Sept. 16, after firing his previous staff members because of a doping case. Italy's Jannik Sinner (AP) Marco Panichi takes over as fitness coach and Ulises Badio as Sinner’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Fritz was eager before the U.S. Open final on Sunday, Sept. 8, entertaining thoughts of winning his first Grand Slam title — and the first for any American man since Andy Roddick earned the 2003 trophy at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Jannik Sinner, of Italy, kisses the...
A little sidebar fact about the tennis world is how typically, the host countries of the four majors - the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Open - have had long histories of coming up empty when it comes to their respective countrymen raising their homegrown Champion’s Cup. And it’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights Friday night, Sept. 6, for the first U.S. Open semifinal matching two American men in 19 years, the crowd might have been forgiven for not...
NEW YORK (AP) — There they both sat in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal on a humid afternoon Friday, Sept. 6, simultaneously receiving treatment from trainers: Jannik Sinner got his left wrist massaged after falling during a point he managed to win; Jack Draper needed medical attention...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Her opponent at the U.S. Open on Thursday night, Sept. 5, Karolina Muchova, could do no wrong. Jessica Pegula, of the United States, reacts against Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner used an aggressive, net-rushing style to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, on Wednesday night, Sept. 4. Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula pulled off a major upset of Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open, beating the No. 1-ranked woman, 6-2, 6-4, on Wednesday night, Sept. 4, to win a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time on her seventh try. Jessica Pegula of the United States, stretches for a return...
NEW YORK (AP) — As he watched one last errant forehand from his higher-ranked, more-accomplished U.S. Open opponent land wide, Taylor Fritz dropped his neon-colored racket, clenched both fists and screamed, “Come on!” Taylor Fritz, of the United States, returns a shot to Alexander Zverev, of...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, Sept. 2, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career — and this next...
NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the third straight year, beating Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3, on Sunday night, Sept. 1. Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, reacts after defeating Alexei Popyrin, of Australia, during the fourth round of...
