NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday, Sept. 1: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history, regrouping to beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, early Saturday, Aug. 31, to reach the fourth round. Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts during a match...
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic did not go easy on himself when assessing the listless way he performed from the start of the U.S. Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the main reason the defense of his 2023 title surprisingly ended in the third round. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts against...
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was not aware that she’d lost five consecutive matches against opponents ranked in the top 50. She was not sure exactly how many points in a row she’d dropped — 11, it turns out — to give away the first set against Elina Svitolina in the U.S. Open’s third...
NEW YORK (AP) — After double-faulting to fall behind two sets to none — a deficit he’s never overcome — in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday night, Aug. 29, Carlos Alcaraz slung his equipment bag over a shoulder and trudged toward the locker room. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, reacts...
NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form on Thursday, Aug. 29, with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open. Iga Swiatek, of Poland, returns a shot to Ena Shibahara, of Japan, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis...
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Open match that Novak Djokovic already expected to be difficult was threatening to become a toss-up as he struggled with his serve. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Laslo Djere, of Serbia, during a second round match of the U.S. Open tennis championships,...
NEW YORK (AP) — If there were any boos directed Jannik Sinner’s way at the U.S. Open, they were imperceptible amid the polite applause from the sparse crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he was introduced Tuesday, Aug. 27, before the No. 1-ranked man’s first match since his doping case emerged...
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco Gauff’s matches....
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Thiem never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Dominic Thiem, of Austria, returns a shot to Ben Shelton, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday,...
NEW YORK (AP) — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday, Aug. 26, at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coco Gauff, of the United States,...
NEW YORK (AP) — As big a deal as finally winning an Olympic gold medal was to Novak Djokovic, as much as he has accomplished in tennis — the men’s-record 24 Grand Slam trophies, the 99 total titles, the most weeks at No. 1 for any player and on and on — do not for a moment think he is...
