1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) NEW YORK: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka admitted that the pressure of chasing a hat-trick of US Open titles made it difficult to control her emotions as her title defence ended with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 defeat by Elena Rybakina on Saturday. Sabalenka struggled to…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (287+ words) Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala said she can't wait to experience the "really fun environment" of the Asian Games after a battling defeat in the third round of the US Open. The rising 21-year-old will be favourite to win women's singles…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (699+ words) Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz brought the firepower to reach the US Open quarter-finals. At the same time, Aryna Sabalenka and Linda Noskova advanced on Sunday to set up a mouth-watering showdown between two big-hitting Grand Slam winners. There were high…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (245+ words) NEW YORK: Serena and Venus Williams lost their US Open doubles opener 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(10-7) to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching here at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Friday. The defeat was overshadowed by a huge reception from 23,000 fans at Arthur…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) NEW YORK: Gael Monfils marked his 40th birthday in style as the French veteran fought back from a slow start to beat Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-0 and reach the second round of the US Open here at the Louis Armstrong Stadium…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) Novak Djokovic has revealed his Grand Slam plans for the year 2027 after his first-round exit at the US Open on Sunday. The Serb tennis star made his earliest exit at a Grand Slam in more than two decades as he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (248+ words) World champion Wu Yize booked a mouth-watering second-round clash with former Crucible winner Kyren Wilson at the British Open after both players secured victories in their opening matches. China’s Wu edged compatriot Liu Hongyu 4-3 in a closely contested encounter in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) World number one Aryna Sabalenka swatted aside US Open first-round opponent Camila Osorio 6-2 6-4 on Monday, making a confident start to her quest for a rare "three-peat" at the year's final major. The Belarusian has been trying to turn around a…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (257+ words) American Sofia Kenin defeated 46-year-old compatriot Venus Williams 6-2, 7-6(6) in a US Open first-round match on Monday to setup second round tie against Jessica Pegula. The match got underway at Arthur Ashe Stadium after Novak Djokovic's five-set loss to Mariano Navone,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against her four-year ban for refusing an anti-doping test last year, the sport's highest judicial body said. Vondrousova was issued the suspension in June after…...