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Elena Rybakina shrugs off foot injury, rain delay in U.S. Open winNo. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan assuaged concerns about her readiness for the U.S. Open with a 74-minute victory over teenage wild card Thea Frodin on Tuesday in New York.,Rybakina prevailed 6-3, 6-2 in the first-round match, never faltering on her serve and breaking Frodin three times in si...

Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka receive top seeds at U.S. OpenWith World No. 1 Jannik Sinner unable to compete with a knee injury, Alexander Zverev is the No. 1 seed in the U.S. Open men's singles draw.,It was more predictable on the women's side, as World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka received the top seed. The United States Tennis Association released both draws Thu...

Sara Bejlek downs Madison Keys to reach Cincinnati semifinalsSara Bejlek is through to her first career WTA 1000 semifinal, and she got there the hard way.,The 20-year-old Czech player continued her run of upsets at the Cincinnati Open by rallying past 20th-seeded Madison Keys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals on Friday at Mason, Ohio.,Keys was the third...

Cincinnati Open: Iga Swiatek dominates Emiliana Arango

Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland had the briefest of slow starts, but she quickly put it into overdrive and overwhelmed Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-0 to open her Cincinnati Open title defense Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,The world's No. 5 player had to adjust to different playing conditions on a...

Iga Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina for Toronto title

Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player will oppose second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the title on Thursday. Rybakina rallied past fourth-se...

Coco Gauff reaches Toronto semifinals as Belinda Bencic withdraws

Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff moved into the semifinals of the National Bank Open when 12th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland withdrew from the Toronto tournament on Tuesday due to a hip injury.,"I am really sorry to not be able to compete tonight," Bencic said in a statement. "This is amazing tournam...

Coco Gauff voices concern over potential to 'weaponize' gene testing

Coco Gauff agrees with mandatory gene-testing in the name of fairness, but she also has concern about unintended consequences the Women's Tennis Association might be inviting around a polarizing, politicized topic. ,Mandatory testing for the DNA segment known as the SRY gene was approved as part of ...

Karolina Muchova edges Coco Gauff to set up all-Czech Wimbledon final

Karolina Muchova outlasted Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) on Thursday to reach her first career Wimbledon final.,It will be an all-Czech final after Linda Noskova rolled to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the other semifinal at the All England Club.,Muchova, the No. 10 seed, won th...