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Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic move on at U.S. Open
The top four seeds in action on Wednesday at the U.S. Open advanced to the third round in New York, while six seeded players lost and another withdrew.,Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain breezed past Italy's Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. No. 4 Taylor Fritz produced a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4 win o...
2 top-20 seeds fall, No. 5 Jack Draper withdraws at U.S. Open
It was a bit of a bloody Wednesday on the men's side of the U.S. Open in New York, with two top-20 seeds losing and No. 5 seed Jack Draper being forced to withdraw due to an arm injury.,Draper, who made his deepest Grand-Slam run to the semifinals of last year's U.S. Open, has been transparent about...
Hungary's Anna Bondar stuns No. 12 Elina Svitolina in straight sets
Hungary's Anna Bondar, ranked No. 97 in the world, took advantage of shaky play by No. 12 Elina Svitolina and upset the Ukrainian, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday evening.,Svitolina, who gave birth to a daughter in the spring of 2022, returned to the tour a year later and stea...
Oakmont bans 2023 U.S. Open champ Wyndham Clark over property damage
Wyndham Clark is banned from Oakmont Country Club because of the damage the 2023 U.S. Open champion inflicted in the locker room after missing the cut in the 2025 U.S. Open last month.,Club president John Lynch informed members that Clark was banned from the property until further notice. In a lette...
Bogey-free J.J. Spaun on top at first round of U.S. Open
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Riding a hot start fueled by a chip-in birdie on his opening hole, J.J. Spaun set the early pace at the U.S. Open with a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club.,Spaun began the first round on the inward nine and birdied Nos. 10, 12, 16 and 17 for a 4-under 31, a U.S. Open...
J.J. Spaun tames Oakmont, takes early first-round lead at U.S. Open
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Riding a hot start fueled by a chip-in birdie on his opening hole, J.J. Spaun set the early pace at the U.S. Open with a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. ,Spaun began the first round on the inward nine and birdied Nos. 10, 12, 16 and 17 for a 4-under 31, a U.S. Ope...
Oakmont course to test the patience of the best golfers at U.S. Open
OAKMONT, Pa. -- The main character at the 125th U.S. Open isn't one of the players, but the course itself.,When the likes of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Bryson DeChambeau call it, to some extent, the hardest course they'll ever play, people sit up and pay attention.,Oakmont ...
Tiger Woods offers advice to golfers ahead of U.S. Open
Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about what it takes to win the U.S. Open.,After all, Woods followed up his first U.S. Open title in 2000 by winning the event in both 2002 and 2008.,While the 15-time major champion will not be teeing off at the 125th U.S. Open on Thursday, he did offer some helpful ...
Take 5: Most likely first-time major winners at U.S. Open
The past six major championships have been dominated by the same four faces: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau. ,Not only have they combined to win those six titles, they've dotted the top 10 on every leaderboard, contending and pushing one another.,All four of...
Rory McIlroy reminds media he doesn't have to talk
Rory McIlroy admits he took it personally when a media leak led to widespread reporting of his driver failing inspection prior to the PGA Championship. ,McIlroy said he was thinking about all of the others he would have to protect -- including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler -- when he made the decisi...
Andre Agassi 'comfortable' ahead of pro pickleball debut
Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam titles during his Hall of Fame tennis career. But when it comes to pickleball, he's making it clear that he's the student learning from an 18-year-old mentor.,Agassi and Anna Leigh Waters, the No. 1-ranked female pickleball player in the world, spoke to the public T...
Action underway at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi and Anna Leigh Waters won't play till Wednesday at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla., but on Monday they learned who their first opponents will be.,Tristan Dussault and Stevie Petropouleas advanced to face Agassi and Waters in the mixed pro doubles draw by defeating...
Jessica Pegula stuns No. 1 Iga Swiatek in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Jessica Pegula is through to the semifinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time, and she got there in style.,The 30-year-old Buffalo native, seeded sixth, upset top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in New York.,Pegula had been 0-for-6 in her c...
Unseeded Karolina Muchova returns to U.S. Open semifinals
Unseeded Karolina Muchova advanced to her second consecutive U.S. Open semifinal, defeating No. 22 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-1, 6-4 in New York.,The Czech needed just one hour, 25 minutes in the win.,In the semifinal, Muchova will meet the winner of the Wednesday's later match between No....
Caroline Garcia details online abuse after US Open loss
Calling attention to some of the insults she has received in recent days following difficult losses, Caroline Garcia took to social media Wednesday morning to crusade against the practice.,In a post on Twitter/X, Garcia shared a sample of some of the messages she has received after recent losses, in...
Monday August 26th Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for U.S Open Tennis, Soccer, MLB
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Marketa Vondrousova (hand) WDs from U.S. Open
The upcoming U.S. Open will be contested without another major champion in Marketa Vondrousova.,Vondrousova bowed out of the New York-based tournament due to a hand injury on Friday. The 18th-ranked native of the Czech Republic hasn't played since sustaining a first-round loss in her title defense a...
Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open
Four-time U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament on Wednesday, announcing on social media that he didn't believe he could give full effort later this summer in New York.,The 38-year-old Spaniard, a 22-time major champion, is coming off of playing singles and doubles at the Pari...
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