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Paula Badosa reaches quarterfinals of US Open
Paula Badosa, the 26th seed, dispatched Yafan Wang of China 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to advance to her second career Grand Slam quarterfinal at the U.S. Open in New York.,The Spain product and former top-five player went 8-for-8 in saving break points and 4-for-5 in converting break points to prevail in o...
Iga Swiatek, Jasmine Paolini advance to fourth round at U.S. Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland has endured disappointments in recent Grand Slam events, but cruised to a straight-sets victory on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York.,Swiatek, who was upset in the first weekend at last year's U.S. Open, didn't face a break point en rou...
Jasmine Paolini reaches new heights at U.S. Open
Before this year, Jasmine Paolini never played past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.,On Saturday, the fifth-seeded Paolini defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York, earning her way into the second week of a major tournament for the fo...
Coco Gauff rallies past Elina Svitolina at U.S. Open
Coco Gauff continued in her pursuit of recording back-to-back U.S. Open titles on Friday by rallying to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina in their third-round match in New York.,The third-seeded Gauff overcame a mistake-filled first set by saving five of seven break points against the 27th-se...
Karolina Muchova KOs Naomi Osaka in second round at U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka, trailing by a set, squandered three sets points that would have leveled her match and crashed out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Thursday in New York.,The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova beat Osaka, a two-time U.S. Open champion, 6-3, 7-6 (5).,In terms of rankings, the match ...
Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula roll into third round of U.S. Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland nearly delivered her second-round opponent a double bagel, instead settling for a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara at the U.S. Open on Thursday in New York.,The match lasted just 65 minutes, though much of that was eaten up by the second game o...
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...
Elena-Gabriela Ruse stuns Barbora Krejcikova at U.S. Open
Qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse notched a huge upset Wednesday by recording a 6-4, 7-5 takedown of Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in the second round of the U.S. Open in New York.,The Romanian had eight aces and won 20 of 32 points off Krejcikova's second serve. She also had 28 winners and just...
Naomi Osaka upsets 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko in U.S. Open return
Naomi Osaka put on a vintage display in her return to the U.S. Open as she took down No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 in one of the highlights of the first round Tuesday in New York.,The four-time major winner and two-time U.S. Open champion (2018, 2020) from Japan notched her first win over a ...
Retiring Danielle Collins waves off ceremony after US Open loss
Former World. No. 7 and soon-to-be-retiree Danielle Collins wanted no part of a ceremony meant to honoring her after she lost her final Grand Slam singles match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.,Collins fell to fellow American Caroline Dolehide 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York.,The 11...
2024 U.S. Open: Can Coco Gauff challenge heavy favorites?
Coco Gauff kicked off her 2024 U.S. Open with an easy victory over little-known Varvara Gracheva, but can the top-ranked American overcome a challenging summer to successfully defend her title?,The third-seeded Gauff opened the tournament at +1000 by DraftKings to win the women's title. That's well ...
Coco Gauff begins U.S. Open title defense with easy victory
Defending champion Coco Gauff wasted no time launching her U.S. Open title defense, taking down first-round opponent Varvara Gracheva of France 6-2, 6-0 in 66 minutes on Monday in New York.,Gauff claimed her first Grand Slam title last year at Arthur Ashe Stadium and entered this year's tournament l...
Coco Gauff searching for top form as she opens U.S. Open title defense
Coco Gauff isn't exactly in prime form as she prepares to becomes the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams won three straight from 2012-14.,The 20-year-old Gauff opens play Monday against France's Varvara Gracheva after a troublesome summer.,Gauff was sent home in th...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler secures first WTA title in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first set for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the final of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.,It was Kessler's first career WTA Tour title.,Kessler thrived as an underdog in the tournament, ousting...
McCartney Kessler secures first WTA title in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first set for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the final of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. ,It was Kessler's first career WTA Tour title. ,Kessler thrived as an underdog in the tournament, ousti...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler reaches Cleveland final
McCartney Kessler is through to her first career WTA Tour final after beating fifth-seeded Anastasia Potapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals of Tennis in the Land at Cleveland.,Her opponent in the championship match will be top-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who got past third-seed...
Ons Jabeur pulls out of U.S. Open due to injury
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur withdrew from the U.S. Open due to an injury.,While Jabeur and the WTA did not disclose the specific injury, Jabeur withdrew from the WTA events in Washington and Cincinnati earlier this summer due to a right shoulder issue.,"Thank you," Jabeur posted on X, formerly Twitter, acc...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia eases into Cleveland semis
No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil needed just 75 minutes to score a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Clara Burel in the quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land on Thursday in Cleveland.,Haddad Maia won not only 21 of 27 first-service points (77.8 percent) but also 12 of her 22 first-return point...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler secures top-50 win in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler rallied in front of a friendly crowd on Wednesday, pulling off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China in the second round of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. ,Kessler had never defeated a top-50 opponent in her career before taking down Wang, who coughed u...
WTA roundup: No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...