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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...
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...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka emotional after Cincinnati title
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stopping th...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka wins WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stopping th...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula to meet in Cincinnati final
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus toppled World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Open semifinals on Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka will play No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula for the title Monday after the American won a rain-delayed semifinal match against Spaniard Paula Badosa,...
Iga Swiatek slithers out of defeat, advances to semis at Cincinnati Open
No. 1 seed of Iga Swiatek of Poland battled back to avoid an upset on Saturday, capturing a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,It looked like Andreeva was going to pull off a stunning win when she went up 5-4 in the third se...
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...
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka advance after rain in Cincy
While top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Friday, No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini was eliminated in a third-round upset following morning rain.,Paolini of Italy was bounced from the tournament 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Mirra Andreeva of Rus...
Yulia Putintseva eliminates Coco Gauff in Cincinnati
Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. Gauff, who had won their three previous ma...