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US Open: Tiafoe, Fritz, Pegula and Navarro reach the semifinals and make US tennis matter again
Read full article: US Open: Tiafoe, Fritz, Pegula and Navarro reach the semifinals and make US tennis matter againIt's been 21 years since an American man won a Grand Slam title, but the country is guaranteed a male finalist at the U.S. Open this weekend.
US Open: No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets past Tommy Paul to set up a quarterfinal against Daniil Medvedev
Read full article: US Open: No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets past Tommy Paul to set up a quarterfinal against Daniil MedvedevTop-seeded Jannik Sinner has reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by beating No. 14 Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Rafael Nadal tells a Spanish TV show he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to dope
Read full article: Rafael Nadal tells a Spanish TV show he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to dopeRafael Nadal has told a Spanish television show that he doesn’t think Jannik Sinner intended to use a banned substance and that the current No. 1-ranked man didn’t receive preferential treatment when he was cleared of doping after testing positive twice in March for trace amounts of an anabolic steroid.
Zzzzzzz: US Open tennis players take naps before matches, especially late ones
Read full article: Zzzzzzz: US Open tennis players take naps before matches, especially late onesPlenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree that there are benefits to taking a nap before a match, especially if they are due on court at night.
US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courts
Read full article: US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courtsTennis fans who can’t decide which players have the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open aren't the only ones.
Coco Gauff to lead US tennis team at Paris Olympics after missing Tokyo
Read full article: Coco Gauff to lead US tennis team at Paris Olympics after missing TokyoCoco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19.
Coco Gauff is the 1st US teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive US Open quarterfinals
Read full article: Coco Gauff is the 1st US teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive US Open quarterfinalsCoco Gauff has become the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in consecutive years.
Australian Hijikata, who plays Tiafoe at US Open, stands as obstacle to Americans' Grand Slam hopes
Read full article: Australian Hijikata, who plays Tiafoe at US Open, stands as obstacle to Americans' Grand Slam hopesRinky Hijikata knows what he’s facing at the U.S. Open, and it’s more than just Frances Tiafoe.
No spider bite or fainting spell at the US Open for Tommy Paul and his family. Just another win
Read full article: No spider bite or fainting spell at the US Open for Tommy Paul and his family. Just another winThere will be at least one American man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals because two will face each other in the fourth round.
Keys wins 2nd Eastbourne title after marathon tiebreaker; Cerundolo beats Paul in men's final
Read full article: Keys wins 2nd Eastbourne title after marathon tiebreaker; Cerundolo beats Paul in men's finalAmerican Madison Keys has prevailed in a marathon tiebreaker to win the Eastbourne International final, beating ninth-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 7-6 (13) for her second title at the grass-court tournament.
US sweeps Uzbekistan, advances to group stage in Davis Cup
Read full article: US sweeps Uzbekistan, advances to group stage in Davis CupThe United States swept its way into the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals, getting the winning point in a 4-0 victory over Uzbekistan from the doubles team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.
Djokovic's dad stays away from Australian Open semifinal
Read full article: Djokovic's dad stays away from Australian Open semifinalTennis Australia says Novak Djokovic’s father decided to stay away from the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s semifinal after getting embroiled in a flap involving spectators who brought banned Russian flags to Melbourne Park.
Paul tops Shelton at Australian Open, faces Djokovic next
Read full article: Paul tops Shelton at Australian Open, faces Djokovic nextTommy Paul has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and ended the surprising run of Ben Shelton by winning their all-American matchup 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 at the Australian Open.
Wimbledon wild-card entry outside top 100 gets Djokovic next
Read full article: Wimbledon wild-card entry outside top 100 gets Djokovic nextThree-time defending champion Novak Djokovic's next opponent is an oft-injured guy ranked outside the top 100 and making his Grand Slam debut thanks to a wild card.
New No. 1 Medvedev: Watching Russia-Ukraine news 'not easy'
Read full article: New No. 1 Medvedev: Watching Russia-Ukraine news 'not easy'As much as Daniil Medvedev cares about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis, he also knows there are more serious matters happening involving his home nation of Russia.
Dimitrov downs top-seeded Medvedev in 3 sets at Indian Wells
Read full article: Dimitrov downs top-seeded Medvedev in 3 sets at Indian WellsGrigor Dimitrov beat top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, extending the parade of upsets that has knocked out several top players.
No sign of Grand Slam drought ending soon for American men
Read full article: No sign of Grand Slam drought ending soon for American menThe last American man to win a Grand Slam tournament was Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open in 2003, and there's no sign the drought will end anytime soon. “But I don’t see it being what it once was ever again.”AdOpelka, for one, isn’t surprised the United States has the same number of seeded men in Melbourne as, say, Bulgaria or Norway. The United States has four seeded women in Melbourne, including Kenin and Serena Williams. That’s a challenge, because those kids want to play basketball and football.”The United States Tennis Association has inner-city programs in more than 250 locations. Opelka (ranked 38th), Fritz (ranked 31st), Tommy Paul (53rd) and Frances Tiafoe (64th) are all 23 and good friends who root for each other.
Serena Williams through easily in Australian Open tuneup
Read full article: Serena Williams through easily in Australian Open tuneupUnited States' Serena Williams makes a backhand return to Australia's Daria Gavrilova during a tuneup tournament ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE – Serena Williams found a silver lining in the delayed start to the Australian Open, the season-opening Grand Slam tournament that is starting three weeks later than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Williams is playing in the Yarra Valley Classic, along with top-ranked Ash Barty and defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. “So I definitely was pushing the limits, but I’m here.”Williams has been stalled on 23 major singles titles since the 2017 Australian Open, when she was two months pregnant with now-3-year-old daughter Olympia. AdFrances Tiafoe, an Australian Open quarterfinalist in 2019, lost to Corentin Moutet 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.