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The guard is changing in women’s tennis, and with Serena Williams not playing this year’s U.S. Open, the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday was left to the leaders of the generations of American players who have followed. On one side of the net was Sloane Stephens, 28, and the 2017 U.S. Open … Read more
Novak Djokovic calls time out: World No 1 joins Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in missing US Open warm-up event to recover from his Olympic misery… and he could head into next Grand Slam with minimal preparation Djokovic could potentially go to Flushing Meadows with minimal preparation He joins Roger Federer on the absentee list … Read more
8.46pm EDT 20:46 That’s all for tonight. Thanks as always for following along and be sure to check back later for a full report off tonight’s match. 8.34pm EDT 20:34 “The forehand was key today,” says Stephens during her on-court interview. “I wanted to come out here and really execute and play my game and … Read more
Rochelle Houston had an advantage. Her father, Joe Goldthreate, is a legendary tennis coach in Nashville, who taught her not only how to play the game, but how to coach it, too. Houston is now the head of tennis at Florida A&M, which until recently meant she coached both teams. But the men’s team was … Read more
British No 1 Dan Evans equals his best performance at the US Open by scrapping out a victory over America’s Marcos Giron to reach the third round Dan Evans is through to the third round of the US Open for the fourth time He has been low on confidence, returning from Covid and missing his … Read more
Dan Evans has achieved a fair few notable wins at the US Open over the years and it is undoubtedly the grand slam tournament where he most reliably produces his best tennis, but after a summer disrupted by testing positive for Covid-19, his journey to the third round for the fourth time must surely be … Read more
Alexander Zverev is playing the best tennis of his career. He stretched his winning streak to 12 matches on Tuesday with a clinical, 100-minute demolition of Sam Querrey, the hard-serving American who is always dangerous on hardcourts. Zverev is one month removed from knocking off the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the Olympic semifinal … Read more
Johanna Konta will make a ‘personal choice’ on whether she gets the Covid vaccine after missing both Wimbledon and the Olympics after contracting the virus… but insists she ‘is not against it’ Johanna Konta says she will make a ‘personal choice’ about the Covid vaccine Konta tested positive for Covid in July and was forced to … Read more
When Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff face off on Wednesday night at the U.S. Open, their drawing power as young Black women in Arthur Ashe Stadium will be just the latest showcase of the legacy of the sisters Venus and Serena Williams. Neither Williams sister is competing at this year’s tournament because of injuries — … Read more
Jo Konta casts US Open place into doubt as British star withdraws from meeting with Coco Gauff at National Bank Open through injury after missing Wimbledon and the Olympics By David Kent for the Daily Mail Published: 17:31 EDT, 12 August 2021 | Updated: 18:26 EDT, 12 August 2021 Jo Konta’s frustrating summer has taken … Read more