NEW YORK—Never fazed, rarely flummoxed, Novak Djokovic is so collected in best-of-five-set matches—even when falling behind, as he has done repeatedly at the U.S. Open. No opponent, or the prospect of what’s at stake, has been too much to handle. Not yet, anyway. And now he’s two wins away from the first calendar-year Grand Slam…
Olympic Champs Zverev, Bencic Reach US Open Quarterfinals
NEW YORK—Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic want a trophy in their hands to go with the gold medals they had around their necks. The Tokyo Olympics tennis champions both moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Monday, getting a step closer to their first Grand Slam titles. Zverev beat Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6-4,…
‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ Teen Fernandez Upsets Kerber at US Open
NEW YORK—Leylah Fernandez is a self-described “happy-go-lucky girl” having the time of her life at Flushing Meadows, raising her fists, pumping her arms, and riling up crowds while beating two past U.S. Open champions to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. A day before her 19th birthday, the unseeded left-hander from Canada grabbed the last…
America’s Shelby Rogers Knocks World No. 1 Ash Barty out of US Open
NEW YORK—World No. 1 Ash Barty became the latest high-profile player to be ousted at the U.S. Open after the Australian suffered a third-round defeat to American Shelby Rogers on Saturday. Forty-third-ranked Rogers staged a stunning comeback in the deciding set, recovering from a 5–2 deficit to topple Barty 6–2 1–6 7–6(5) against the backdrop…
Defending US Open Champion Considers Taking Break From Tennis After Defeat
Two-time U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka announced following her defeat at the tennis competition on Friday she plans to take a break from the sport. “This is very hard to articulate,” she said at a press briefing, resting her left cheek in her hand. “Basically, I feel like I’m kind of at this point where…
At the US Open, That Voice Yelling ‘Out!’ Comes From a Computer
NEW YORK—Ash Barty, the No. 1 seed at the U.S. Open, watched on match point as her opponent’s backhand sailed long on Thursday, prompting the familiar sound of a linesman yelling, “Out!” There was no line judge, however. The call was a recording, triggered after an advanced system of cameras known as “Hawk-Eye Live” tracked…
Serena Williams Withdraws From US Open Due to Torn Hamstring
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Open after the American said on Wednesday that her torn hamstring had not completely healed ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year. Williams, a six-times winner at Flushing Meadows, has had an injury-marred season and limped out of her first-round match at Wimbledon in tears…
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