Tag: Tennis

Berrettini Plotting Path to Ending Djokovic US Open Dream, Says Coach

ROME—Matteo Berrettini’s coach has warned Novak Djokovic that he has something up his sleeve to help the Italian make it third time lucky against the world number one in Wednesday’s U.S. Open quarterfinal. The two players will face off at a 2021 Grand Slam for the third consecutive time at Flushing Meadows, after Djokovic came…


Medvedev Stops Van de Zandschulp, Gets Back to US Open Semis

NEW YORK—Daniil Medvedev reached the U.S. Open semifinals on Tuesday for the third straight year, ending the surprising run of qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp with a 6–3, 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 victory. The No. 2 seed from Russia dropped a set for the first time in the tournament but recovered to keep alive his bid…


No Americans at US Open Quarter-Finals for First Time in 140 Years

The exit of Jenson Brooksby, the last American remaining in the singles at the 2021 U.S. Open, left the host nation without a player in the quarter-finals for the first time since the inaugural tournament 140 years ago. It was the first time for the 20-year-old California native, who is ranked 99th, to reach this…


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…


Andreescu Rolls Through to US Open Fourth Round

NEW YORK—Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu fired off 21 winners to make quick work of Belgian Greet Minnen 6–1, 6–2 in the third round of the tournament on Saturday. The 21-year-old Canadian won nearly all of her first-serve points in the first set on Louis Armstrong Stadium with just four unforced errors, two years…


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…


Federer Tops Forbes’s List of Top-Earning Tennis Players

Roger Federer was the highest-earning tennis player in the world over the last 12 months, making about $90.6 million before taxes, despite the Swiss maestro’s time on court being limited by injury, Forbes wrote on Aug. 30. Federer, who has skipped this year’s U.S. Open due to a knee injury, made less than $1 million…