Kerber bests Stephens in clash of past champs

Angelique Kerber won a matchup of previous US Open champions Friday, while Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep might finally have the answers for the hard courts in the year’s final Grand Slam tournament. Kerber, the 2016 champion, was ruthless in the third set to knock out 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the fourth round in New […]

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Tsitsipas irked by ‘sudden’ furor over toilet breaks

NEW YORK — Stefanos Tsitsipas shared his frustrations on becoming the center of attention over his bathroom breaks at the US Open, saying after his third-round loss to 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz on Friday that he didn’t understand “why everyone suddenly is against me.” Tsitsipas, who lost a grueling five-setter to Alcaraz at Arthur Ashe Stadium, said he never assumed that […]

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Credit for Emma Raducanu's rise belongs close to home

Somebody wise once said success has many fathers but failure is an orphan, and with the rise and rise of 18-year-old British prospect Emma Raducanu there are a lot of fathers about. It seems anybody and everybody who was in the same room, tennis club, county or country has had something to do with her success. You can’t move for […]

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