NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Poland’s seventh seed Iga Swiatek said she was feeling the pressure that accompanies Grand Slam success after being made to sweat by unseeded Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro before sealing a 3-6 7-6(3) 6-0 win to reach the US Open third round on Thursday (Sept 2). The 20-year-old, who exploded onto the scene by winning the French Open […]

Women’s No.1 Ash Barty is through to the third round of the US Open after a 6-1, 7-5 win over Dane Clara Tauson. After being overpowered by the top seed in the first set, Tauson fought back to level the second 5-5, in the process averting a match point at 5-3. Barty broke again with the scores tied but was […]

Order of Play for Day Three at the US Open in New York with Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Angelique Kerber and British No 1 Dan Evans in action. (All times local, -5 hours from BST) Arthur Ashe Stadium 12:00: Olga Danilovic (Ser) v (3) Naomi Osaka (Jpn), Dominik Koepfer (Ger) v (2) Daniil Medvedev (Rus), Sloane Stephens (USA) […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas slams racket during Nick Kyrgios clash We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Stefanos Tsitsipas found himself at the centre of more bathroom break controversy […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas was booed by the US Open crowd after taking another lengthy bathroom break, while a night match had to be suspended due to rain – despite it being played under a roof. Greek third seed Tsitsipas had angered Andy Murray with his long trips to the bathroom in their marathon five-setter on Monday. He looked to be cruising […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – Third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas has been reduced to a US Open punchline for extended disruptive toilet breaks during matches, with victims Alexander Zverev and Andy Murray ripping him on Tuesday (Aug 31). German fourth seed Zverev, who accused Tsitsipas of getting improper coaching during his toilet break in a match at Cincinnati, went out of his way […]

NEW YORK — Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka drew attention to the double standard between fans and players when it comes to vaccinations, saying it was “bizarre” that fans have to be vaccinated while players do not. In order to enter Flushing Meadows, fans have to show that they’ve received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. On […]

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 Low on confidence, on the way back from Covid and missing his girlfriend, Dan Evans was unsure whether this would be his week. Yet now the British number one is through to the […]

British No 1 Dan Evans advanced to the third round of the US Open with a four-set win over American Marcos Giron, as his quarter of the draw opened up following Grigor Dimitrov’s exit. Evans is working his way back to full fitness after being forced to withdraw from the Olympics following a positive test for Covid-19, and the 31-year-old […]

Tennis grand slams: Who is the greatest of all time? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Novak Djokovic may “never win another Grand Slam” if he […]