Andy Murray said he had lost respect for Stefanos Tsitsipas after bowing out of the US Open to the world number three in a dramatic and at times bad-tempered five-setter. The 34-year-old Scot was livid at the lengthy bathroom breaks Tsitsipas was taking between sets and demanded more should be done to clamp down on the “nonsense”. “It’s not so […]

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff shook off a shaky stretch in her opening match before rallying for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Magda Linette on Monday in the opening round of the US Open. The No. 21-seeded Gauff advanced to face 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens in the second round. She had hopes of doing it more easily […]

Andy Murray rolled back the years to thrill spectators at the US Open once again, but despite an heroic effort, it was third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas who claimed a thrilling five-set, near five-hour epic on the opening day. Murray, currently ranked 112 in the world as he continues to battle back from the hip surgery he underwent more than two […]

It’s been four years since the ATP announced the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, an event for the best under-21 players in the world. Though Hyeon Chung of South Korea won the title, the qualifiers for the first event in 2017 included Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov and Karen Khachanov, while Stefanos Tsitsipas was an alternate. On […]

The full draw for the men’s singles tournament at the 2021 US Open in New York. Men’s Singles Draw (Seedings in brackets): First Round Top Half (1) Novak Djokovic vs Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Tallon Griekspoor vs Jan-Lennard Struff Salvatore Caruso vs Kei Nishikori Mackenzie McDonald vs (27) David Goffin (21) Aslan Karatsev vs Jaume Munar Jordan Thompson vs Gianluca […]

The final major of the 2021 season is here. Beginning Aug. 30, the tennis world will turn its attention to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., for the U.S. Open. Some of the sport’s biggest stars will not be hitting the hard courts, however. While Novak Djokovic begins his quest for the first calendar Grand Slam since […]

There will be no Serena Williams at this year’s US Open. Nor Roger Federer. Or Rafael Nadal. Or Venus Williams. The heralded foursome has a combined 17 career singles titles at the year’s final major, but all four players were forced to withdraw because of injury in 2021. Their collective absence will undoubtedly be felt by their peers and fans […]

As Novak Djokovic begins the final stage in his quest for the coveted Grand Slam, Rod Laver will be as eager as anyone to see the world No. 1. Victory for Djokovic in New York would not only give him a men’s record 21st major title, but would also make him the first man since Australian Laver in 1969 to […]