Rafael Nadal's 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open final. What had all the makings of a coronation morphed into a real contest thanks to Nadal's opponent, Daniil Medvedev, a man a decade younger and appearing ...
Bianca Andreescu knew this would happen, because she knows all about Serena Williams. Looked up to her. Dreamed of playing her. Andreescu knew Williams would not go quietly. Knew Williams would not make things easy. And so as a big lead in the U.S. Open ...
Rafael Nadal sweeps past Matteo Berrettini in U.S. Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal was down 4-0 in a first-set tiebreaker against a bigger, younger opponent finding ways to cause trouble in their U.S. Open semifinal. So, a reporter wanted to know later, was Nadal already thinking ahead to how to come back in the next set? "No," ...
By no means was Serena Williams perfect at the start of her U.S. Open semifinal. She faced three break points in the opening game and managed to pull it out. She trailed 40-0 in the second, then came through again. Another trio of break points ...
Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman. In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-4. In the second, Nadal went up 5-1 before Schwartzman made it 5-5. Took more than two ...
Grigor Dimitrov stuns ailing Roger Federer in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Betrayed by his 38-year-old body, and his forehand, Roger Federer is done at the U.S. Open. Federer's upper back and neck gave him trouble, he kept missing makeable shots and he kept giving away the lead against a guy he'd never lost to. It all ...
Defending champion Naomi Osaka's hopes for a third Grand Slam singles title were dashed Monday after she was knocked out of the U.S. Open by Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. Top seed and world No. 1 Osaka suffered a 7-5, 6-4 loss at the hands of ...
Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open defense derailed by ailing shoulder in fourth round
Novak Djokovic's left shoulder was aching, his chances were fading in the fourth round against Stan Wawrinka and, soon enough, the U.S. Open's defending champion and No. 1 seed was out of the tournament, leaving to a chorus of boos. Djokovic shook his head as ...
No. 1 Naomi Osaka overwhelms 15-year-old rising star Coco Gauff in U.S. Open showdown
Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself in the kid she'd just beaten 6-3, 6-0. So the tournament's defending ...
Kei Nishikori crashed out of the U.S. Open on Friday, losing his third-round match against Australia's Alex de Minaur. The seventh-seeded Nishikori, still searching for his maiden Grand Slam title, suffered a 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 defeat to world No. 38 de Minaur in the ...
Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open after defeating Poland's Magda Linette on Thursday. Osaka beat the No. 53 Linette 6-2, 6-4 in their second-round match at Louis Armstrong Stadium to set up a third-round ...
Kei Nishikori fends off spirited Bradley Klahn to advance in U.S. Open
Seventh seed Kei Nishikori spoke of his growing confidence Wednesday after advancing to the U.S. Open third round following a gritty 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over American Bradley Klahn. Steady rain restricted play to the two main show courts to start the day at ...
