Furious at being deprived of facing a second serve at match point, Medvedev stormed over to the chair umpire and demanded an explanation.
Sabalenka went down a break early in the first set, keeping the two neck-and-neck until the defending champion was able to pull away from their 5-5 deadlock.
It was the 24-time Grand Slam champion's first match since Wimbledon and one that made it tough to tell if the 38-year-old remains a real contender to win a fifth title in Flushing Meadows
After her surprising championship four years ago, which remains her only tour-level trophy, Raducanu lost in the first round at Flushing Meadows in 2022, missed the tournament in 2023
Venus Williams is at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 2 years
If there's such a thing as momentum from tournament to tournament in tennis, the American men have some right now.
The US Open has been good to Sabalenka, last year she lifted her maiden title here, and now she returns with the crown to defend.
Indonesia will have its first player in a Grand Slam singles main draw since 2004.
Top seed Jannik Sinner will open his campaign against Czech qualifier V. Kopriva, while Australian Alex Popyrin faces Finland's E. Ruusuvuori in a battle of aggressive baseliners
Venus Williams, meanwhile, returns to the event at age 45 against No. 11 seed Karolina Muchova, a past French Open finalist who has reached the semifinals in New York the past two years
The Italians beat No. 3 seeds Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7 (10-6), winning four matches over two days to earn $1 million prize
The mixed doubles event of the US Open 2025 saw an increase of $800,000 from its preceding edition
The top seeds, based on their combined singles rankings, are Jessica Pegula, the 2024 U.S. Open runner-up, and Jack Draper, a semifinalist a year ago.
From defending champions to rising stars and returning legends, here are the top five male and female contenders who are expected to light up the courts in New York.
Jannik Sinner has a new partner for the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, where Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will face the No. 1-seeded team in the first round.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced Badosa's withdrawal and said Jil Teichmann would replace her in the field.
The US Open 2025 will reward its singles champions with a record $5 million each, up 39% from the $3.6 million awarded last year
A JioStar representative noted that this acquisition reflects the company's aim to be the one-stop destination for elite sporting events
Joining Alcaraz and Raducanu in the star pairs list are Novak Djokovic with Olga Danilovic, Naomi Osaka alongside Nick Kyrgios, and Iga Swiatek paired with Casper Ruud
The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement on Monday after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program