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US Open 2025 semis: Djokovic vs Alcaraz on Sept 6 in men's singles

Djokovic vs Alcaraz head-to-head: Djokovic, 38, leads their head-to-head 5-3 and has won the last two matchups - in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January and in the Paris Olympics final

US Open 2025 Day 10 live streaming: Alcaraz, Djokovic eye semifinal berths

On Day 10, Novak Djokovic will face Taylor Fritz in a marquee US Open 2025 men's singles quarterfinal clash

US Open 2025 Day 9 live streaming: Sinner, Swiatek continue Round 4 action

The women's singles action begins with Jessica Pegula taking on fellow American Ann Li, an all-USA clash that could set the tone for the day

Sinner drops a set but rallies for victory, showing human side at US Open

Jannik Sinner got broken for the first time in Week 1 of the U.S. Open. Dropped the opening set, even. Fell way behind in the third set, too. I'm not a machine, you know, he said with the hint of a smile Saturday. I also struggle, sometimes. Hmmm. Sure, Jannik, maybe so. Still, Sinner is the No. 1-ranked player in men's tennis and has won the past three Grand Slam tournaments played on hard courts, so no one was surprised when he set aside some lapses and emerged to beat No. 27 Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to take his title defense at Flushing Meadows to the fourth round. That I have pressure and tension is normal. I've had that for a year, and you need to handle it, the Italian said. Either you handle it or you don't. ... It's better to have to deal with that than not. On Monday, Sinner will face No. 23 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan for a place in the quarterfinals. Bublik beat No. 14 Tommy Paul of the United States 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in a 3 ...

US Open 2025 Day 8 live streaming: Djokovic, Alcaraz kick off R4 action

The women's singles action begins with Jessica Pegula taking on fellow American Ann Li, an all-USA clash that could set the tone for the day

US Open 2025 Day 7 live streaming: Sinner, Swiatek continue Round 3 action

Top seed Jannik Sinner faces Denis Shapovalov in one of the day's headline matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium today

US Open 2025 Day 6 live streaming: Alcaraz, Djokovic in action in round 3

The men's draw today at US Open 2025 will be spearheaded by Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, both seeking to cement their dominance and extend their legacies in New York

US Open 2025 Day 5 live streaming: Sinner, Swiatek among others in action

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Australia's Alexei Popyrin, and 14th seed Taylor Fritz will be some of the big names in action in men's singles Day 5 matchups of the US Open 2025

US Open 2025 controversy: Weed smells, airplane roars, Theatre of Chaos

US Open 2025 turns chaotic at Flushing Meadows with weed smells, airplane roars and rowdy fans testing tennis stars' focus amid New York's unique madness.

AUS Open champ Madison Keys crashes out of US Open in 1st round to Zarazua

Pretty much from the get-go at the U.S. Open, Madison Keys could tell she wasn't hitting the ball well or feeling very much at all like the self-confident player who claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January. After 89 unforced errors, including 14 double-faults, the No. 6-seeded Keys was gone from Flushing Meadows in the first round with a 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 loss to 82nd-ranked Renata Zarazua of Mexico. For the first time in a while ... my nerves really got the better of me, and it kind of became a little bit paralyzing, said Keys, the runner-up in New York to good friend Sloane Stephens in 2017 and a semifinalist in 2018 and 2023. I felt like I was just slow. I wasn't seeing things the way that I wanted to, which I feel like resulted in a lot of bad decisions and lazy footwork. Her first U.S. Open with the status of major champion thanks to defeating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Melbourne Park was over just as it began. You always kind of

Shelton and Fritz fire US hopes with opening wins at US Open 2025

There's a larger contingent of Americans in the U.S. Open men's bracket than at any time in the past quarter-century. Might be the best crop in nearly that long, too, and two of the leaders Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton got the tournament started with dominant performances. Shelton, the No. 6 seed and twice a Grand Slam semifinalist, needed just 2 hours, 7 minutes to get past qualifier Ignacio Buse of Peru 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the first contest in Arthur Ashe Stadium on the event's debut of a Sunday start instead of Monday. Fritz, the No. 4 seed and the runner-up to Jannik Sinner at Flushing Meadows a year ago, needed about 10 fewer minutes to move on with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over yet another U.S. man, Emilio Nava, a wild-card entry, at Louis Armstrong Stadium. In all, there are 23 men from the host country in the field, the most since the same number were in the draw in 1997 at what Fritz called "the most important tournament for us Americans all year." There are 25 U.S. women, ..

Chaos at US Open: Daniil Medvedev rages as photographer interrupts play

Furious at being deprived of facing a second serve at match point, Medvedev stormed over to the chair umpire and demanded an explanation.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka wins her first match at the US Open

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka moved into the second round of the U.S. Open after weathering a challenging first set in her first match. The No. 1 player took down Swiss player Rebeka Masarova 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday, but it wasn't without struggle. 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. Sabalenka then dominated the second set, dropping only one game en route to her eventual victory. I feel like I didn't start my best in the first games, but then I found my rhythm. Happy with the level I played today, she said after the win. She credited the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium for helping her make it through that tight first set. When I won that set point and you were cheering me up, I had goosebumps while I was sitting, Sabalenka said on the court. Your support means a lot to me, and thank you so much. The three-time Slam champion has gone through three of this year's f

Djokovic goes 19-0 in US Open first rounds, wins 1st match since Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic improved to 19-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open, battling through some leg troubles to beat Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Djokovic had his hands on his knees multiple times in the second set and received treatment on his right big toe after it. But after having his serve broken in the first game of the third set, he won the next five games to regain control Sunday night. 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. He rolled through the first set in just 24 minutes, then looked weary in a second set that took nearly an hour longer. The No. 7-seeded Djokovic has made a career of wearing down his opponents, but he looked like the one who was feeling it physically in the second set against an opponent who was half his age. To be quite honest with you, I wish I had Learner Tien's age but that's not possible, Djokovic said

Emma Raducanu secures first US Open match success since 2021 crown

Emma Raducanu finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open, earning her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title there as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 in just 62 minutes. "Of course, I'm very, very pleased," Raducanu said on Sunday, noting that it had been a while since she came out on the right side of a score in New York, so it's extra special. 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 when she had operations on both of her wrists and an ankle and again exited in her opening match a year ago. First rounds are always difficult, especially at a Slam, Raducanu said Sunday. There are always nerves. But Raducanu, who is now 22, has been enjoying something of a renaissance this season, putting in strong performances, even in a pair of losses to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, and lifting he

US Open peers say Venus Williams' greatness matters more than her age

It's a given that much of the coverage and attention devoted to Venus Williams' return to the U.S. Open, where play begins Sunday, has focused and will focus on how old she is. The American is, after all, 45, an age at which no one has competed in singles in New York since 1981. That, in and of itself, is noteworthy. And yet there is plenty more that is significant about her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament in two full years, regardless of how Williams plays in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night when meets Karolina Muchova, the 2023 French Open runner-up and a two-time semifinalist in New York. All of this is happening shortly after Williams made it back to the tour at all, 16 months after playing an official match anywhere and less than a year after she had surgery for uterine fibroids. Venus Williams is at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 2 years. It's just really, I would say, inspiring, said Naomi Osaka, 27, a four-time Grand Slam champion. My only th

US women dominate Grand Slams; can an American man win the 2025 US Open?

If there's such a thing as momentum from tournament to tournament in tennis, the American men have some right now. Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul certainly are getting within reach of ending the country's unprecedented Grand Slam men's title drought, so maybe they're finally ready to win one of those trophies if anyone other than Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz is ever going to again, that is at the US Open, which gets going on Sunday. "We have a really strong group. We're closer; the closest we've been in a long time," said Fritz, a 27-year-old from California who is seeded No. 4 in New York and was the the runner-up to Sinner there a year ago. "We have several players who are at the caliber it takes to win a Grand Slam title. We're very close. But that last little bit is obviously the hardest part of it." It's been 22 years since an American man won a Grand Slam title ======================================== Fritz's appearance in the 2024 US Open fin

Sabalenka faces US Open test to end 2025 without a Grand Slam title

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.

Janice Tjen enters US Open singles main draw, first Indonesian in 21 years

Indonesia will have its first player in a Grand Slam singles main draw since 2004. Janice Tjen booked her spot in the US Open field Friday morning, after successfully making it through three rounds of qualifying matches this week. It will be her Grand Slam debut. "It means a lot to me," Tjen said about the milestone for Indonesian players. "I try not to think too much about that ... and just try to give my best and be where it's going to take me. But to be able to it again (after) over 20 years, it's amazing." The last Indonesian player in a Grand Slam singles main draw was Angelique Widjaja, who played in the 2004 US Open and exited in the first round. Tjen cited Widjaja as one of her inspirations as she was coming up as a player. The 23-year-old comes off a successful collegiate career at Pepperdine, where she was the NCAA doubles runner-up in 2024. She graduated from college last spring. "(College tennis) helped me grow as a player and as a person," she said. "Especially ment

US Open 2025 draw: Full list of R1 match-ups of men's and women's singles

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