Page 6 - Us Open

US Open 2023: Bopanna-Ebden duo enters third round of men's doubles

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the men's doubles third round at the US Open with a straight-set victory over Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev and Russian Roman Safiullin. The sixth seeded Indo-Australian pair won 6-3, 6-3 on Friday and would meet the unseeded British team of Henry Patten and Julian Cash in the pre quarter-final. By entering the last 16 stage, the duo also ensured at least USD 58,000 prize money for themselves. The experienced Bopanna-Ebden pairing raised its game when it got break points, converting three out of seven. The opposition team couldn't even earn one break point.

US Open: Novak Djokovic comes back from two sets down to beat Laslo Djere

Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing. And so it made sense that Djokovic would manage to come all the way back from a two-set deficit to beat Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open, avoiding what would have been his earliest exit there since 2006. Trust me, Djokovic said, it was nerve-racking all the way until the last shot. The match began under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night and did not wrap up until more than 3 1/2 hours later, concluding just after 1:30 a.m. It was Djokovic's eighth career victory after dropping the opening two sets of a match. He also improved to 38-11 in five-setters over his career. One he seized control, he held on tight and never let Djere recover. In the crucible of a fifth set, Djokovic was cool as can be, collecting 12 of the initial 14 points to leave no doubt how this would go. Djokovic has won

US Open noisiest Grand Slam thanks to planes, trains, music and, yes, fans

The US Open is loud. Insane loud, 2022 semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe called it. There are the planes. The trains. The music at changeovers they don't play Danza Kuduro by Don Omar and Lucenzo or Move Your Feet by Junior Senior at Wimbledon's Centre Court, the way the speakers blared during Coco Gauff's first-round victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night. And, there are the spectators, who do not necessarily adhere to the sort of decorum often associated with tennis. They yell and whistle and applaud and get especially rowdy at Ashe, a 23,000-capacity venue that is the largest at any of the sport's four major championships and really helps make the US Open the noisiest Slam. The biggest stadium in our sport, the loudest stadium in our sport, Novak Djokovic called it after winning there Monday. It's the size. It's the echo because of the roof construction. It's everything combined. When a big star is on that court or when an American is competing, the roars get wild enough. Wh

US Open 2023: Venus Williams crashes out in first round; Alcaraz advances

There was a Williams sister out there in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, much to the delight of spectators who offered a standing ovation at the end of the match. Except this time it was Venus, not Serena, and there was no ceremony, no formal farewell and, unlike a year ago, no indication of what the future might hold. Her younger sister's playing days are done after one last hurrah at Flushing Meadows in 2022, but Venus Williams is still competing, still striving, even if her age, 43, and a bum knee did her no favors on this muggy evening. Williams was eliminated 6-1, 6-1 by Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in the first round of the U.S. Open, her most lopsided loss in 100 career matches at the Grand Slam tournament where she won the trophy in 2000 and 2001. The crowd that seemed thrilled just to get a chance to see Williams play in person sent her toward the locker room with applause and yells. She gave a quick wave and a smile as she walked off, her red racket bag slung over

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic returns in 2 years, seeking a 24th major

Novak Djokovic is back in the United States, back in New York and back at the U.S. Open for the first time in two years. Unable to compete at Flushing Meadows in 2022 because he was not allowed to fly to the country as a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday as play begins in the season's final major tournament. He was asked Friday whether he harbored some resentment over the way things happened; Djokovic sat out tournaments in California and Florida in addition to the U.S. Open because of a federal rule related to the pandemic that was lifted in May. No, there was no anger. It was last year during the Open that I felt it's a pity that I'm not there. I felt sad for not being able to participate, Djokovic said with a shrug of his shoulders, draped in a gray hoodie. But this year, I mean, is this year. I don't think about what happened in the last year or last couple of years. Just focusin

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic to face Alexandre Muller in first round

Novak Djokovic's return to the U.S. Open after missing it last year because he wasn't vaccinated against COVID-19 will come against an opponent who never has played in the tournament, while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were drawn Thursday into a possible quarterfinal matchup. Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, the 2022 men's champion at Flushing Meadows, and No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner could meet in the men's quarterfinals again. That was the round in which Alcaraz's thrilling five-set victory over rival Sinner last year ended at 2:50 a.m., the latest finish in U.S. Open history. Instead of a public draw ceremony, the U.S. Tennis Association has set up its women's and men's singles brackets behind closed doors in recent years and did so again Thursday, when The Associated Press was invited to have a reporter present in a room at Arthur Ashe Stadium as an observer. Play in the final Grand Slam event of the season begins Monday. Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia who h

US Open 2023: With Serena-Federer retired, Alcaraz-Djokovic lead transition

Based on the reactions on social media, it seems everyone in the world of tennis was riveted by Novak Djokovic's victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the last tournament for both ahead of the U.S. Open. It was a titanic, 3-hour-plus showdown between the two titans of the men's game at the moment the third time they've played each other in Djokovic's past three events, each on a different surface and set the stage for what will be an expected meeting to determine the champion at Flushing Meadows, where play begins Monday and finishes on Sept. 10. Last weekend's contest at the hard-court Cincinnati Masters, in which Djokovic, who is 36, saved a championship point in the second set and Alcaraz, who is 20, saved four in the third before succumbing 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4), also served to symbolize the state of change the sport currently finds itself in, a year removed from Serena Williams' farewell match in New York and Roger Federer's retirement announcement soon ...

US Open 2023: Marin Cilic, Denis Shapovalov out due to knee injuries

Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, and Denis Shapovalov will miss the tournament this year because of knee injuries. Cilic used his title in Flushing Meadows and runner-up finishes at Wimbledon in 2017 and the Australian Open in 2018 to reach as high as No. 3 in the ranking. But the Croatian has fallen to No. 121 this week after playing in just two matches none in Grand Slam tournaments this year. Shapovalov hasn't played since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon to Roman Safiullin on July 9. He had reached the semifinals there two years earlier for his best Grand Slam result. The Canadian wrote in a social media post Wednesday that he had done everything possible to be healthy for the Aug. 28 start of play but that his knee needed more time. "That grand slam energy, especially in NYC, is unlike anything else and I'm really going to miss playing in front of the amazing fans there this year!" he added, along with an emoji of a broken heart. Shapovalov's best U.S. Open finish

Shuttler Lakshya Sen bows out of US Open tournament after loss in semifinal

Sen, the Commonwealth Games champion lost to the world number seven and All-England Champion Li Shifeng by 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 in a hard-fought match that lasted an hour and 16 minutes

Belgian tennis great Justine Henin receives the Philippe Chatrier Award

The International Tennis Federation has awarded Justine Henin its highest honor, the Philippe Chatrier Award. Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, and was part of Belgium's team that won the Fed Cup now called the Billie Jean King Cup in 2001. The award, named after the former ITF president, was introduced in 1996 and recognizes people who have made significant contributions to the sport on and off the court. She was one of the best players of her generation on the court and since retirement has made a significant and ongoing contribution to our sport at all levels, ITF president David Haggerty said Saturday. The 41-year-old Henin has established a successful academy in Belgium and a charitable foundation that helps provide sporting opportunities for children with disabilities. The award will be presented Saturday at the ITF World Champions Awards at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. I always gave my very best throughout my career and achieved a

Tennis legend Roger Federer's goodbye will be in doubles, maybe with Nadal

Federer said he is now at peace with the decision to walk away, and he wants this farewell to be a celebration.

US Open: Gen-Next at the net

The tournament could signal a new era in men's tennis

Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with US Open win

The 19-year-old has become youngest Grand Slam champion since countryman Rafael Nadal, 19, lifted trophy at Roland Garros in 2005, while he is youngest US Open titlist since Pete Sampras, 19, in 1990

Carlos Alcaraz clinches US Open title with 4-set victory over Casper Ruud

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz displayed explosive power and demonstrated impressive touch around the net as he overcame a fighting Norwegian Casper Ruud to clinch his maiden Grand Slam trophy

Sky is the limit, says Iga Swiatek after clinching maiden US Open crown

After clinching her maiden US Open title on Saturday, Iga Swiatek said that she was a little "surprised" by the win and added that the "sky is the limit" for her.The World No.1 clinched her third career Grand Slam at the US Open on Saturday after defeating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6(5) in the final."At the beginning of the season, I realized that maybe I can have some good [hard-court] results on WTA events. I also made it to the semifinal of the Australian Open. But I wasn't sure if I was on the level yet to win actually a Grand Slam, especially US Open where the surface is so fast," she said in the post-match presser.Against Jabeur, it came down to a tight second-set tiebreak -- Swiatek's first in a final. Down 5-4, Swiatek fired a forehand winner that hit the line. When Jabeur's forehand sailed long two points later, she had closed another deal."It's something that I wasn't expecting for sure. It's also like a confirmation for me that sky is the limit. I'm proud, also surprised a little ..

World No 1 Iga Swiatek becomes first Polish woman to win US Open title

Iga Swiatek became the first Polish woman to win the US Open by defeating Ons Jabeur in straight sets at a full-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium

US Open 2022: Rajeev Ram, Joe Salisbury defend men's doubles title

The duo of Ram and Salisbury defeated Koolhof and Skupski 7-6(4), 7-5 to clinch the US Open crown

US Open: Tiafoe continues magical run, top seed Swiatek reaches semifinals

The 21-year-old will then face Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the semifinals after the sixth seed's 6-1, 7-6(4) dismissal of 2016 US Open runner-up Karolina Pliskova earlier on Wednesday

Caroline Garcia beats Coco Gauff to reach US Open Grand Slam semifinals

Caroline Garcia knows how it can feel to be a teen in tennis getting a ton of attention and outsized expectations, the way Coco Gauff does now. One big difference: Garcia, now 28, became an overnight sensation more than a decade ago thanks to one particularly noteworthy performance on a big stage and long before she achieved the sorts of things Gauff has at 18. On Tuesday night at the U.S. Open, Garcia took charge and never really let Gauff or the crowd get fully involved. From the get-go, Garcia played high-stakes tennis and put strokes where she wanted, sometimes right at Gauff's feet, sometimes well out of reach, and reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "It kind of got away from me," said the 12th-seeded Gauff, an American who reached the French Open final in June. "It was all her. ... I was striking the ball really clean. You're playing someone, off the bat, they're standing on top of the baseline and ripping ...

Karolina Pliskova outlasts Victoria Azarenka to enter US Open quarterfinals

In a battle between former World No.1 players, No. 22 seed Karolina Pliskova outlasted No. 26 Victoria Azarenka to reach the US Open quarterfinals