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US Open (tennis)

Key to Zheng Qinwen beating Coco Gauff in WTA Finals lies in killer serve

Olympic champion can become first player since Serena Williams in 2012 to win gold and season-ending tournament in same year.

9 Nov 2024 - 7:03PM

Players at Hong Kong Open tennis looked tired, should manage schedules, says Li

7 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Alcaraz fights back to beat Sinner in thrilling China Open men’s final

2 Oct 2024 - 10:56PM

Who is Costeen Hatzi, tennis star Nick Kyrgios’ influencer girlfriend?

The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up just returned after a hiatus to team up with Naomi Osaka – cheering him on was his girlfriend Hatzi, who ‘lifts him up’

15 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Costeen Hatzi is tennis star Nick Kyrgios’ girlfriend who “lifts him up”. Photo: @costeenhatzi/Instagram

Who is Anna Kalinskaya, tennis No 1 Jannik Sinner’s GF and Nick Kyrgios’ ex?

She’s a tennis player from Russia who’s currently ranked world No 14 in singles – and reportedly once called her ex ‘Satan’.

11 Sep 2024 - 1:16PM

What is tenniscore fashion trend and why is Taylor Swift such a fan?

After Covid-19, everyone wanted comfy clothes – but fashionable ones. Enter tenniscore, trend whose rise was helped by the pickleball craze.

9 Sep 2024 - 6:19PM

World No 1 Sinner plays through doping cloud to beat Fritz for first US Open title

The event’s first Italian winner, who was cleared pre tournament of illegal-substance use, ensures US drought at their grand slam continues.

9 Sep 2024 - 2:02PM

Jannik Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January, is the first man since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two grand slam trophies in the same season. Photo: Xinhua

US Open: ‘Speechless’ Sabalenka bounces back from devastating 2023 loss to win

The Belarusian suffered one of her darkest days when she lost last year’s final to Coco Gauff.

8 Sep 2024 - 11:38AM

Fritz is first American men’s US Open finalist since 2006, to face No 1 Sinner

Not since Andy Roddick lost in four sets to Roger Federer in 2006 has an American man reached the final of a major on home soil.

7 Sep 2024 - 12:34PM

US Open: Pegula reaches first grand slam final after ‘embarrassing’ first set

The American came from a set and a break down to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at Flushing Meadows.

6 Sep 2024 - 1:20PM

United States’ Jessica Pegula reached the final of the US Open, her first grand slam final at the age of 30. Photo: Reuters

Letters | Chinese players’ US Open performance highlights rigours of professional tennis

Readers discuss what it takes to reach the pinnacle of the sport, and Hong Kong Paralympians’ accomplishments.

6 Sep 2024 - 11:30AM

China’s Qinwen Zheng plays a backhand return against Croatia’s Donna Vekic during their women’s singles round of 16 tennis match at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on September 1. Photo: AFP

After Draper’s Agassi-inspired shoes, some more US Open fashion statements

Frances Tiafoe, Naomi Osaka and more at Flushing Meadows have shown style on and off the courts.

5 Sep 2024 - 8:00PM

Meet German ex-tennis pro Tommy Haas, recently embroiled in break-up rumours

He showed off tennis skills at 2, worked to beat his sister and win German tournaments as a kid, then turned pro in 1996 after working with renowned coach Nick Bollettieri, winning 15 titles

5 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

Sinner beats Medvedev in seesawing US Open quarter-final, Swiatek upset by Pegula

The top-seeded Italian won in four sets to become the last top-10 man standing, while two Americans remain in both the men’s and women’s draws.

5 Sep 2024 - 2:08PM

Jannik Sinner of Italy shakes hands with Daniil Medvedev of Russia after winning their quarter-final match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Who is British tennis star Andy Murray’s wife, Kim Sears?

The former world No 1 announced he’s retiring after the Paris Olympics … but who is his wife he first met at the US Open 19 years ago?

5 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Who is British tennis star Andy Murray’s wife, Kim Sears? Photo: @cromlixhotel/Instagram

Who is Jack Draper, top British tennis player caught in a cheating scandal?

He’s the son of a multimillionaire, was inspired to play the sport by his grandmother … and didn’t know who Zendaya was

5 Sep 2024 - 4:00AM

Meet tennis nepo baby Jessica Pegula, who’s competing for a grand slam title

She’s an American heiress whose billionaire parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills – and is competing against Emma Navarro, a fellow player from an ultra-wealthy family

4 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

Tiafoe sets up all-American US Open semi-final after Dimitrov retires injured

Twentieth seed will now vie with 12th-seeded Taylor Fritz to become first American finalist in a home grand slam since Andy Roddick in 2006

4 Sep 2024 - 1:19PM

Frances Tiafoe of the US in muted celebration after winning his quarter-final match against Grigor Dimitrov, who retired hurt in the fourth set. Photo: Reuters

Zheng blames sleepless night for tame US Open loss, eyes ‘prime time’ in China

Chinese Olympic champion had finished her previous match at 2.30am the previous day, and was unable to practise before facing Aryna Sabalenka.

4 Sep 2024 - 10:41AM

‘I will beat you’: angry Zheng, Chinese fans react to racist taunts at US Open

Chinese No 1’s anger was a response to the slur ‘yellow banana, yellow’ picked up by courtside microphones during her fourth-round win over Croatian Donna Vekic.

3 Sep 2024 - 4:34PM

No alarm for Swiatek, Medvedev as former champions cruise into US Open quarters

But defending champion Swiatek will now face in-form American Jessica Pegula, while 2021 champion Medvedev will face top seed Jannik Sinner.

3 Sep 2024 - 12:43PM

Defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland on her way to victory over Russia’s Lludmila Samsonova in the fourth round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York. Photo: EPA-EFE

US Open: Zheng wins Paris Olympics final rematch in latest women’s match ever

Seventh seed reached quarter-finals after beating Donna Vekic with court action finishing at 2.15am local time.

2 Sep 2024 - 6:33PM

Zheng Qinwen is all smiles as she beat Paris Olympics final opponent Donna Vekic in the round of 16 at the US Open. Photo: AFP

Defending champion Gauff crashes out after US Open horror show

Coco serves up disastrous performance, leaving Serena Williams as last woman to successfully defend title in Flushing Meadows.

2 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM

US Open: what to watch after early exits for Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Osaka

There have been stunning upsets so far at Flushing Meadows with favourites tumbling in the early rounds, but still plenty to look forward to.

1 Sep 2024 - 10:00PM

US Open: Djokovic laments ‘worst tennis I ever played’ in stunning early exit

Serb could not shake off the early rust and struggled with his serve, ending the year without a major title for the first time since 2017.

31 Aug 2024 - 4:56PM

Novak Djokovic embraces Alexei Popyrin after the defending US Open champion’s shock defeat in the third round. Photo: Reuters

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen opts for disguise to keep a low profile in China

Paris gold medallist admits to struggling with new-found fame but accepts it is the price she must pay for success.

31 Aug 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

Zheng Qinwen celebrates beating Julie Niemeier in the third round of the women’s singles at the US Open. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

‘My heart dies every time I lose,’ says Naomi Osaka after US Open exit

The former world No 1 has four major titles under her belt but the second round at Flushing Meadows, Wimbledon and Roland Garros was as good as it got this year for the 26-year-old.

30 Aug 2024 - 12:21PM

Major shock at US Open as favourite Carlos Alcaraz dumped out in straight sets

Unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp seals an incredible victory over the thee-time grand slam winner in second round.

30 Aug 2024 - 12:27PM

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US Open (tennis)

The US Open is the fourth and final grand slam event of the year. It is held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York City. Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu are the men's and women's singles defending champions in 2022.

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9 September, 2024