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Tennis Serena Williams' Historic Feat Repeated — Rybakina Beats the Defending Champion in the Final
Elena Rybakina ended Aryna Sabalenka's 99-week reign at the summit of the women's game, beating the defending champion 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium to be crowned US Open champion. The final
Tennis Alexander Zverev Beats Ben Shelton in the Us Open Final
Twenty-three years on from Andy Roddick's triumph in 2003, the American men's wait for a Grand Slam champion goes on. Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 to take the US Open title, t
Tennis The World's Richest Tournament — the 2026 Us Open Prize Fund Is Revealed The US Open has committed an unprecedented $108 million in prize money, the largest purse in the history of the Grand Slams. The tournament's budget in New York has grown by 20% on last year. The sing
Tennis Sabalenka Against Rybakina: the Intrigue That Defines the Us Open Final
The end of a 99-week reign, or a piece of history in the shape of a third straight title. Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina meet in the US Open final with 5.5 million dollars on the line, and the de
Tennis End of a 99-Week Reign: Elena Rybakina Is the New World Number One
Aryna Sabalenka's 99-week reign at the summit of women's tennis is over, ended by 27-year-old Elena Rybakina. The Kazakh beat Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the US Open semi-finals and, in doing
Tennis 18 Aces and a Punishing Tie-Break: Aryna Sabalenka Into the Us Open Semi-Finals
Eighteen aces flew past her and she trailed by a break in the deciding set, yet Aryna Sabalenka came through against Linda Nosková to reach a sixth consecutive US Open semi-final. The world number o
Tennis From 0-5 Down: Zheng Qinwen Knocks Favourite Iga Swiatek Out of the Us Open
Zheng Qinwen, ranked 121st in the world, beat the eighth-ranked Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 in New York for the biggest win of her career, and for the second match running she did it after trailing 0-5 in
Tennis Us Open: Alcaraz Extends Grand Slam Winning Run to 18
Eighteen — that is where Carlos Alcaraz has taken his streak of consecutive Grand Slam match wins after seeing off the American Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 at the US Open. Experts had suspected that fou
Tennis Sabalenka Matches Serena Williams Record to Reach Us Open Quarter-Finals
18 — that is the length of Aryna Sabalenka's run of consecutive match wins after she beat American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3, a victory that saw the Belarusian match a feat of the legendary Serena Wil
Tennis Analyst Jon Wertheim Criticises Us Open's Partnership with Kalshi
"This is such a disappointing decision, US OPEN" — that was tennis analyst Jon Wertheim's verdict on the US Open's exclusive agreement with the prediction platform Kalshi. The deal shuts rivals out o
Tennis "This Is Crazy!" — Martina Navratilova Publicly Criticises Us Open Organisers
"Tennis is the only sport that does this. I think it's crazy," said the legendary Martina Navratilova, responding to the US Open scheduling that sent Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin onto court after
Tennis Djokovic Suffers Earliest Defeat of His Career Due to Health Problems
The 4 hours and 36 minutes that 39-year-old Novak Djokovic spent losing at the US Open brought his earliest exit at the tournament in two decades. The legendary player was in tears and felt sick duri
Tennis Roger Federer Enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
"This is one of the greatest honours of my life." With these profound words, the legendary Roger Federer addressed the audience as he was officially inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fam
Tennis Crisis and Redemption: Aryna Sabalenka's Perilous Road to the Final Slam
On the verge of walking away from tennis after dropping 10 consecutive games at the French Open, Aryna Sabalenka is now gearing up to defend her US Open crown and world number one status. Her recent
Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Battles Psychological Barriers and Physical Injury to Return at the Us Open Carlos Alcaraz has not played a singles match since 13 April, and for the 23-year-old that absence, set against a serious wrist injury, brought intrusive thoughts. "Those intrusive thoughts were the m
Tennis World Number One Jannik Sinner to Miss 2026 Us Open with Knee Injury Reigning Wimbledon champion and world number one Jannik Sinner will miss the 2026 US Open because of a chronic right knee injury. "Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staf
Tennis Who Is the Youngest Winner in Los Cabos Open History? Arthur Géa is the answer. In August 2026, on the hard courts of Mexico, the 21-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Los Cabos Open, an ATP 250 event on the professional tour.
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Tennis The Dog Walk That Undid a Czech Star: the Truth Behind the Doping Scandal
For Markéta Vondroušová, the road from her historic 2023 Wimbledon triumph to a four-year ban has proved fateful. The suspension, which stunned the tennis world, followed her refusal to take a dopin
Tennis Instead of a Win, a Heavier Sentence: How a French Tennis Player Buried His Own Career Grigor Sargsyan's criminal syndicate rigged at least 375 matches and pulled in more than 1,500 accomplices. One of those swept up in the network was Samuel Bensoussan, a 34-year-old Frenchman who refu
Tennis Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka to Play Us Open Mixed Doubles
Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, and world number one Aryna Sabalenka headline the revamped field for the US Open mixed doubles. They will be joined on the New York courts by names suc
