Tennis

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, September 5, 2023NEW YORK—Coco Gauff defused Jelena Ostapenko's prodigious energy, 6-0, 6-2, in immediately's US Open quarterfinal smackdown.Afterward, Ostapenko shaded schedule makers for the day-time begin following her electrifying night upset of Iga Swiatek. Murray: Major Runs May Be DoneThe Twentieth-seeded Ostapenko referred to as immediately's midday begin time "crazy scheduling" following her three-set dethroning of defending champion Swiatek on Sunday evening. Ostapenko mentioned the short turnaround time didn't give her sufficient relaxation and restoration to organize for the red-hot Gauff."I didn't really feel physically very tired, but I felt like I didn't really recover from that night," Ostapenko mentioned after absorbing a 67...

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff dealt simply superb with the warmth, the humidity, her big-hitting opponent and the duty of making an attempt to succeed in the U.S. Open semifinals for the primary time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday. ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday September 4, 2023Aryna Sabalenka has by no means been one to draw back from a problem. Earlier this season, when she was over 4,000 factors behind Iga Swiatek within the WTA rankings, she declared her mission: to do the unimaginable, and overtake the Pole on the high of the WTA rankings.She had her probability this week on the US Open – all she needed to do was match Swiatek’s end result to rise to No.1 – and secured the highest rating when Swiatek misplaced to Jelena Ostapenko within the spherical of 16 on Sunday night time in New York.It’s a lifelong dream realized for the Belarusian, nevertheless it didn’t occur the best way Sabalenka wished. She says she was rooting for Swiatek to win as a result of she wished to fulfill her within the closing...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 4, 2023NEW YORK—Madison Keys overwhelmed Jessica Pegula to achieve her third US Open quarterfinal.American No. 1 Pegula says Keys owns the huge sport to grasp her maiden main in Flushing Meadows. Murray: Major Runs May Be DoneAfter Keys crushed Pegula 6-1, 6-3 to cost into the US Open quarterfinals, the Montreal champion candidly conceded "I got my ass kicked" earlier than praising Keys as a real title contender.The third-seeded Pegula asserts Keys is the most important hitter nonetheless standing within the draw and "for sure" can win the US Open if she performs to the extent she produced at present."I feel like, again, she doesn't get enough credit. She's a great player, a slam finalist, multiple time semifinalist," Pegula stated ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 4, 2023NEW YORK—Describing Ben Shelton's deadly lefty serve is usually a problem.That's as a result of when Shelton is rocking the radar gun with 149 mph missiles as he did in his 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4 US Open win over Tommy Paul, his first serve is principally a blur.Murray: Major Runs May Be DoneAndrey Rublev watched Shelton's seismic serving efficiency and says the 20-year-old American is already among the many greatest servers within the sport with 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios and the now retired John Isner."Guys like Shelton, there's one, two players with that power of the serve. I was very impressed when I saw it," Rublev advised the media after he defeated Jack Draper 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to achieve his second straigh...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 4, 2023NEW YORK—Wimbledon champions' chase of a US Open doubles title is over.Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova, who was partnering pal and Wimbledon doubles champion Barbora Strycova, withdrew from the doubles occasion at the moment in an effort to save lots of her sore shoulder for singles.Murray: Major Runs May Be DoneThe ninth-seeded Vondrousova teared up in ache within the second set as she rallied previous former all American Peyton Stearns 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2 into her first US Open quarterfinal in her fifth Flushing Meadows look. Vondrousova will face American Madison Keys for a semifinal spot.Vondrousova prolonged her Grand Slam singles profitable streak to 11 matches and it got here at the price of her doubles hopes. Given ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff is the primary American teen since Serena Williams greater than 20 years in the past to succeed in the U.S. Open quarterfinals two years in a row, so the 19-year-old from Florida is aware of her method out of hassle on a tennis courtroom. ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday September 3, 2023Iga Swiatek was left pondering what went unsuitable after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday evening on the US Open.The defending champion fell to 0-4 lifetime towards the Latvian and noticed her US Open successful streak snapped at 10 victories.“I'm just surprised that my level changed so drastically because usually when I play bad, I play bad at the beginning, then I kind of catch up or just problem solve,” she stated. “This time it was totally the opposite. I don't really know what happened with my game. I felt no control suddenly. I just have to watch and see 'cause, yeah, I didn't really know why I started making so many mistakes.”Swiatek was off to a stable begin, however melted down within the warmth and h...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, September 3, 2023NEW YORK—Coco Gauff closed the curtain on Caroline Wozniacki's US Open comeback immediately.Former world No. 1 Wozniacki is keen to return to the Grand Slam stage in 2024.Murray: Major Runs May Be DonePlaying simply her third event within the final three-and-a-half years, the 33-year-old Wozniacki was up a break within the first and final units earlier than Gauff accomplished a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory to achieve her second straight US Open quarterfinal.Two-time US Open finalist Wozniacki stated she was happy along with her efficiency and her progress in her Flushing Meadows return."I wanted to see with these three events that I came back and played this year, I wanted to see kind of where I was tennis-wise, where I was physical...

By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, September 3, 2023NEW YORK—Dog days come to the US Open this week with temperatures projected to hit the 90s.The match has already witnessed the squirrel session.Murray: Major Runs May Be DoneDuring Saturday night time's doubles match between Greet Minnen and Yanina Wickmayer towards Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonarea, the squirrel performed get together crasher throughout one level. A squirrel is sort of a purpose to replay some extent 🐿️ pic.twitter.com/eanseJ45cp — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023 The chair umpire observed the court docket intruder and known as a let to replay the purpose. The squirrel ultimately scrambled over the again fence and off Court 5.   !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMeth...