Tennis

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 08:37 PM ET NEW YORK — The US Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was ahead

Sep 7, 2023, 10:43 AM ET The 2023 edition of the WTA Finals will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5 under a one-year agreement, the women’s tennis body announced Thursday, ending speculation that this year’s event could be held in Saudi Arabia. The season-ending tournament, which features the top eight

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). NEW YORK — Madison Keys is happy to be forgotten. “Honestly, it’s been great,” Keys

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 07:15 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). NEW YORK — On the hottest day yet at the US Open, as temperatures soared

ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka moved into the US Open semifinals Wednesday, looking every bit the top player in the world while rolling to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen in just over an hour. Sabalenka, who is going to be the No. 1 player in the WTA

ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 12:46 AM ET NEW YORK — Ben Shelton is still just 20, still new to this whole professional tennis thing. He is equipped with a tremendously good serve, but don’t think he can’t come through in other ways when it matters the most. On a muggy night in which,

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 5, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Some names in tennis just work well together: Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Editor’s Picks But the 2023 US Open has provided us with a unexpected pairing: Novak Djokovic and Coco

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 01:47 PM ET NEW YORK — Coco Gauff dealt just fine with the heat, the humidity, her big-hitting opponent and the task of trying to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday. Gauff, 19, is the first

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 03:18 AM ET NEW YORK — A fan was ejected from a US Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Zverev, the No. 12 seed, was serving at 2-2 in the fourth set of his match

Sep 4, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Russian ironman Daniil Medevdev has ended Alex de Minaur‘s US Open campaign with a signature fourth-round victory in New York. De Minaur played some inspired attacking tennis early to raise hopes of an upset win before the third-seeded 2021 Open champion powered to a 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 triumph.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 4, 2023, 11:51 AM ET NEW YORK — Coco Gauff knew she needed to make a change. She had just lost in the first round of Wimbledon — her earliest exit in four appearances at the All England Club — and it was the latest disappointing result for the 19-year-old. She

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2023, 12:21 AM ET NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek‘s US Open title defense ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round Sunday night. The loss also means Swiatek’s stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings will end next week, when current No. 2

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 3, 2023, 10:21 PM ET NEW YORK — For the first time since 2005, three American men advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open on Sunday. Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton all emerged victorious and will next play on Tuesday with semifinal berths on the line. That achievement

Sep 3, 2023, 03:05 AM ET Jack Draper has emerged as the unlikely hero of British men’s tennis at the US Open this week, reaching the fourth round of the year’s final major as established names from his country crashed out. The 21-year-old arrived in New York unsure if he could even complete one match

Sep 2, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Alex de Minaur admits he’s a man on a mission after showcasing his new-found firepower to blast his way into the US Open’s last 16 in New York. Australia’s world No.13 ruthlessly dismantled seeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-1 6-3 6-2 to join Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata in the fourth

ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2023, 06:19 PM ET NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday, setting up a fourth-round matchup at the US Open against fellow American Madison Keys. Pegula, the No. 3 seed, is still trying to advance beyond the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. First,

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 2, 2023, 11:36 AM ET NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki watched from the sidelines as her longtime friend Serena Williams had her electrifying farewell run at the 2022 US Open. While Williams dazzled the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium in her three singles matches, a pregnant and already retired Wozniacki was

Sep 2, 2023, 01:32 AM ET Three-time US Open champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare in his third-round match Friday night, losing the first two sets before rallying to outlast fellow Serbian Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic, the No. 2 seed who is chasing his 24th Grand Slam