Professional Tennis
The proverbial monkey is now off of her back. American Jessica Pegula can now say she is a major semifinalist after she knocked off top-seed and five-time major champion Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday evening, securing her place in the final four at a Grand Slam for the first time. “I would like to…
Emma Navarro surged into the first major semifinal of her career as she defeated 26th seed Paula Badosa 6-2, 7-5 in the first U.S. Open quarterfinal at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens on Tuesday. Trailing 1-5 in the second set, the New York City-native Navarro rattled off the final six…
We’ve reached the Round of 16 at the 2024 U.S. Open, and 25 percent of the remaining men represent the United States. Tommy Paul defeated Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(3) on Saturday afternoon to join three of his fellow Americans in the fourth round. The 14th seeded Paul joins 12th seed Taylor…
American Jessica Pegula continues to thrive on the hard courts this summer as the sixth-seed defeated her compatriot Sofia Kenin 7-6(4), 6-3 in the U.S. Open second round on Thursday. Fresh off her title in Montreal and runner-up showing in Cincinatti, Pegula has won her first two matches in New York, and has now won…
World number one Iga Swiatek wasted no time securing her place in the U.S. Open third round on Thursday as she knocked off Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara 6-0, 6-1 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek has now won 19 straight second-round matches at Grand Slams, becoming the fifth player in the Open Era to achieve that…
American Tommy Paul moved into the third-round of the U.S. Open on Thursday as he defeated Max Purcell 7-5, 6-0, 1-0 (ret.) on Grandstand. “It’s unfortunate,” Paul said of Purcell’s retirement. “The first set was super entertaining tennis. I love the way that he plays. It was great tennis on both sides of the court.”…
Looking to bookend his 2024 season with major titles, Italy’s Jannik Sinner moved one step closer to that goal with a convincing second-round victory on Thursday. The top-seeded Sinner needed just one hour and 39 minutes to defeat American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. “I am very happy to get through, he is a very…
You never know what’s going to happen during Night Sessions in Arthur Ashe Stadium. And on Thursday night, the U.S. Open delivered another plot twist, as 2022 champion and the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, Carlos Alcaraz, saw his bid for a second U.S. Open crown end rather abruptly. Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp…
In what was set up to be a blockbuster second-round matchup, American Taylor Fritz handled it in business-like fashion on Wednesday. The top-ranked American and 12th seeded Fritz moved past former semifinalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-1 inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. “I came in really focused,” said Fritz. “I felt I was locked…
Fresh off of her Gold Medal triumph at the Paris Olympics, China’s Qinwen Zheng is in pursuit of her first major title. She moved one step closer towards that goal as she came back to defeat American Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first match on Louis Armstrong on Monday. “It’s very difficult match…