Tennis

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

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 12:01 AM ET NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz found himself in a hint of a predicament 35 minutes into his US Open quarterfinal against Alexander Zverev on Wednesday night. At 3-all in the first set under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Zverev earned the first break points of the

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, 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,

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 04:48 PM ET NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic reached his record 47th Grand Slam semifinal, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most by a man, by defeating Taylor Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on a steamy Tuesday. Djokovic improved to 13-0 for his career in

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, 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

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 05:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the US Open quarterfinals in consecutive years, getting that far this time by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Sunday. Gauff asked one of her coaches,

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

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

ESPN News Services Sep 1, 2023, 05:41 PM ET NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki‘s comeback to tennis and the US Open rolled on Friday with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over American Jennifer Brady, another player making a return to the game after a yearslong absence. The 33-year-old from Denmark raised her fists and glanced

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 1, 2023, 03:36 PM ET NEW YORK — American Tommy Paul reached the fourth round at the US Open for the first time in his career on Friday with a 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. And while the win could be attributed to his stellar play