NEW YORK — For the first time in nearly two years, Aryna Sabalenka entered a match knowing her reign as the top-ranked woman on the WTA Tour was over.

But she was fine with no longer being the world’s No. 1, as long as she gets to hoist the US Open Trophy at the end of the tournament.

And the two-time defending Open champion got one step ...Read more

NEW YORK — For the first time in nearly two years, Aryna Sabalenka entered a match knowing her reign as the top-ranked woman on the WTA Tour was over.

But she was fine with no longer being the world’s No. 1, as long as she gets to hoist the US Open Trophy at the end of the tournament.

And the two-time defending Open champion got one step ...Read more

Ben Shelton messed up.

Sure, the U.S. tennis star advanced to his second US Open semifinal in epic fashion, knocking off defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set marathon that did not end until 3:33 a.m. ET Wednesday.

It was during his on-court interview afterward, however, that Shelton committed a bit of a faux pas while discussing the...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When he was told of the bomb threat, Brian Maguire was where he was supposed to be and doing what he was supposed to do: on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, just 100 feet from the complex’s security command center, watching, noting, sizing up.

It was Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, the US Open...Read more

NEW YORK — A familiar roar filled Arthur Ashe Stadium, one that had been a soundtrack to so many U.S. Opens before this.

For the first time in four years on Friday night, Venus and Serena Williams took the court at Flushing Meadows together, renewing a prolific pairing that had long dominated the doubles circuit.

An admiring Ashe crowd ...Read more

NEW YORK — The afternoon crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium broke into an encouraging cheer, realizing Jessica Pegula was on the ropes.

The highest-ranked American had already dropped the first set of Friday’s US Open third-round match against Leylah Fernandez in jarring fashion, and she risked falling behind in the second set, too.

It was break...Read more

NEW YORK — Mattia Bellucci didn’t stand a chance.

After making easy work of Darwin Blanch in the first round of the US Open, Taylor Fritz continued the trend with a convincing victory over the Italian in the second round Thursday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 6-0, 6-1, 6-1, victory lasted just an hour and 38 minutes under the ...Read more

NEW YORK — It will be a Friday night under the lights for Venus and Serena Williams.

The superstars sisters received the headliner treatment, as their US Open first-round doubles match has been scheduled for the night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The Williamses are set to face Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, who are the 14th-seeded doubles...Read more

NEW YORK — It was a tougher test than it needed to be, but fan-favorite Naomi Osaka is through to the third round at the US Open.

The two-time US Open champion stumbled through a messy second set before regaining her form and beating doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova of Czechia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, in Thursday’s opening match at Arthur Ashe ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ben Shelton’s second-round matchup of the US Open posed as a bit more of a challenge than the first.

Still, the top-ranked American defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-5 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The duel lasted three hours and 24 minutes following a 32-minute first set in which the American ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula has accomplished just about everything at her home Grand Slam, except walk away with the trophy.

The Buffalo native, seeded a career-best No. 3, continued her decade-long US Open title quest Wednesday with a dominating win over fellow American Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-1, to kick off the day’s action at Arthur Ashe ...Read more

NEW YORK — This was exactly what Taylor Fritz was supposed to do.

Facing a teenage opponent positioned 235 spots below him in the global rankings, Fritz made easy work of his American countryman Darwin Blanch on Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the US Open.

Fritz needed only an hour and 40 minutes to defeat the 18-year-old Blanch 6-3,...Read more

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka battled through a 7-6 (8), 7-6 (7) victory over Anastasia Zakharova to punch her ticket into the second round of the US Open on Monday.

The lively crowd — known for its below average tennis etiquette and above average noise levels — made itself known in support of Osaka, the two-time Open champion who spent ...Read more

NEW YORK — Five years ago, Thea Frodin depicted Serena Williams in the Oscar-winning movie “King Richard,” performing as a body double.

In a full-circle moment Tuesday afternoon, Frodin competed in a tournament that Williams long dominated.

Frodin, 17, made her WTA Tour debut in the first round of the US Open, losing to second-seeded ...Read more

Anyone wondering what look fashion-forward tennis star Naomi Osaka would sport at the US Open this year received "The Answer" on Monday night at Flushing Meadows in New York.

That is, her look was very much inspired by basketball icon Allen Iverson, complete with cornrows, a headband and arm sleeves.

After her 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) first-round ...Read more

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz took the Arthur Ashe Stadium court Monday dressed in a brown shirt and matching shorts, a far cry from the vibrant pink and purple wardrobe he donned throughout last year’s run to the US Open championship.

That was fitting, perhaps, because Alcaraz had more than four months of rust to shake off.

Monday afternoon�...Read more

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz won’t exactly be able to ease back into action at the US Open.

In what will be his first singles match in four months, Alcaraz is set to face battle-tested Roman Safiullin in the opening round, as announced in Thursday’s reveal of the main draw.

Safiullin is No. 98 in the world rankings, but he advanced to the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Four years ago, nobody could have envisioned this.

Not even Serena Williams.

When Williams suffered a third-round defeat at the 2022 US Open, it was expected to mark the end of the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s prolific career.

Williams had revealed weeks earlier that she planned to “evolve” away from tennis after that year...Read more