[ad_1] Getty Images On Sunday afternoon, Taylor Fritz will become the first American man since 2009 to play in a Grand Slam singles final when he takes the court at the U.S. Open one last time in 2024. He can also become the first American man to win a major since 2003. Andy Roddick was…
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic has won 10 Australian Open trophies, making him the best-performing player at the event ever, and a former Australian tennis legend sees him adding an 11th in 2025. A perfect scenario, a Cinderella story for Djokovic, would be him winning the Australian Open next year. Besides the event possibly marking his 25th…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 6, 2024 New York—No wedding. But a Grand Slam title instead. Ukraine’s Lyudmila Kichenok was supposed to get married on Wednesday to fiance Stas Kumarsky but instead postponed the ceremony to complete her run to the US Open women’s doubles title with Jelena Ostapenko. Kichenok and…
[ad_1] Sabalenka edges Navarro 6-3, 7-6 to reach second consecutive US Open final Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus achieved a career-high ranking of #1 last September and is currently ranked and seeded two. She defended her Australian Open title in January and is still seeking her first title in NY having lost the last final in…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner is one win away from the second Grand Slam title of his career–and second of the season–after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday afternoon. Sinner, the reigning Australian Open champion, needed three hours and three minutes to advance even though it was straight-set match. The…
[ad_1] American Jessica Pegula plays Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final on Saturday. Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA US Open Flushing Meadows, New York August 26-September 8, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Prize Money: $75 Million US Open Is a Quest for History Olympic gold-medal champion Novak Djokovic plays for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 6, 2024Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA NEW YORK—In his maiden major semifinal, a gritty Jack Draper lost his lunch on court. Draper’s appetite for major achievement remains undiminished. More: Depleted Djokovic on What Went Wrong The 25th-seeded Draper vomited on court a few times during his…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner in action during a men’s singles semifinal match at the 2024 US Open on Friday, Sep. 6, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA) (September 6, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy has reached his first US Open final on Friday when he defeated lefty Jack Draper of…
[ad_1] There will be an American in both the men’s and women’s singles finals at the 2024 U.S. Open. While Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe have been making a ton of headlines as the contingent of American men try to end a Grand Slam title drought of more than two decades, Jessica Pegula has also…
