Carlos Alcaraz calls for curfew on late finishes before Laver Cup return
Why Carlos Alcaraz wants an 11pm curfew – Draper and Sinner hit by injury before tournament Carlos Alcaraz says US Open matches finishing after 3am are too much and wants an 11pm curfew introduced before his Laver Cup return in London this week. His US Open title defence ended with a defeat to Ben Shelton […]
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Zverev has won the US Open six years after throwing it away
The sweet smell of success Six years after serving for the same trophy and succumbing to defeat, Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-2 in New York to win the second Grand Slam title of his career. Zverev, 29, threw away a two-set lead in 2020 against Dominic Thiem, after serving for […]
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Sabalenka has already lost the world number one ranking before the US Open final
Sabalenka has been given “extra fuel” before Saturday’s final Aryna Sabalenka will have to put the disappointment of losing her world number one status to one side when she takes on Elena Rybakina in Saturday’s US Open final. The top ranking has already changed hands in New York. Rybakina secured it by reaching the semi-finals, […]
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Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz at 3.34am in the latest finish the US Open has ever had
US Open sees latest finish in early hours of the following day Ben Shelton has ended Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open title defence in a five-set quarter-final that finished at 03:34 local time, the latest finish in the tournament’s history. The crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium stayed put as a modern classic played out over four […]
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Serena Williams thrills on US Open return alongside Alcaraz
The Serena Slam back on the court in US Open mixed doubles Serena Williams walked back out onto Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night for the first time in four years, and roughly 15,000 people came to watch. Partnering Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open’s revamped mixed doubles, Serena Williams won her opening tie before […]
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Kyrgios ban could be one month or four years – and timing is everything
What are the precedents facing Kyrgios The length of the ban facing Nick Kyrgios after a positive cocaine test hinges on a single question: when he took it. Kyrgios, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, tested positive for cocaine at June’s grass-court event in Mallorca. The Australian player has since then served a mandatory provisional suspension that […]
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