1 hour ago US Open mixed doubles: Draper/Pegula beat Alcaraz/Raducanu, Djokovic/Danilovic in action – as it happened

Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud, Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper, Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori and Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison reached the last fourThe last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be best of three sets, but first to four games not six. If a game goes to deuce, the winners of the next point take it – there’s no advantage. If a match is level at a set apiece, a 10-point match tiebreak will settle it.Breaking: Danielle Collins and Christian Harris replace Sinner/Siniakova. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Wimbledon champion tells cameraman to stop filming her as she removes clothes on court

Iga Swiatek was involved in a brief altercation at the end of the opening set during her semi-final clash with Elena Rybakina at the Cincinnati Open, as she demanded a cameraman stopped filming her

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14 h. ago Iga Swiatek provides US Open mixed doubles update after Cincinnati victory

Swiatek won the Cincinnati Open on Monday night and is scheduled to play in New York on Tuesday

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17 h. ago Iga Swiatek sends ominous message to US Open rivals after securing Cincinnati title

Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open title without losing a set after beating Jasmine Paolini in the final

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34 h. ago There's a $1 million prize and big names for 2025 US Open mixed doubles. Why are some people upset?

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.S. Open’s overhauled mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday

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36 h. ago Iga Swiatek highlights key change for final run at Cincinnati Open

The Wimbledon champion contests the final against Jasmine Paolini on Monday night

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51 h. ago Iga Swiatek powers into first Cincinnati final with battling win over Rybakina

World No 3 recovers from early break to win 7-5, 6-3Swiatek hasn’t lost a set so far in the tournamentIga Swiatek, the third seed, defeated Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to reach her first Cincinnati Open final. The Pole had her hands full in the early stages of the 98-minute match but took advantage of a sudden dip in Rybakina’s form to win four consecutive games and wrap up the first set before easing through the second.“That was a tough match,” Swiatek said. “At the beginning the level was pretty crazy. We played so fast that sometimes we couldn’t even run to the second ball. But I was there to play with intensity and good quality and I am super happy with the performance. I served much better, so for sure it helped and I wouldn’t change anything.” Continue reading...

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64 h. ago ‘Eat, sleep or look at the roof’: how top tennis players cope with match delays

Iga Swiatek warmed up seven times before one semi-final while waiting at Wimbledon caused issues for Emma RaducanuThe greatest challenge for Carlos Alcaraz in his third-round match at the Cincinnati Open on Friday was simply remaining sane. Before Alcaraz and Hamad Medjedovic, his opponent, took to the court, they had no choice but to wait as Francisco Comesaña and the big-serving Reilly Opelka worked through a tumultuous three-hour, three-set contest replete with manic momentum shifts, medical time-outs and a last-minute rain delay for good measure. Alcaraz and Medjedovic had no idea when their match would begin, yet a large part of their job is making sure they are always ready.A few hours later, after closing out a straightforward victory, Alcaraz chuckled bitterly from a quiet hallway inside centre court as he reflected on his hours of preparation, which turned out to be more stressful than the match itself. “Well, it sucks,” he said, smiling. “Having to warm up three, four time...

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3 d. ago Keely Hodgkinson sends message to rivals with stunning return after 376 days away

Keely Hodgkinson, who has not raced since winning the Olympic title last summer because of injury, ran the ninth-fastest time ever in Silesia in a sublime comeback

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