23 h. ago Jannik Sinner made to work hard after battling into US Open fourth round

The defending champion survived his first test to make it through to the last 16.

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42 h. ago Novak Djokovic shakes off a back problem and reaches the 4th round of the US Open at 38

Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Connors was the same age in 1991

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2 d. ago US Open: Jannik Sinner coasts into third round with win over Alexei Popyrin

Italian takes on another seed in the third round

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner and Naomi Osaka in action on day five – live

Updates from the second round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Daniel | Ostapenko and Townsend rowGoffin has broken back against Musetti and they’re now 4-4 in set one. On Grandstand, Rublev is giving Boyer all he can handle, forcing break points that he can’t quite convert. Oh, and Swiatek survives break point to lead Lamens 3-0, I don’t imagine this match will detain us all that long.Also a set up are Sakkari, 6-3 against Bondar; Alexandrova, 6-2 1-1 against Wang; and Kalinskaya, 6-1 1-1 against Putitnseva. Meanwhile, Swiatek breaks Lamens for 2-0, already looking monstrous; it’ll take something significant to beat her here, but both Gauff, her potential semi-final opponent, and Sabalenka, the defending champ and no 1 seed, are capable of that. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Emma Raducanu gives swift US Open win and Carlos Alcaraz’s haircut a thumbs

The 2021 champion defeated Janice Tjen 6-2 6-1 in exactly an hour.

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4 d. ago Bruce Willis' wife Emma cries over his 'language failing him' in dementia battle that's 'hard to see'

The Die Hard star, 70, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of dementia in 2023

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5 d. ago US Open tennis day three: Sinner and Swiatek through, Boulter and Kartal exit – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jack Draper flexes his muscles at US Open as he deals with spotlight and paparazzi

British No 1 says he is ‘growing out instead of up now’Draper working with Andy Murray’s former coachesDuring the typically chaotic media day before Wimbledon in June, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper were working through their commitments when they briefly crossed paths in the broadcast media mixed zone. As they warmly greeted each other, Sinner looked his good friend up and down, and a smile spread across his face: “Always stronger,” he said, jokingly flexing both arms.Draper, who responded with a sheepish, embarrassed laugh, has heard such observations many times in recent months. At the same time that he has risen up the rankings over the past 15 months, transforming himself into one of the best in the world, he has become one of the most physically strong players on the ATP Tour. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US Open tennis day three: Sinner in action, Swiatek through, Boulter and Kartal exit – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US Open tennis day three: Swiatek cruises though, Boulter exits, Kartal in action – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4. A tough start for the Brits. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US Open tennis day three: Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek in action – live

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaBoulter begins her tournament by holding serve against Kostyuk. Kartal’s start is less straightforward. Haddad Maia takes the first game on her serve as well as the first two points on Kartal’s. The 23-year-old shows some ticker to hold.Katie Boulter is up against Marta Kostyuk, the 27th seed. Getting to the second round hasn’t been an issue for Boulter. She’s got there in five consecutive slams – but can’t find a way to get to the third. Her last third-round slam appearance was at the 2023 US Open. Sonay Kartal, facing Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, is looking to build on her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jack Draper shows ring rust on injury return as he reaches US Open second round

The world number five defeated qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez 6-4 7-5 6-7 (7) 6-2.

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7 d. ago Novak Djokovic slams Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and says 'I have noticed'

The Serbian hasn't got a lot of sympathy for his fellow players ahead of the US Open

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7 d. ago Top 10 richest tennis stars as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner eye US Open prize money

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been the dominant forces in men's tennis in 2025, with the duo winning all three Grand Slams between them so far this year

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8 d. ago KPopped: the bizarre musical duel where South Korea’s hottest stars make the Spice Girls look like dead weight

This battle of the bands-style show teams western pop artists with K-pop stars to retool their songs. And it isn’t exactly flattering to the likes of Boy George, Vanilla Ice and TLCI would like to understand K-pop better, as I believe it is very popular with the kids. That sentence is a hard-working one: it introduces the information that I have spent this week watching the new Apple TV+ show KPopped (from Friday 29 August), while suggesting I am too old to have any hope of success. But it’s nowhere near as hard-working as a Korean pop star.This battle of the bands-style show aims to raise awareness of K-pop in the west like it’s lymphatic filariasis or something. The format reminds me of PE lessons. You know how gym teachers split groups of friends up, so they concentrate? Here, Korean boy and girl groups such as JO1 and Blackswan are split in half. Each half works with a famous western pop artist, re-tooling their best-known song in K-pop mode. The resulting performances are voted...

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8 d. ago Jannik Sinner’s doping case fallout continues to follow him over a year later

The Italian faced more questions after his decision to rehire fitness trainer Umberto Ferrara.

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9 d. ago ‘I’m so driven to find a way’: Holger Rune on what it takes to beat Alcaraz and Sinner

The 22-year-old has recruited the ‘legend’ Andre Agassi on his search for grand-slam winning form before the US Open“My aim is to win as many grand slams as possible and be No 1 in the world,” Holger Rune says with cool assurance on a stinking hot day in Cincinnati. “It’s very, very clear for me and it’s always been like that since I was a child.”The 22-year-old Dane is the world No 11 and he has reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and, on two occasions, the French Open. As the US Open approaches, he has yet to make the last four of a grand slam but his bold ambition seems more concrete when his impressive record against the best two players in the world is remembered. Rune has played Carlos Alcaraz four times, winning twice, including a 7-6, 6-2 victory in their most recent encounter, four months ago in the final of the Barcelona Open. He has also beaten Jannik Sinner twice in their five matches against each other. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US Open talking points: Raducanu’s hopes, Draper’s back and more Sinner

Five talking points ahead of the US Open.

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9 d. ago Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper among 10 to watch at US Open

Ten players who will hope to be vying for the US Open titles.

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu handed ANOTHER nightmare Grand Slam draw at US Open

Emma Raducanu has been handed a choppy path to a second US Open final, with the British No 1 on course for a possible third meeting with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in as many months.

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