38 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Alcaraz through, Krejcikova saves eight match points against Townsend – live

Follow the fourth-round action at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy via emailWith Pegula pushing and probing once again on Li’s serve at 15-30, time is starting to run out for the less well known of the two Americans. 15-30 turns into 30-40. We’ve seen this before. But then Li tears up the script, sending down a rare stinging second serve to save the break point, before holding from deuce. Pegula leads 6-1, 4-2.Pegula is still bossing it on Ashe, leading 6-1, 3-1. And a glance through today’s early results brings up the name “Hewitt”. It’s not the 2001 champion Lleyton, however, but his 16-year-old son Cruz, who’s suffered a 6-3, 6-0 defeat in the first round of the boys’ singles to the American fourth seed Benjamin Willwerth. Lleyton was in the stands watching. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Alcaraz through, Townsend in action after Pegula eases past Li – live

Follow the fourth-round action at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy via emailWith Pegula pushing and probing once again on Li’s serve at 15-30, time is starting to run out for the less well known of the two Americans. 15-30 turns into 30-40. We’ve seen this before. But then Li tears up the script, sending down a rare stinging second serve to save the break point, before holding from deuce. Pegula leads 6-1, 4-2.Pegula is still bossing it on Ashe, leading 6-1, 3-1. And a glance through today’s early results brings up the name “Hewitt”. It’s not the 2001 champion Lleyton, however, but his 16-year-old son Cruz, who’s suffered a 6-3, 6-0 defeat in the first round of the boys’ singles to the American fourth seed Benjamin Willwerth. Lleyton was in the stands watching. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Pegula eases past Li, Alcaraz and Sabalenka in action on day eight – live

Follow the fourth-round action at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy via emailWith Pegula pushing and probing once again on Li’s serve at 15-30, time is starting to run out for the less well known of the two Americans. 15-30 turns into 30-40. We’ve seen this before. But then Li tears up the script, sending down a rare stinging second serve to save the break point, before holding from deuce. Pegula leads 6-1, 4-2.Pegula is still bossing it on Ashe, leading 6-1, 3-1. And a glance through today’s early results brings up the name “Hewitt”. It’s not the 2001 champion Lleyton, however, but his 16-year-old son Cruz, who’s suffered a 6-3, 6-0 defeat in the first round of the boys’ singles to the American fourth seed Benjamin Willwerth. Lleyton was in the stands watching. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Jessica Pegula, Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka in action on day eight – live

Follow the fourth-round action at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy via emailLi does get her side of the scoreboard going, breaking to reduce her deficit to 3-1, but Pegula locks straight back in to restore her double break before holding to 15. Only 23 minutes in, it’s very hard to see how Li can find a way back. Her second serve is batting practice for Pegula, who’s won all 10 of those points, make that 11. And in no time at all it’s 15-40, two set points. Pegula nets on the first and Li messes up her slice on the set. Pegula rattles through the first set 6-1.Lehecka, meanwhile, has got a second set point in the opener against Mannarino, leading 5-4 and at advantage on Mannarino’s serve. Mannarino shows unrelenting resolve to save it. This match represents a big opportunity for these two left-handers, despite being at very different stages of their careers. The 37-year-old Frenchman Mannarino, in his 15th US Open, and the 23-year-old Czech Lehecka are both attempting to reach...

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62 h. ago Oti Mabuse 'returns to Strictly Come Dancing' after Dancing On Ice axe

Former Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Oti Mabuse is set to make a return to the show three years after leaving the show and moving over to rival ITV show Dancing On Ice

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3 d. ago Good Morning Britain presenter Will Godley leaves ITV after four years to join rival GB News

Good Morning Britain news presenter Will Godley has revealed he is leaving the ITV breakfast show after four years - amid sweeping cutbacks across the network. 

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Shelton sunk by injury, Vondrousova shocks Paolini, Alcaraz flies through – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoThis game follows the first-set script as Rybakina moves to 40-30, set point. But then she throws in a double! A glimmer, perhaps, for Raducanu. But Raducanu can’t make the most of the reprieve. She bashes a backhand return into the net on the second set point and it’s been a near-rout for Rybakina, who leads 6-1.Raducanu gets on the board as a forehand winner seals a hold to 15. That’ll have felt good. But Rybakina, undeterred, swiftly holds to 15 herself amid a flurry of errant forehands from Raducanu. Rybakina has this way of looking so calm, composed and effortless, while also being so powerful and destructive. And that’s exactly how she gets herself a double break. It’s 5-1. After just 22 minutes, the ninth seed will serve for the opening set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Good Morning Britain star leaves ITV show to join rival news channel

Good Morning Britain's Will Godley has announced he is leaving the ITV show after four years.

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Pegula beats Azarenka, Vondrousova shocks Paolini, Alcaraz flies through – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoThis game follows the first-set script as Rybakina moves to 40-30, set point. But then she throws in a double! A glimmer, perhaps, for Raducanu. But Raducanu can’t make the most of the reprieve. She bashes a backhand return into the net on the second set point and it’s been a near-rout for Rybakina, who leads 6-1.Raducanu gets on the board as a forehand winner seals a hold to 15. That’ll have felt good. But Rybakina, undeterred, swiftly holds to 15 herself amid a flurry of errant forehands from Raducanu. Rybakina has this way of looking so calm, composed and effortless, while also being so powerful and destructive. And that’s exactly how she gets herself a double break. It’s 5-1. After just 22 minutes, the ninth seed will serve for the opening set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Pegula v Azarenka, Vondrousova shocks Paolini, Alcaraz flies through – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoThis game follows the first-set script as Rybakina moves to 40-30, set point. But then she throws in a double! A glimmer, perhaps, for Raducanu. But Raducanu can’t make the most of the reprieve. She bashes a backhand return into the net on the second set point and it’s been a near-rout for Rybakina, who leads 6-1.Raducanu gets on the board as a forehand winner seals a hold to 15. That’ll have felt good. But Rybakina, undeterred, swiftly holds to 15 herself amid a flurry of errant forehands from Raducanu. Rybakina has this way of looking so calm, composed and effortless, while also being so powerful and destructive. And that’s exactly how she gets herself a double break. It’s 5-1. After just 22 minutes, the ninth seed will serve for the opening set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Pegula v Azarenka, Shelton and Paolini in action, Alcaraz flies through – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoThis game follows the first-set script as Rybakina moves to 40-30, set point. But then she throws in a double! A glimmer, perhaps, for Raducanu. But Raducanu can’t make the most of the reprieve. She bashes a backhand return into the net on the second set point and it’s been a near-rout for Rybakina, who leads 6-1.Raducanu gets on the board as a forehand winner seals a hold to 15. That’ll have felt good. But Rybakina, undeterred, swiftly holds to 15 herself amid a flurry of errant forehands from Raducanu. Rybakina has this way of looking so calm, composed and effortless, while also being so powerful and destructive. And that’s exactly how she gets herself a double break. It’s 5-1. After just 22 minutes, the ninth seed will serve for the opening set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Raducanu crashes out to Rybakina and Alcaraz in action – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoThis game follows the first-set script as Rybakina moves to 40-30, set point. But then she throws in a double! A glimmer, perhaps, for Raducanu. But Raducanu can’t make the most of the reprieve. She bashes a backhand return into the net on the second set point and it’s been a near-rout for Rybakina, who leads 6-1.Raducanu gets on the board as a forehand winner seals a hold to 15. That’ll have felt good. But Rybakina, undeterred, swiftly holds to 15 herself amid a flurry of errant forehands from Raducanu. Rybakina has this way of looking so calm, composed and effortless, while also being so powerful and destructive. And that’s exactly how she gets herself a double break. It’s 5-1. After just 22 minutes, the ninth seed will serve for the opening set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US Open tennis 2025: Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in action on day six – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch with Katy | Osaka hits back at OstapenkoRaducanu dropped only six games in her first two matches. But both were against qualifiers; Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champ, represents a huge step up in quality. Raducanu has tended to struggle against the biggest hitters – and is letting Rybakina dictate early on here – but the way in which she stood up to Aryna Sabalenka in two tight defeats at Wimbledon and Cincinnati this summer will give her hope. But Rybakina backs up the break and it’s 3-0.Rybakina underlines why she’s the best server in the women’s game with some pinpoint deliveries to get to 40-15 in the opening game. The Russia-born Kazakhstani then misfires from the baseline, but holds to 30 when Raducanu rattles her return long. Rybakina bosses the next game too, charging to 0-40 and three break points. Raducanu repels the first, Rybakina blinks on the second but makes no mistake on the third. Raducanu drops serve for...

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3 d. ago Bukayo Saka hamstring injuries a 'big' concern for Arsenal, admits Mikel Arteta

England winger missed three months last season and will now be sidelined again for a period of weeks

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6 d. ago US Open live: Boulter crashes out in first round, Alcaraz leaves rival stunned, Djokovic admits to ‘concern’

There are five Brits in action as the first round continues, with Boulter the first knocked out in New York despite saving five match points

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6 d. ago US Open live: Boulter breaks back in tight encounter, Alcaraz leaves rival stunned, Djokovic admits to ‘concern’

There are five Brits in action as the first round continues, including Boulter as she faces Marta Kostyuk

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6 d. ago US Open live: Boulter falls down early break, Alcaraz leaves rival stunned, Djokovic admits to ‘concern’

There are five Brits in action as the first round continues, including Boulter as she faces Marta Kostyuk

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6 d. ago US Open live: Alcaraz leaves rival stunned, Boulter begins campaign, Djokovic admits to ‘concern’

There are five Brits in action as the first round continues, including Boulter as she faces Marta Kostyuk

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8 d. ago Novak Djokovic admits physical ‘concern’ after struggling to first

Djokovic struggled in the second set of his victory against Learner Tien and admitted he found long points difficult to recover from

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8 d. ago Novak Djokovic gets US Open campaign under way with battling first

Serb manages physical issues to beat Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2Djokovic is aiming for a record 25th grand slam titleNovak Djokovic delivered a lesson in grand slam tenacity to Learner Tien in the first round of the US Open, battling past the American teenager 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to launch his latest quest for a record 25th major title.Competing in his first singles match since his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals last month, the 38-year-old Serb swapped the whites for a sleek all-black outfit and managed physical issues to prevail under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights. Continue reading...

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