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Star Player Loses It on Ump After Photographer's Gaffe

Medvedev ends up losing in the US Open after his meltdown

(Newser) - Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will not be repeating his feat this year after losing in the first round on Sunday to Benjamin Bonzi of France. And the loss will be a memorable one, thanks to a very public gaffe by a photographer that led to a court meltdown...

Rarity in Pro Sports: At US Open, 'Sky-Friendly' Lights

Stadium complex in New York is the only pro venue that has the designation

(Newser) - When the court lights flicker on at the US Open, tennis stars shine under illumination designed to cut light pollution. The wedge-shaped lamps around the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows direct light onto the players without spewing it into the surrounding skies, reports the AP...

US Open Change Offers Fast Track to a Trophy

Some players have called the format an exhibition, while another says it's no grand slam

(Newser) - The new US Open mixed doubles tournament has drawn plenty of criticism for issues incluidng its format and its field. With mostly singles players, some who rarely play doubles, it felt less like a Grand Slam championship on Tuesday than an exhibition—which is what one player referred to it...

Sinner Shuts Down American Hopes at US Open

Cleared in doping case, Italian star tops Taylor Fritz

(Newser) - Jannik Sinner started slowly at the US Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was able to put it aside...

Sabalenka Tops New Yorker in US Open
Sabalenka Makes
US Open Breakthrough
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Sep 7, 2024 6:13 PM CDT

Sabalenka Makes US Open Breakthrough

After blowing a lead over Coco Gauff last year, Sabalenka holds on against Jessica Pegula

(Newser) - "So many times I was so close," Aryna Sabalenka said after her rollicking US Open victory on Saturday in New York, "and it's always been a dream of mine." Her frustration, which included a finals loss a year ago after leading Coco Gauff, ended with...

US Open's 'Honey Deuce' Cocktail Is a $10M Hit

Money from the vodka drink surpasses the millions doled out to tournament winners

(Newser) - Business Insider has anointed the "biggest star" of the US Open, and it's not a tennis player. Instead, it's the pricey signature drink served at the tournament, called the Honey Deuce. Details:
  • The drink: It's a mix of Grey Goose vodka (a tournament sponsor), lemonade,
...

Epic Tennis Match Sets US Open Record

It lasted for 5 hours, 35 minutes before Dan Evans won

(Newser) - A few hours into a match that eventually set a US Open record for length, Dan Evans glanced over at the scoreboard. Not to see how he was doing, but to clarify exactly how long he had been playing. "In the fourth set, I had to check the set...

US High School Student Pulls Off US Open Upset

California's Iva Jovic, 16, advances to second round

(Newser) - Iva Jovic, a 16-year-old from Torrance, California, pulled off a major US Open upset on Monday, eliminating 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette of Poland in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. "Surprised, but not surprised," Jovic said about the result against someone who's been ranked in the top...

Training Room Racket Smash Causes a Fuss in Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka vents in players' room afterward, raising privacy questions

(Newser) - Aryna Sabalenka has had such a strong year in tennis that she will be ranked No. 1 on Monday even after losing the US Open final over the weekend to American Coco Gauff. But that loss nevertheless stung for the 25-year-old Belarussian, as video from the players' dressing room after...

Novak Djokovic Wins US Open
Novak Djokovic
Wins US Open
Sep 11, 2023 12:00 AM CDT

Novak Djokovic Wins US Open

Getting his 24th Grand Slam title

(Newser) - Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a US Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point. It was among many such elongated exchanges between...

Tennis Has a Recycling Problem
Tennis Has a
Recycling Problem
Sep 10, 2023 8:30 AM CDT

Tennis Has a Recycling Problem

Tennis balls can't be recycled, and experts are grappling with how to manage that waste

(Newser) - Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don't think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at US Open matches make their frequent requests for "new balls please." Because tennis balls are extremely hard to recycle and the industry has...

Coco Gauff Takes US Open
Coco Gauff Takes US Open
Sep 9, 2023 6:05 PM CDT

Coco Gauff Takes US Open

19-year-old beats Aryna Sabalenka for her first Grand Slam title

(Newser) - Coco Gauff set aside a so-so start and surged to her first Grand Slam title at age 19, coming back to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open final on Saturday to the delight of a raucous crowd that was loud from start to finish. Gauff, who...

Fan Booted From US Open After Yelling Something 'Unbelievable'
Fan Booted From
US Open After
Yelling Something
'Unbelievable'
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Sep 9, 2023 12:10 PM CDT

Fan Booted From US Open After Yelling Something 'Unbelievable'

'He just said the most famous Hitler phrase there is,' complained German player Alexander Zverev

(Newser) - The US Open was temporarily marred by a fan incident that ended up getting said fan thrown out of the annual tennis championships in Queens, New York. Yahoo Sports reports that Germany's Alexander Zverev was well on his way to beating Italy's Jannik Sinker on Monday evening, but...

Protester Glues Feet to Floor at US Open

4 protesters were removed from stands before semi-final match could continue

(Newser) - Coco Gauff's US Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor, per the AP . Gauff was leading 1-0 in the...

Disney Relents After Players Say They Want Their ESPN

US Open competitors were unable to watch their rivals play because of Disney-Charter lockout

(Newser) - A lot of people complained when Disney cut off its ESPN programming from Charter Spectrum last week during a dispute over fees. But the company was listening when tennis stars such as Coco Gauff and Daniil Medvedev publicly objected to not being able to watch their rivals' matches at the...

3 Years and 2 Children Later, Wozniacki Pulls Off an Upset

Victory over 11th seed sends former World No. 1 to third round of US Open

(Newser) - Just two rounds into the US Open, Caroline Wozniacki dispelled any doubts about whether the former World No. 1 could return to top form after a three-year absence from the tour that included the births of her two children. She did that by defeating 11th-seeded Petra Kvitová on Wednesday night...

'Sometimes You Smell Food, Sometimes You Smell Weed'

Marijuana odor wafted from park to US Open court, player says

(Newser) - Even while she was rolling on the court, Maria Sakkari couldn't help noticing the smell of something off it. "It was weed," Sakkari said. The No. 8 seed from Greece was eliminated from the US Open in the first round Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to...

50 Years Ago, She Took a Stand, and It Worked

Billie Jean King demanded female players at US Open earn the same as men

(Newser) - When Billie Jean King won the US Open in 1972, she didn't make the usual remarks about hoping to win again. Instead, she threatened to not play at all the next year—and added that no other women would, either. That's because she earned $10,000 for her...

World No. 1 Breaks US Open Drought
World No. 1 Breaks
US Open Drought
Sep 10, 2022 5:55 PM CDT

World No. 1 Breaks US Open Drought

Iga Swiatek overcomes Ons Jabeur and the distractions of New York City

(Newser) - Iga Swiatek had never made it so far as the quarterfinals in the US Open. Her dry run ended Saturday, when the top seed and World No. 1 player defeated Ons Jabeur in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Swiatek, 21, rolled through the first set, the Washington Post reports, while...

Tiafoe, Alcaraz Promise an Exciting Future for Tennis
With Tiafoe, US Tennis
Is in Good Hands
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Sep 10, 2022 2:50 PM CDT

With Tiafoe, US Tennis Is in Good Hands

This could be fun, Dan Wolken writes

(Newser) - Angst about the future of men's tennis once Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic—who have dominated the sport for years—now appears needless. Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe provided a 4 hour, 19 minute demonstration of that on Friday night, Dan Wolken writes in USA Today , in...

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