September 8, 2026
Coco Gauff triumphed in the all-American battle against Iva Jovic to edge towards another shot at the US Open title. The iconic Coco will now face Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals after her 6-1, 6-4 victory over her teenage compatriot. Gauff is almost unrecognisable from the young woman who used to through agony during service […]
September 7, 2026
Frances Tiafoe and his spectacular heroics against Daniil Medvedev have set up a quarter-final clash against his compatriot Alex Michelsen. And that means the USA is guaranteed representation in the last four of the men’s draw at Flushing Meadows. And there could be another American contender there, if feisty Ben Shelton pulls off a shock […]
September 6, 2026
Iva Jovic claimed she almost lost her mind in a classic contest with Alexandra Eala. That breathless description of her emotions might be a typical example of a teenager’s exaggeration – but maybe that’s the point. Jovic is still only eighteen. And now she faces another American who hit the big-time as a teenager – […]
September 5, 2026
Tommy Paul has the ultimate tennis reward for causing an upset in a thrilling five-setter at the US Open. The American will take on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Twentieth seed Paul defeated Alexander Bublik, a man ranked five places above him, in a typical New York marathon. The […]
September 4, 2026
Coco Gauff needed to hold her nerve to fend off a ferocious comeback from Paula Badosa in front of an amazed New York crowd. The American looked to have tamed the Spaniard at 4-2 in the second set. But the vast Arthur Ashe Stadium was treated to some monumental battles from there until the final […]
September 3, 2026
Ben Shelton is brimming with confidence and looks capable of winning this year’s US Open. He defeated the determined Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5. And perhaps the most explosive clash of this entire Grand Slam event could come at the quarter-final stage. That’s when Shelton could come up against the resurgent Carlos Alcaraz. […]
September 2, 2026
Coco Gauff and Sascha Zverev negotiated their first-round matches in very different ways at Flushing Meadows. The irrepressible Gauff took just eighty minutes to negotiate her first test in straight sets. Coco is seeking her second US Open title – and has an outside chance of becoming world number one. She beat Turkish star Zeynep […]
September 1, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz took a gamble when he came out swinging against the dangerous Russian, Roman Safiullin. After 139 days out, the lovable Spaniard didn’t know what would happen – by his own admission. ‘There were some doubts in the match, I’m not going to lie,’ said the former Wimbledon champion. ‘I was thinking about it. […]
August 31, 2026
Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams have turned back time for a good number of years. But time has finally won, as it always does in the end. To be eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam with sickness, cramps and acute pain in his back and shoulder. That sad state of affairs will […]