Tennis

6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe‘s vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal‘s 22-match Grand Slam-winning streak on Monday and reached the US Open quarterfinals for the

1:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Cameron Norrie‘s run at the US Open finished in the fourth round after he lost in straight sets to Andrey Rublev on Monday. Norrie was aiming to become the first British player to reach the quarterfinals of the men’s singles since Andy Murray back in 2016, but in a

2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula eliminated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to get to her third major quarterfinal of 2022 and reach that round for the first time at the US Open. Play was held up for about 45 minutes at 1-1 in the first set while rain

3:29 AM ET ESPN News Services Australia’s Margaret Court believes she doesn’t get as much credit from the tennis world as she deserves for her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and that Serena Williams doesn’t reciprocate her admiration. Williams — who holds 23 Slam titles, one shy of the record Court set from 1960 to

8:15 AM ET NEW YORK — Ajla Tomljanovic‘s first words in her postmatch interview Friday after beating Serena Williams were, “I’m feeling really sorry.” She spoke just a minute after Williams had walked off the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, for what is likely to be the final time as a pro. Tomljanovic had bested

6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, a 19-year-old Spaniard, defeated unseeded Jenson Brooksby, a 21-year-old Californian, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday at the US Open, advancing to the fourth round in a facility he’s very comfortable in. Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, was right at home in Arthur Ashe Stadium,

Sep 3, 2022 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After one last week of her signature magic, Serena Williams‘ legendary playing career came to an end Friday night with a third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open in front of nearly 24,000 fans. The match capped the conclusion of a whirlwind 3½ weeks since

2:28 PM ET Associated Press Petra Kvitova erased a pair of match points and converted her fourth to edge Garbiñe Muguruza 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (10) on Saturday in a showdown between two-time major champions. Kvitova just kept coming back — after dropping the first set, after trailing 5-2 in the third and after being a

Sep 3, 2022 ESPN News Services Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev ended the historic run of Yibing Wu with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory in the third round on Friday at the US Open in New York. The defending champion moves on to face Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios on Sunday. Medvedev is bidding to become the first

11:44 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Twenty-three years ago, Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title here. On Friday, she said her goodbyes in the same place, in front of a sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “Thank you daddy, I know you’re watching. Thanks mom,” Williams said before starting to cry

6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff proved too strong for former finalist Madison Keys in their all-American third-round duel at the US Open, racing to a 6-2, 6-3 win in just over an hour at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Friday. The 12th-seeded Gauff will next take on China’s Shuai Zhang,

11:01 AM ET NEW YORK — Away from the spotlight of the box office night matches, Andy Murray is greeted with reverence and a hint of nostalgia whenever his name is read out. But this isn’t a farewell tour for the 2012 US Open winner. With a metal hip and near misses with retirement in

11:57 PM ET NEW YORK — As the match slipped away from the Williams sisters on Thursday night, the crowd oscillated between desperation and brief exhilaration. Moments of greatness from Venus and Serena were greeted with cacophonous celebration. But it was the times when things went astray that betrayed the real emotion of this occasion.

9:59 PM ET William E. Ricks It’s almost impossible to imagine tennis without Venus and Serena Williams. The two sisters began their professional careers in 1994 and 1999, respectively, winning many majors and profoundly impacting the sport. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Serena announced in August via

4:35 AM ET Associated Press Nick Kyrgios was bothered by what he thought was the smell of marijuana during his US Open match on Wednesday. The Wimbledon runner-up complained during his second round victory over Benjamin Bonzi about the scent, asking chair umpire Jaume Campistol to warn the crowd inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. 1 Related

9:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Serena Williams‘ expected retirement was put on hold yet again after the 23-time major champion pulled off the 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2, upset over No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night on Arthur Ashe Stadium. “It’s no rush

10:10 PM ET Serena Williams isn’t quite done yet. Williams’ run at the US Open in what is expected to be her last tournament before her planned evolution away from tennis continued on Wednesday night, as she defeated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 in the second round. Playing in front of

10:57 PM ET NEW YORK — When British tennis player Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last year, she could move around in blissful anonymity. She managed to lock herself away from the growing buzz around her by watching Formula One, listening to jazz and eating poke bowls in her hotel room during the tournament.