August 31, 2026
Novak Djokovic lost his opening match at the 2026 US Open to Argentina's Mariano Navone in five sets, the first time in his career he has gone out in the first round in New York.
Jannik Sinner shakes hands with Ben Shelton after winning the group stage match. PHOTO: REUTERS TURIN: Jannik Sinner stayed on course to defend his ATP Finals title on Friday after holding off Ben Shelton to complete a perfect group stage, while Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched the final semi-final spot by beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Italian Sinner took one hour and 35 minutes to beat a spirited Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) who bowed out of his debut Finals in Turin without a win in his three matches at the Bjorn Borg Group. Chants of Sinner’s name echoed loudly around the
Listen to the article Emma Raducanu fought through the disease to secure a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over China’s Wang Xinyu in the first round of the French Open on Monday, creating a second conflict with defender Iga Swiatek. Raducanu, who took 41st place in the world, was competing early and had to ask for a doctor during the first set, which won in her second attempt. Despite her health concerns, the 22 -year -old fought to claim a fierce battle after 2 hours and 44 minutes. “I don’t feel great, I am fighting from the beginning,” Raducanu admitted to
MUNICH: Germany’s global number, Alexander Zverev celebrated his 28th birthday on Sunday, relaxing Munich’s ATP title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over the American Ben Shelton. The top seed Zverev, who appears in his first final since he lost Jannik Sinner in the title Australian Open Decider in January, had a few problems with Shelton, captured 15 in the world. For Zverev was the third time he had won in Munich – he was equivalent to compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber – and the 24th title of ATP overall. Unlike his quarter -finals win over the Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor, where Zverev had
MONTREAL: Andrei Rublev reached his second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season on Sunday as he lined up a title match against Alexei Popyrin in Montreal. Fifth seed Rublev, who won the Madrid Masters title in May, overcame a two-hour rain stoppage as he beat Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 in their semi-final. He faces Monday night for the trophy against Australia’s Poppirin, who knocked out last week’s ATP Washington winner Sebastian Korda 7-6 (7/0), 6-3 in 92 minutes. Rublev had a patchy 2024, melted down several times on the court out of frustration with his game and was
WASHINGTON: Concerns about the surface change and injuries prompted several top ATP and WTA players to skip the Paris Olympics and prepare for the US Open at this week’s Washington Open. Those chasing gold in France must switch from the grass courts of Wimbledon to the clay of Roland Garros for the Olympics and then switch to hard courts ahead of the US Open, which starts on August 26. “Staying on one surface is important. Changing surfaces is not the best thing for me at the moment,” said Britain’s Emma Raducanu. “Switching to clay right after grass, it’s such a
NEW YORK: Reilly Opelka hit 27 aces in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Mackenzie McDonald on Thursday to set up a semifinal meeting with Alex Michelsen at the ATP grass-court tournament in Newport, Rhode Island. Opelka, playing as a wildcard in his first tournament in almost two years, became the lowest-ranked player to reach a semi-final in the ATP era, having fallen to world No. 1,188 as he recovers from hip and wrist operations. “There’s a bit of a good element to it,” said Opelka, who shocked top seed and defending champion Adrian Mannarino in the previous round. “Let’s
LOS CAMBO, MEXICO: Australia’s Jordan Thomson defeated Casper Rudd to seal the first ATP title of his career with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) victory in the final of the Los Campos Open in Mexico on Saturday. Thompson — who knocked out top seed Alexander Zverev in a marathon semifinal battle that ended in the early hours of Saturday morning — once again dug deep to overcome fourth seed Ruud. The 29-year-old Australian showed no signs of fatigue from Friday’s marathon three-hour-and-40-minute match with Zverev as he took control of Saturday’s final against the three-time Grand Slam finalist from Norway. “It’s
RIO DE JANEIRO: World number two Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from his first-round match on Tuesday at the ATP Rio Open after rolling his right ankle in just the second match point against Thiago Monteiro. The Spanish star took a medical time-out, sprained his ankle and won the first game, but after dropping his serve in the second game, dropped it in yet another setback in what has been a disappointing 2024 campaign so far. Shortly after the fight Alcaraz told reporters that the decision to withdraw was a “precautionary measure” and that physiotherapists who treated him had indicated that the
WASHINGTON: Tommy Paul defeated American Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Dallas Open final, where he will seek his second ATP Tour title. World No. 15 Paul won 27-of-37 first-serve points (73%) and 14-of-22 second-serve points (64%) to knock off No. 16 Shelton after 79 minutes. “Those pitches helped me out a little bit,” Paul said. “They don’t jump as high as some of the other courts we’ve played at. I kept the ball in my strike zone a little longer. “She didn’t serve as well as I would have liked, but I somehow blew a lot
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