September 8, 2026
Zheng Comes Back From 0-5 to Knock Out Swiatek
Qualifier Zheng Qinwen recovered from 0-5 down in the first set to beat Iga Swiatek and reach the US Open quarter-finals. Alexander Zverev advanced in straight sets.
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September 3, 2026
Zverev Survives Five-Set Marathon at US Open as Gauff and Rybakina Advance
Alexander Zverev came through a four-hour-53-minute five-setter against Lorenzo Sonego that finished at 1:55am, while Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Madison Keys and Taylor Fritz all advanced at a rain-hit US Open.
Gauff battles Svitolina to reach the last 16 of the US Open
NEW YORK: Defending champion Coco Gauff booked her place in the last 16 of the US Open with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Friday. Gauff, the third seed, had cruised through her first two rounds conceding just six games but found her toughest challenge yet in Svitolina, who pushed her to raise her game. Gauff acknowledged the difficulty of the match during her on-court interview. “I knew today was going to be tough. Every time I play Elina, she’s a fighter. I knew I had to bring my best tennis,” Gauff said. She added
Djokovic and Gauff advance to atmospheric US Open
Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as Laslo Djere retired in the third set, but said he will have to do better to win a fifth title on the hard courts of New York. Djokovic led 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when Jere pulled out a hard-fought contest that saw both men call for the physio at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “That’s not what we want to see,” Djokovic said. “He is such a good player in these conditions and the second set should have been his, it was 4-2. “I don’t know if (my)
Coco Gauff’s unique dream was denied by the referee’s questionable decision
American tennis star Coco Gauff has been disqualified from the women’s singles event at the Paris Olympics after a controversial call by the umpire. Gauff lost to Croatia’s Donna Vekić 7-6(7) 6-2 in a match full of emotional highs and lows on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Initially, Gauff appeared to be in control of the match. She was one point away from winning the first set, but the match quickly turned against her. The No. 2 seed was involved in a heated argument with chair umpire Jaume Campistol, which contributed to her eventual straight sets defeat. The
Gough crashes at Wimbledon as Alcaraz the Sinner locked on collision course
LONDON: World number two Coco Gauff was knocked out of Wimbledon by American compatriot Emma Navarro on Sunday as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were firmly locked in a collision course in the semi-finals at the All England Club. Gauff’s 6-4, 6-3 loss in the fourth round means only two of the top 10 women remain in the tournament. Elsewhere, an unheralded Lulu Sun became the first New Zealand woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon, while Madison Keys bowed out of her last 16 clash in floods of tears. Navarro, seeded 19th, reached the quarterfinals of a Grand
Swiatek’s perfect 10 in Stuttgart
STUTTGART: World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek extended her Stuttgart winning streak to 10 matches on Friday with a quarter-final sets victory over Emma Raducanu, while title rivals Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff suffered shock defeats. Top-seeded Swiatek, the 2022 and 2023 German clay-court champion, beat former US Open champion Raducanu 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vodrousova beat world number two and three-time runner-up Sampalenka 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. US Open champion Gauff, the world number three, fell 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.The 22-year-old Swiatek took just over two hours to defeat Raducanu, who
Mistake-plagued Gauff wins clay-court season opener
STUTTGART: World number three Coco Gauff was pushed hard by American compatriot Sachia Vickery before overcoming the qualifier 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the WTA clay court tournament in Stuttgart on Wednesday.The US Open champion took two hours and 27 minutes to silence her second-round opponent, ranked 134th in the world.Gauff got off to a bright start, hitting the first three games, but from there it would become an error-filled match.She double-faulted 15 times, allowing Vickery to get 19 break points, seven of which she converted.Gough converted six with the most important coming in the seventh game of the deciding set.Trailing
Gough says the pressure will ease in 2024
AUCKLAND: World number three Coco Gauff said on Sunday she was feeling more relaxed heading into next month’s Australian Open after achieving her goal of winning a Grand Slam title as a teenager. The 19-year-old won the US Open in September and said it was a weight off her shoulders as she begins her 2024 season at the Auckland Classic starting on Monday, where she is the defending champion. “I felt like I had a clock and I had to win as a teenager,” said Gauff, who turns 20 in March. “Just the way I started, with Wimbledon and everything,
Pegula enters WTA Finals title match
CANCUN, MEXICO: Jessica Pegula beat Coco Gauff on Saturday to reach the WTA Finals title match, but continued weather woes saw Aryna Sabalenka’s clash with Iga Swiatek called off due to rain. World number one Sabalenka and number two Swiatek had played just three games when rain fell, interrupting a match between the players battling for the year-end number one ranking. If Australian Open champion Sabalenka wins, she will finish the year at the top of the rankings, but if French Open champion Suiatek qualifies and continues to challenge for the title, she will regain the top spot. Whoever wins
