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.
SYDNEY: Top seeds and two-time champions United States, led by Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, were drawn on Monday along with Spain and Argentina to defend the United Mixed Team Cup in Australia. Gough and Fritz, ranked third and sixth in the world respectively, begin their 2026 season in Perth in the fourth edition of the tournament from January 2-11 ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park later in the month. Spain is led by Juame Munar and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. World number one Carlos Alcaraz has opted to play an exhibition match in South Korea against Jannik Sinner
NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz says he won the Australian Open next year to seal a Grand Slam career is his main goal after securing a sixth big title in New York on Sunday. Alcaraz defeated chief opponent Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his second American open crown and will become the youngest man to win all four big companies if he lifts the trophy to Melbourne next January. “It is my first goal, to be honest,” said 22 -year -old Alcaraz, who has not spent it from the quarter -finals on four trips to Australia. “When I
NEW YORK: The world number one Aryna Sabalenka neutralizes Amanda Anisimova to defend its American open crown on Saturday, beating her American opponent in a straight set to secure her fourth Grand Slam title of her career. Sabalenka relentlessly attacked Anisimova’s game to complete a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium, which tends its regime to the climax of female tennis. The 27 -year -old from Belarus had gone to Saturday’s final, knowing that it was her last opportunity to grab a Grand Slam Crown in 2025 after agonizing losses in the Australian and France finals. Sabalenka atone
NEW YORK: Tommy Paul survived a brutal five epic that ended at 1:46 am to fight his way beyond Nuno Borges and in the third round of US Open early Friday. The 14th American seed eventually made it count after 45 minutes to pull 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 7-5 in New York. Late at night ends in tennis was a repetitive topic, especially in the Australian Open and the US Open, where Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner completed the 2022 square at 2:50 am. Paul could have been comparatively early in the evening with two points of match in
Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner cruised into the semi-finals with a dominant 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory over home favorite Alex de Minaur, dropping just six games in a stunning display of power and precision in Rod Laver Arena. . Sinner, the No. 1 of the world, showed no signs of the illness that hampered him in his previous fight with Holger Rune. The Italian dismantled de Minaur with ease, extending his unbeaten run against the eighth-ranked Australian to 10-0, including 20 straight sets. After an uphill battle in the fourth round, Sinner looked back to his best, moving smoothly
MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner battled illness to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday, but the physical demands of tennis’ Grand Slam proved too much for French veteran Gael Monfils and American teenager Learner Tien. Iga Swiatek was in fine form as she continued her quest for a maiden Melbourne Park title and sixth major by demolishing lucky Eva Lys 6-0 6-1, but Elena Rybakina could not overcome a back problem and fell by 6-3 1. -6 6-3 to Madison Keys. Monfils, 38, was forced to withdraw with his own back problem while trailing American young gun Ben Shelton
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)
PARIS: They have given us drama, gold and inspiration from their legendary Olympic performances. Now (probably) they leave the scene forever, leaving behind golden memories. Here are five stars who had the last Olympics in Paris. Andy Murray’s dramatic farewell As befits a career of heroic comebacks, British tennis legend Andy Murray refused to retire quietly at the Paris Games. Having already announced that it would be the last time fans would see him on the field, he was on the brink of an exit from the first-round double against Japan, which had five match points. Murray and partner Dan
WASHINGTON: Top seeds Andrey Rublev and Aryna Sabalenka fought off decisive challenges to avoid upsets with three-set triumphs on Wednesday to advance to the ATP and WTA Washington Open. World number eight Rublev fired 15 aces and rallied after a rain delay to see off 20-year-old Frenchman Luca Van Assche 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 on the hard court for the US Open, which starts on August 26. “The first set I was playing really bad. I was missing for no reason sometimes out of nowhere,” said Rublev. “When you play horrible tennis, you feel like today
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