Should Osaka defeat Anisimova, she will become the first player to reach a Grand Slam final after becoming a mother since Victoria Azarenka made the 2020 US Open showpiece, which Osaka won. And if the four-time major winner goes all the way in New York, she will be the first player since Kim Clijsters (in 2009, 2010 and 2011) to …
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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Karolína Muchová, the Czech world No. 13, had to wipe away tears and briefly halt her second-round U.S. Open match against Sorana Cîrstea on Thursday. She later said that she had spotted an ex-boyfriend in the crowd, who she said has a history of showing up “at places where he shouldn’t be.” Muchová was serving down …
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On an unforgettable evening in New York, Venus Williams offered yet another demonstration of her perpetual greatness as she battled into the night with Karolína Muchová, making the 11th seed’s life difficult across an intense two hours before falling 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of the US Open. As Williams took the familiar walk through the bowels of …
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