When Carlos Alcaraz is fully focused and his impossibly complete game is in full flow, nothing in the world can stop him. As he has spent the early years of his career collecting major titles at a breathless pace, this has been clear for a long time. On the biggest stage in tennis, he reinforced the sentiment with a stupendous …
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Donald Trump was booed and cheered at the US Open during the national anthem before Sunday’s men’s final. When stadium monitors showed him saluting as a member of West Point performed The Star-Spangled Banner, a burst of cheers sprang up and was quickly drowned out by boos, at which point the president offered a brief smirk. After the first changeover, …
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When the dust finally settles in the days after Sunday’s eagerly awaited US Open men’s final, the United States Tennis Association will issue its annual victory-lap press release. It will tout another record-setting Open: more than a million fans through the gates, unprecedented social-media engagement, double-digit growth in food and beverage sales, and hundreds of celebrities packed into suites from …
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Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her US Open title after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the women’s singles final. Sabalenka is now a four-time Grand Slam champion, with two of those victories having arrived on the hard courts of the US Open. The WTA number one defeated American Jessica Pegula in last year’s final, and has now done the same to …
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At the end of an excruciating season filled with near-misses and heartbreak at the final hurdle, Aryna Sabalenka began her third consecutive US Open final with one final chance to win the grand slam title she felt she was owed. This occasion could have been the source of more anxiety and stress, another reason for her to fall apart, but …
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US Open broadcasters have been asked not to show any negative crowd reactions to Donald Trump at Sunday’s men’s final. The president is expected to attend the match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in New York, with security at Flushing Meadows being heightened in preparation. Trump used to be a regular visitor to the US Open but has not …
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Second set: *Sabalenka 6-3, 0-1 Anisimova (*denotes next server)Anisimova is now complaining to the umpire; I think it’s to do with the lights affecting her ball toss. I can’t see how anything will change, though. She needs to get it out of her mind and reset. …
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On a tranquil evening in Manhattan last week, Carlos Alcaraz was making his exit from an Italian restaurant with his sizeable support team when he unexpectedly found himself staring at a familiar face. There was Jannik Sinner, quietly enjoying his own dinner. This was the second occasion during the US Open Alcaraz and Sinner just so happened to be dining …
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Rafael Nadal has always been seemingly invincible on the tennis court and endearingly vulnerable off it. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who arrives for a video interview from his home in Mallorca, Spain, is also a tired father, trying to catch up on sleep after the birth in August of his second son, Miguel. After transforming and defining the sport …
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