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The U.S. Open stage is set, and tennis fans couldn’t ask for a better final on the men’s side. Men’s No. 1 Jannik Sinner will square off against men’s No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in a highly anticipated matchup to determine one of the sport’s biggest events. It should be familiar territory for both men. Both Sinner and Alcaraz have won …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Saturday’s 2025 US Open women’s singles final is rich in storylines. On one side of the net, American Amanda Anisimova is looking to claim her first-ever grand slam title, just eight weeks after she suffered a devastating, historic loss in the Wimbledon final. On the other side, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is hoping to defend …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Duchess of Kent, the wife of a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth and best known for her long association with the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has died aged 92, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Born Katharine Worsley, she joined the royal family when she married Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, in 1961 after meeting him five …

In one of the least competitive major finals in tennis history, Amanda Anisimova got squashed by Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon this July. It was a stark 6-0, 6-0, the dust settling in just 57 minutes. There wasn’t much to take away from it. “I don’t think it helped me become a better player in any way. It wasn’t a good …

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score. The No. 8-seeded Anisimova reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows. “To come back from Wimbledon like that is …

Appearing in her maiden Grand Slam final, things didn’t quite go to plan for Amanda Anisimova in London earlier this year. Just two months ago, Anisimova lost to Iga Swiatek 0-6, 0-6, in the Wimbledon final, suffering one of the most comprehensive defeats in tournament history. Bouncing back, Anisimova returned to Grand Slam action at the US Open, making a …

NEW YORK — After her fourth-round win over Beatriz Haddad Maia on Labor Day, Amanda Anisimova said in her on-court interview that she had hoped for a bit more love from the New York crowd. She got it in spades on Wednesday. With the fans firmly in her corner in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the American knocked off six-time Grand Slam …

The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2025 U.S. Open.  In early June, Jannik Sinner suffered the sort of defeat that could cause years of psychological damage. He squandered three match points in the fourth set of the French Open final, before losing a fifth-set tiebreak to his nearest and only rival at the top of tennis, …

Amanda Anisimova enjoyed a stellar Wimbledon campaign up until the final, where she was heavily beaten. The American star produced one of the shocks of the year in the semifinals, when Anisimova knocked out Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Advancing to her first major final, Anisimova took on five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek. Struggling from the very first ball …