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Kyrgios has battled injuries in recent years and had missed most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons before trying to return this year
No male player from the United States has won a Major singles title since 2003 a shocking dry spell for the most successful tennis nation. But with their home Grand Slam starting on Sunday, Americas top-ranked men will be desperate to build on the progress they have made and end more than two decades of misery
World number three Gauff will continue to work with longtime coach Jean-Christophe Faurel and has also brought biomechanics specialist Gavin MacMillan
Having won the U.S. Open in 2022, Swiatek returns to New York with her confidence restored and her powerful groundstrokes primed for another assault on American hard courts
Swiatek and Casper Ruud, her mixed doubles partner, won both of their Tuesday matches to secure a spot in Wednesdays mixed doubles quarterfinal, where theyll be competing for a spot in the $1 million title game
The innovative format, featuring only 16 teams and players having been allowed to enter either with singles ranking or as wild cards, has shut the door on the faces of the doubles specialists
Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, who has not lost a set in Cincinnati, will enter the final looking to improve her head-to-head record against Jasmine Paolini to 6-0
While Sabalenka had no answer for Elena Rybakina, French Open champion Gauff had 16 double faults in a exit at the hands of Jasmine Paolini
The 41-year-old Indian-American has had a fascinating life in tennis. He has won doubles Majors and Olympic medals, playing with and against some of the worlds best. In this interview, he discusses his longevity, doubles evolution, how the sport can market the pairs format better, and the US Opens mixed doubles gambit
Im happy to get through this difficult match, Sabalenka said. I just hope tomorrow is a day off. I need time to recover from such a great battle
Sinner crushed Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan 6-1, 6-1 in steamy afternoon weather while Sabalenka beat 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 6-1 under the lights of the night session.
It was Mboko's fourth win over a Grand Slam champion in the tournament after the world number 85 defeated Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina en route to the final