US Open day five
NEW YORK :Highlights of the fifth day at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Thursday (times GMT):
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Tsitsipas upset by underarm serves as he slumps out of US Open
NEW YORK :A frustrated Stefanos Tsitsipas took exception to his opponent's tactics after blowing a match point and exiting the U.S. Open in the second round courtesy of a five-set loss to Daniel Altmaier on Thursday.
Gauff embraces moment of vulnerability en route to US Open third round
NEW YORK :Coco Gauff said she felt more human allowing herself a moment of vulnerability under the primetime glare of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her tears and trembles visible to a crowd of 24,000 and millions watching at home, before reaching the U.S. Open third round.
Swiatek survives scare as Sinner and Osaka cruise at US Open
NEW YORK :Iga Swiatek weathered an unexpected storm to reach the U.S. Open third round on Thursday, while defending men's champion Jannik Sinner delivered a masterclass and Naomi Osaka rediscovered her groove at Flushing Meadows.
Zverev's experience trumps Fearnley's fightback at US Open
NEW YORK :Alexander Zverev's Grand Slam experience proved decisive as the German third seed defeated Briton Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the U.S. Open second round on Thursday, weathering a spirited comeback after asserting his dominance at Flushing Meadows.
Zverev sweeps into US Open third round
NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Britain’s Jacob Fearnley. Three-time Grand Slam runner-up Zverev eased past world number 60 Fearnley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to book a date with Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Russia’s Roman Safiullin. Only Carlos Alcaraz has more than Zverev’s 45 match wins on the men’s circuit this season. Third seed Zverev has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last four trips to New York, where he finished runner-up in 2020. Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have scooped the last seven Grand Slams together but Zverev is hoping to muscle in on their territory and claim an elusive first major. “I’m here to spoil the party.
Teary Gauff overcomes serving woes to beat Vekic at US Open
NEW YORK :Former U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff wiped away a flood of mid-match tears after a litany of service errors to defeat unseeded Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6(5) 6-2 and labour into the third round of the Grand Slam on Thursday.
Coco Gauff fights tears, 8 double faults to win at US Open - ESPN
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff kept wiping the tears welling in her eyes between points in her second-round match at the US Open on Thursday night, trying to stay composed, trying to give herself a chance to win.