Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka: 5 surprise contenders to win the US Open
This year’s US Open is less than a fortnight away and excitement for the final Grand Slam of the year is building.
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Paula Badosa joins Iga Swiatek as she hits out at US Open balls
Swiatek said on Wednesday she did not like the balls set to be used at the US Grand Slam, which are lighter for women than those for men, adding that the female players make more mistakes while playing with them, and she doubted it was "nice to watch visually". "Very much agree," Spain's Badosa said, hailing the words of the Polish world number one on Instagram on Friday, placing her comments over a screenshot of Swiatek's statement.
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Coric in quarter-finals at Cincinnati Open
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Croatia's Borna Coric in the quarter-finals.
Iga Swiatek calls out US Open over ball rules: 'I don't know why they are different than men's ones'
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Madison Keys beats Elena Rybakina to return to Cincinnati semi-finals, will face Petra Kvitova in last four
Madison Keys beat current Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-4, booking her spot into the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open. Keys made headlines the day prior after beating world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the third round and was able to carry her form into her match against Rybakina.
Badosa joins Swiatek as she hits out at US Open balls
World number four Paula Badosa has supported Iga Swiatek's critical comments regarding different tennis balls being used at the U.S. Open between men's and women's competitions, saying it counts against both the female players and the show.
Wimbledon winner Rybakina out at Cincinnati
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina saved three match points before falling 6-2, 6-4 to Madison Keys on Friday in the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek questions why US Open still uses different tennis balls for men and women
Reigning world No. 1 and two-time major champion Iga Swiatek called the balls used at the US Open «horrible» during a news conference at the Western & Southern Open this week, and questioned why women and men use different balls at the major. It is the only Grand Slam tournament to not utilize the same balls for all players.