Thiem, Venus, Kenin among US Open wild cards
Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, and Grand Slam title winners Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin were among those named Wednesday as wild cards for the US Open main draw.
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Venus Williams, Thiem handed US Open wildcards
Other Americans, along with Williams, getting Flushing Meadows wildcards were former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, CoCo Vandeweghe, Elizabeth Mandlik, Peyton Stearns and 17-year-old Eleana Yu. American men gaining direct entry into the main draw via wildcards include Sam Querrey, Emilio Nava, JJ Wolf, Ben Shelton and Learner Tien. This year's tournament will run from Aug.
Venus Williams receives wild-card entry from USTA for US Open
Venus Williams will make her return to the US Open, after being sidelined in 2021, when the event gets underway on Aug. 29 in New York.
Canadian Open 2022 - Rain disrupts opening day in Montreal as Andy Murray's opener against Taylor Fritz postponed
Rain disrupted the opening day of the men's Canadian Open in Montreal, with a four-hour delay forcing the postponement of Andy Murray's match against Taylor Fritz. Inclement weather saw just two points of tennis played across the three courts in Quebec before 4pm local time (9pm BST). Ad Francisco Cerundolo and Karen Khachanov briefly appeared on court between showers, but soon exited at 15-all in their first game.
Key US Open warm-up event Washington Open draw drops with Gauff-Osaka a likely early match
The 2022 North American hard court season continues with the Washington Open, and the draw features numerous interesting match-ups. The qualifying matches begin today, while the main draw starts from Monday. Ad/> It is the first WTA event of the summer in the US, and follows the ATP-only Hall of Fame Open and Atlanta Open.
Swiatek gana su segundo título en París a costa de Gauff
Desde el inicio del declive de Serena Williams, en 2017, no había existido nunca tanta unanimidad a la hora de señalar a una jugadora como principal favorita para ser campeona en . Con esa vitola llegó (pronúnciese ‘Sbiontec’) esta temporada al torneo y este domingo confirmó los pronósticos con su incontestable triunfo (6-1 y 6-3 en 68 minutos) en la final ante Coco Gauff. La polaca reeditó el título conquistado en 2020 (en aquella ocasión barrió a otra estadounidense, Sofia Kenin) y con 21 años es doble campeona del torneo (sólo nueve jugadoras lo han logrado en la Era Open) y de Grand Slams. Está en racha de 35 victorias consecutivas, un periplo triunfal en el que ha perdido seis sets y tras el que se instala en una nómina de leyendas que han alcanzado registros parecidos o superiores de invencibilidad, como Navratilova, Graf, Court, Evert, Venus Williams y la mencionada Serena.
Coco Gauff’s path to French Open final, from prodigy to tour pro, age records
Coco Gauff reaching the French Open final at age 18 is the latest in a string of remarkable teenage feats in her young career. A look at how she arrived at the biggest stage in tennis …