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NEW YORK: Sweat-drenched competitors battled through suffocating conditions as sweltering heat gripped the second-round action at the US Open on Wednesday (Aug 29) before a lightning warning in the evening session suspended play in the outer courts.
NEW YORK : Sweltering conditions gripped the U.S. Open on Wednesday, testing spectators and competitors alike as athletes tried to wrap up their second-round matches quickly.
NEW YORK : Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen overcame early serving woes to move into the second round of the U.S. Open with a hard-fought 4-6 6-4 6-2 victory over American wildcard Amanda Anisimova on Monday.
NEW YORK : Paris Olympians in New York might need a little extra effort to bring their A-game to the U.S. Open, after a tight turnaround and quick switch from the clay of Roland Garros to the hardcourts of Flushing Meadows.
PARIS : Novak Djokovic on his knees sobbing tears of joy into the red Roland Garros clay after finally winning a gold medal will be the defining image of a magnificent Olympic tennis event.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win Olympic tennis singles gold when she defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday, hailing her victory as a "proud" moment for herself and her country. The 21-year-old came through 6-2, 6-3, winning only China's second ever tennis gold after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian's women's doubles triumph at Athens in 2004. Zheng's victory came on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where in 2011 celebrated compatriot Li Na became China's first Grand Slam champion in a landmark moment for the sport.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's run at the Paris Olympics will continue after defeating No. 6 Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals of men's tennis singles.