Keys unlocks serve to dispatch Siniakova at US Open
NEW YORK :Madison Keys relied on her explosive serve and powerful groundstrokes to overwhelm Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-1 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
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Rusty Djokovic kicks off Grand Slam record bid with Albot thrashing
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday (Aug 26) with a 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round as the defending champion returned to the court after his Olympic triumph.
'Violent, ignorant, drink-fuelled defiance of the law' - The 'hooligans' and 'fools' jailed last week over UK protests
Dozens more people have been sent to jail this week for taking part in disorder that spread across the UK earlier this month, after the deaths of three young girls in Southport.
Maya Moore didn't want 'night to end' as Lynx retire No. 23 jersey - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — Lynx legend Maya Moore shed tears Saturday night as she stood at center court to see her No. 23 jersey retired to the rafters of the Target Center.
Five Talking Points Ahead Of The US Open Tennis Championships
The US Open brings down the curtain on the 2024 Grand Slam season with newly minted Olympic gold medallist Novak Djokovic aiming to add to his cache of major titles after failing to do so since bagging No. 24 at Flushing Meadows last year. Out to stop him will be Italian Jannik Sinner, the Australian Open winner who seized Djokovic's world number one ranking this year, and Spain's third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz -- who succeeded Djokovic as French Open champion then dominated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
2024 US Open tennis preview: Can Gauff and Djokovic repeat? - ESPN
After an entertaining season full of dominant performances, skyrocketing superstars and an abnormal amount of surface changes, we've finally made it to the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. And trust us when we say: The 2024 US Open could be one to remember.
Who has won the US Open? All-time tennis singles winners - ESPN
Coco Gauff won the US Open women's singles title in 2023 at age 19, becoming the youngest American champion at the event since Serena Williams in 1999. The victory marked the first Grand Slam title of Gauff's career, kicking off a busy year for the young tennis star. Gauff later became the first tennis player to be an Olympic flag-bearer for the United States at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. She also earned her first Wheaties box cover this year.
Brendan Rodgers stresses Celtic transfer selling point perfectly illustrated by Matt O'Riley being ready for anywhere
The mobile phone going off in the SMiSA press room broke the Brendan Rodgers flow just when he was holding court and trying to explain Celtic’s summer of stumbling in the transfer market.