Tennis

Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka is one win from defending her US Open title as she beats American star Jessica Pegula in a rematch of last year's final. 

American Amanda Anisimova defeats Poland's Iga Świątek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals to make her third major semifinal.

US Open fan behaviour is attracting more criticism after a video went viral showing a fan attempting to open Janick Sinner's bag after a match.

It is heartbreak for Alex de Minaur once again at the US Open, as the Australian fails to break through to the semifinals at a major for the first time in his career.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set for a US Open semifinal showdown, while women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced after Markéta Vondroušová suffered an injury just hours before their scheduled quarterfinal.

Alex de Minaur knows he needs a few things to go his way to push "all the way" at the grand slams, and he has finally caught some breaks in New York.

Piotr Szczerek apologises after footage of the Polish businessman stealing a US Open player's cap from the young fan it was intended for goes viral.

Polish businessman Piotr Szczerek takes Kamil Majchrzak's cap that was meant for a young fan at the US Open.

Struggling once again with her serve, third seed Coco Gauff is defeated by Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the US Open.

Australian number one Alex de Minaur sprints past Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi to reach his sixth grand slam quarterfinal.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jessica Pegula show their class in booking their spots in the US Open quarterfinals, while Sorana Cirstea sends out a plea over a missing piece of sentimental silverware.

World number one Jannik Sinner tells the world he's not a machine after overcoming tough Canadian challenger Denis Shapovalov to continue his title defence at Flushing Meadows. 

Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur is a win away from a third US Open quarterfinal after taking down injured German Daniel Altmaier, while Daria Kasatkina's run ends with a loss to two-time Flushing Meadows champion Naomi Osaka.

The inspired US Open run from qualifying is over for Australian Priscilla Hon following a third-round loss at Flushing Meadows.

Already the holder of the most men's grand slam titles (24) and match wins (395), Novak Djokovic reached another milestone by surpassing Swiss maestro Roger Federer to become the man with the most hardcourt victories.

Tennis great Venus Williams has a women's doubles win at Flushing Meadows for the first time in more than a decade, beating a seeded pairing with Leylah Fernandez.

Daria Kasatkina records a stunning comeback win while fighting cramps to advance to the third round at the US Open as Jannik Sinner dismantles Alexei Popyrin and Alex de Minaur goes through.

Australian qualifier Priscilla Hon stuns 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova to reach the third round of a grand slam for the first time.

American Taylor Townsend clashes with 25th seed Jeļena Ostapenko at the US Open, with Ostapenko telling her she has "no class and no education" after Townsend's upset win.

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