Collins beats 4-time Slam champion Osaka | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):12:35 a.m.Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January and showed that same sort of hard-court form in her victory over former No. ___10:35 p.m.Rafael Nadal’s first U.S. Open match since 2019 ended with a four-set victory over a player making his Grand Slam debut. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans. Garbiñe Muguruza and Jelena Ostapenko were other Grand Slam champions with early starts.
wftv.comSam Querrey retires after 1st-round loss | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):12 a.m.Sam Querrey will always remember his big victories over Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. His resume also includes quarterfinal runs at Wimbledon in 2019 and at the U.S. Open in 2017. ___10:35 p.m.Rafael Nadal’s first U.S. Open match since 2019 ended with a four-set victory over a player making his Grand Slam debut. ___9:20 p.m.Emma Raducanu’s defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship has ended with a first-round loss to Alizé Cornet. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans.
wftv.comCollins beats 4-time Slam champion Osaka | US Open updates
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. Danielle Collins, an American seeded 19th, beat Osaka 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a big-hitting matchup at the U.S. Open. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January and showed that same sort of hard-court form in her victory over former No. 1 Osaka that ended after midnight as Tuesday turned to Wednesday.
news.yahoo.comThe Latest: Ram, Salisbury win US Open men's doubles title
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Seth Wenig)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):2:10 p.m.Rajeev Ram of the U.S. and Joe Salisbury of Great Britain have won the U.S. Open men's doubles championship for their second Grand Slam title as a team. Ram and Salisbury add this trophy to the one they earned at the 2020 Australian Open. Murray, whose younger brother Andy won three major singles championships, and Soares won two Grand Slam titles together in men's doubles in 2016, including the U.S. Open. The men's doubles final has started a busy day at the U.S. Open that Novak Djokovic hopes to end with his Grand Slam hopes intact. They play after the completion of the men's doubles final, which has the fourth-seeded team of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury against No.
wftv.comThe Latest: Gold medalist Zverev wins quick opening match
US Open Tennis Alexander Zverev, of Germany, serves to Sam Querrey, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___2:05 p.m.Alexander Zverev opened his bid for a second straight U.S. Open final appearance with a win in his opening match. Zverev won the first two sets last year in the final against Dominic Thiem before losing the match. It was Zverev’s first Slam final. Zverev won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and is one of three players with four titles this season.
wftv.comQuerrey accused of leaving Russia despite virus positive
ST. PETERSBURG – American tennis player Sam Querrey was placed in isolation by Russian authorities after testing positive for the coronavirus and then left the country on a private plane, organizers of the St. Petersburg Open said Thursday. The tournament said Querrey and his wife tested positive on Sunday, the day before play started. Querrey was withdrawn from the competition and his family was asked to isolate at a hotel. As Querrey told an ATP representative, he left Russia with his family on a private plane,” the tournament said, citing information from the ATP Tour. "The ATP is aware of an incident regarding a player’s serious breach of protocol relating to COVID-19 at this week’s St. Petersburg Open," the tour said.
With pros in the stands, Murray saves match point at US Open
Andy Murray, of Great Britain, reacts after defeating Yoshihito Nishioka, of Japan, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in New York. The Murray match provided the most entertainment in the afternoon of Day 2 at Flushing Meadows, where his lengthy victory was followed in Ashe by a straight-set win for Serena Williams. Three-time champion Kim Clijsters, mounting a career comeback and playing her first match at a major in eight years, lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 7-5, 6-1Its rare that you have lots of, like, players watching your match, Murray said. But he had surgery on his right hip in January 2018, then again in January 2019, shortly after a first-round loss at the Australian Open. I think at the beginning of the match, I was apprehensive about playing a long match because I havent done one for a while, Murray said.