Taylor Fritz Plays Djokovic, Taylor Townsend Exits in Tears
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September 1, 2025
Taylor Fritz was smiling and Taylor Townsend was crying. A tale of two Taylors at the tennis. A story of sporting ecstasy and agony. Taylor Fritz and Taylor Townsend will be central to more tennis twists and turns at Wimbledon 2026. At least one will hope for a different ending. The most dramatic twist at […]
Alexander Zverev Falls to Felix Auger-Aliassime at US Open
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August 31, 2025
Alexander Zverev was third seed. He so nearly won this tournament five years ago. Yet again he has fallen short. Alexander Zverev often divides opinion. Some will feel sorry for him. Others will just shake their heads, unsurprised at his latest failure. The German was criticised for his patronising remark when British opponent Jacob Fearnley […]
Taylor Townsend Leads American Charge As Brits Bow Out
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August 30, 2025
Taylor Townsend is the best doubles player in the business. But fifth seed Mirra Andreeva probably didn’t expect her to be quite so good in the singles. And no one can deny that Taylor Townsend has become the big story of the first week at the US Open. First the unseemly stand-up argument with Jelena […]
Tommy Paul Scores Home Victory in Typical US Open Drama
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August 29, 2025
Tommy Paul gave the New York die-hards on Arthur Ashe the epic win they had stayed up so late to see. With the clock threatening to flick from 1.46am to 1.47am, the American battler summoned one last piece of agility and skill. How he did so after four hours and twenty-four minutes of incredible action […]
Novak Djokovic Must Guard Against Norrie Complacency
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August 28, 2025
Novak Djokovic knows he has faced Cameron Norrie on six occasions – and defeated him every single time. It might be tempting for the Serb to believe that his passage to the fourth round is all but guaranteed at Flushing Meadows. Equally, Norrie may have developed a mental block against Djokovic. The deep-seated belief that […]
Jacob Fearnley Joins Draper and Raducanu in Round Two
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August 27, 2025
Jacob Fearnley served eighteen double faults during his incident-filled US Open starter. No wonder he swiped away the ball with a hint of disdain when he finally got the job done overnight. But somehow he had won through to face one of the very best servers in the business in the next round. Jacob Fearnley […]
Venus Williams and Madison Keys End US Open Adventure Early
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August 26, 2025
Venus Williams and Madison Keys carried rather different weights of expectation on their shoulders going into the US Open. Both will feel the adventure is over too soon, though. For Williams, the objective was surely to compete and entertain Arthur Ashe one last time with flashes of her old power and magic. In that sense, […]
Emma Raducanu Races through, Daniil Medvedev Dumped out
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August 25, 2025
Emma Raducanu didn’t want to be the first big name dumped out of the US Open. That dubious honour fell to the erratic Russian Daniil Medvedev on a typically zany day at Flushing Meadows. Emma Raducanu is a big draw at the US Open, having won it previously. And she will command huge attention at […]
Emma Raducanu Faces Rocky Road to Reach US Open Finals
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August 22, 2025
Emma Raducanu doesn’t mind a classic battle against a big name at a Grand Slam event. A few weeks ago she stood toe to toe with Aryna Sabalenka – and thrilled the evening crowd on Centre Court at Wimbledon with her fearlessness. Emma Raducanu is growing in strength with every passing month – and we […]
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori Win US Open Mixed Doubles
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August 21, 2025
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori took the US Open mixed doubles title in a victory for the specialists and purists. They had resented the invasion of the singles superstars into their Grand Slam world. Yet for most of us the experimental format had been fun. Shortened sets and dramatic mixed doubles battles before the main […]