NEW YORK — It’s the end of the road for Emma Raducanu.

Raducanu’s redemption run at the US Open came to an abrupt end Friday as Elena Rybakina surged past her for a 6-1, 6-2 victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium in the third round.

Rybakina, the world’s 10th-ranked women’s player, needed only 62 minutes to eliminate Raducanu, who ...Read more

NEW YORK — Not much can stop Carlos Alcaraz these days, but a bothersome right knee caused a scare during Friday’s third-round match at the US Open.

The Spanish superstar called a medical timeout and received a visit from the physiotherapist during the second set of his 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Italy’s Luciano Darderi at Arthur Ashe ...Read more

Coco Gauff was struggling for the second time in as many matches this week at the US Open.

At one point during her second-round match against Donna Vekic on Thursday in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the world's No. 3-ranked player became overwhelmed and couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

Gauff played through it all, however, and advanced with a 7-6 ...Read more

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka didn’t need to take her game out of cruise control on Thursday afternoon.

The two-time US Open champion, seeded No. 23 at this year’s tournament, dominated American Hailey Baptiste, 6-3, 6-1, in front of a sleepy early afternoon crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

The second-round match lasted just 70 minutes and ...Read more

Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the U.S. Open on Monday with a new hairdo.

Actually, he arrived at Flushing Meadows with no hairdo — as in no hair at all, aside from some teeny, tiny specks on his head that come to a widow's peak.

The world's No. 2-ranked player was asked about his shocking new look following his 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over ...Read more

NEW YORK — Day two of the US Open delivered the tournament’s first big stunner.

Renata Zarazúa of Mexico defeated No. 6 seed Madison Keys 6-7(10), 7-6(3), 7-5 in a major first-round upset at Arthur Ashe Stadium Monday afternoon.

Keys, who holds the third-highest ranking among American women, committed 89 unforced errors and totaled 14 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The tennis ball, an undisturbed artifact of a horrific wildfire, sat just off the Pacific Palisades court and was so covered in gray ash that its Penn logo was only faintly visible.

Pam Shriver studied it the way she might a precious archaeological discovery.

"I find that so moving," the Hall of Fame tennis player said. "The ...Read more

NEW YORK — Four years ago, Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world when she won the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier.

But nearly as staggering had been Raducanu’s lack of success at Flushing Meadows since then.

The British star entered the weekend seeking her first win in a US Open match since that 2021 championship, having suffered ...Read more

NEW YORK — There wasn’t much drama for the top-ranked American men on day one of the US Open.

No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 6 Ben Shelton rolled to straight-set victories on Sunday afternoon in the first round at Flushing Meadows, handling their business in matches in which they were heavily favored.

Still, it was a necessary first step for ...Read more

CHICAGO — “Billie Jean” is the name of the new play by Lauren Gunderson now in its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. This show about the tennis great Billie Jean King is currently in The Yard on Navy Pier through Aug. 10, and then is widely expected to have a life beyond Chicago.

King spoke to the Chicago Tribune in a ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Not only is Reese Brantmeier headed back to the U.S. Open, it appears the North Carolina tennis star’s lawsuit against the NCAA is about to get a big boost.

After a hearing in Greensboro last week, Federal judge Catherine Eagles issued an order Tuesday indicating she will certify Brantmeier’s lawsuit as a class action, ...Read more

U.S. soccer star Trinity Rodman is at Wimbledon.

Her father is not.

But that hasn’t stopped his name — Dennis Rodman — from coming up during coverage of the prestigious tennis tournament, which she has been attending in support of her boyfriend, Ben Shelton.

On Monday, after Shelton defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Fancy footwork won him Wimbledon.

Simple footwear won him everything since.

"The shoe has had a life of its own," said Stan Smith, 78, whose eponymous Adidas kicks, with their timeless lines and leather uppers, are the king of all tennis sneakers with more than 100 million sold. "People from all walks of life have embraced them...Read more