Jack Draper overcame the home crowd as he beat Americna Michael Mmoh Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Jack Draper has reached the second week of a grand slam for the first time after beating American Michael Mmoh
Emma Raducanu teaches tennis lesson from 4,000 miles away Emma Raducanu stunned the tennis world when she won the 2021 US Open. The British star beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to secure her first Grand Slam title and the first for a British woman in 44 years. Just 18 at the time, she became the first to win a major after coming through the qualifiers and without dropping a set.
Tommy Paul’s offer to a young fan was rejected after the child made waves for supporting him at the US Open. The 14th seed found himself two sets down to Roman Safiullin in the second round but, with the kid cheering him on courtside, he managed to come back and win in five sets. Paul then extended an invitation to have the fan join his box but it was rejected
No. 6 seed Coco Gauff battled back against Elise Mertens to book her place in the Round of 16, but she was driven to success by an unlikely source. Gauff spotted pop star Justin Bieber in the crowd, and her game completely changed. Gauff fought back from being a set down to win for the ninth time in her Grand Slam career, and she’s only 19. The American was visibly
Dan Evans has claimed Carlos Alcaraz has “too many shots” and the Spaniard sometimes helps his opponent by choosing the wrong option. The British No.2 admitted he enjoyed pitting his wits with the world No.1 during an entertaining third round defeat at the US Open. The Spaniard combined blistering ground strokes with a deft touch around the net to win 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the main Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Coco Gauff shared her excitement about facing Caroline Wozniacki at the US Open in what is the Dane’s first Grand Slam tournament since leaving retirement. But the 19-year-old was also aware that the former world No 1 would know her game very well after spending years watching her from the sidelines. And Wozniacki will be able to count on the support of her good friend Serena Williams, who has been
Lily Miyazaki suffered a second-round exit to the Olympic champion to end Britain’s perfect start to the US Open. The world No.198 recorded her first-ever Grand Slam victory on Monday to start a remarkable run of all seven British players winning their opening matches without dropping a set. But Belinda Bencic, the Swiss world No.13 who lost to Emma Raducanu in the quarter-finals here in 2021, ensured there would not
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Andy Murray has become the eighth man to register 200 grand slam victories in the Open era. The 36-year-old reached the milestone following his latest win over France’s Corentin Moutet in the
Tennis’ new move into VAR got off to a bad start at the US Open on Tuesday as the technology failed. Corentin Moutet asked for a video review of a double-bounce call while facing Andy Murray in the first round. Although the moment was replayed for fans on the court and watching on TV, chair umpire Louise Azemar Engzell announced that the official technology wasn’t working, meaning she couldn’t change
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed the budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic like everyone else, but said he hopes to crash their party at the US Open and play the role
