4:32 PM ET Associated Press Ash Barty, the No. 1 seed on the women’s side of the US Open, held off 2010 runner-up Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 7-6 (7). Barty won Wimbledon for her second major title and now is back in New York after remaining in Australia last year when the event was played with

5:02 PM ET Ashleigh Barty is breathing easier after overcoming a second-set scare against former finalist Vera Zvonareva to safely progress to the US Open second round. Barty had to save a set point in the tiebreaker before seeing off the Russian 6-1 7-6 (9-7) in a challenging opener at Flushing Meadows. The world No.1

2:47 AM ET NEW YORK — Nick Kyrgios did what he does best Monday night at the US Open. He turned a fairly benign match into a small spectacle. He cursed, he pouted, he feuded with the chair umpire over petty things, he argued with someone in his own box for wearing a mask and

9:14 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After his first-round loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday at the US Open, Andy Murray said his opponent had unfairly gained an advantage by taking a lengthy bathroom break and an opportune medical timeout. “It’s just disappointing because I feel it influenced the outcome of the match,”

2:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza, a pair of two-time Grand Slam champions who have had their difficulties in New York, pulled out tough two-set victories on Monday in the opening round of the US Open. Sloane Stephens then had one even tougher, needing 2 hours, 10 minutes

7:21 AM ET By winning the 2021 US Open, Novak Djokovic would both lock up the first calendar Grand Slam on the men’s tour in more than 50 years and become the first man to ever win 21 Slams in his career. With his natural athleticism and defensive abilities, Djokovic was destined to become a

9:30 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Naomi Osaka is tired of the negative self-talk and so, of course, is Ted Lasso. On Sunday,

11:08 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — If Novak Djokovic wins the US Open two weeks from now to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, “Rocket” Rod Laver will be there to welcome him into a remarkably exclusive group. “I’d be very happy to shake his hand if he

8:00 AM ET Simon Cambers It’s been four years since the ATP announced the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, an event for the best under-21 players in the world. Though Hyeon Chung of South Korea won the title, the qualifiers for the first event in 2017 included Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov

9:24 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title in 18 years. Ranked 63rd in the world, the 27-year-old Ivashka is the lowest-ranked champion in the event’s 10-year history,