Tennis

7:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Diede De Groot of the Netherlands won the US Open women’s wheelchair singles title, beating Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-3, 6-3. The No. 1 seed took advantage of an opportunity it appeared she and the other players wouldn’t have. The U.S. Tennis Association originally planned to scrap
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Sep 11, 2020 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After playing five matches in seven days, Victoria Azarenka was ready for one more. It was her first singles final in almost 18 months, and she was looking for her biggest title since 2016. The 31-year-old had been victorious against several notable opponents on her path to the championship match,
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7:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev rallied to reach his first Grand Slam final, beating Pablo Carreno Busta 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open. The No. 5 seed completed his first career comeback from two sets down and the first in the US Open semifinals since Novak Djokovic
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9:35 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka ended Serena Williams‘ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, rallying for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory in the U.S. Open semifinals. Azarenka, a two-time Grand Slam champion, advanced to her first major final in seven years and
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12:14 PM ET NEW YORK — The ATP and WTA tours have added new events to their respective provisional 2020 calendars following the US Open, in an ongoing attempt to provide content to fans and mitigate for lost earning opportunities for players during the coronavirus pandemic. The ATP Tour added four ATP 250 events, while
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5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Daniil Medvedev, the 2019 US Open men’s runner-up, is back in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. The third-seeded Medvedev beat longtime pal Andrey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in an all-Russian quarterfinal Wednesday. Medvedev has not dropped a
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