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,
1:11 AM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN The finals at the 2020 US Open are set. On Saturday, Naomi Osaka, the 2018 champion, will meet two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka in the women’s final. On Sunday, Alexander Zverev will face off against Dominic Thiem in the men’s final. Here are the best stats from the semifinals:
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
2:31 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams held onto the back of her legs as she bent over, wincing in pain on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night. She limped over to her seat, requesting a trainer to take a look at her left ankle. Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, and her longtime
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
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bruno Soares of Brazil and Mate Pavic of Croatia have won the men’s doubles title at the US Open, beating Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Nikola Mektic of Croatia 7-5, 6-3. The Grand Slam title in men’s doubles is the third for Soares, the second for
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
12:48 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka tried not to cry as the camera zoomed in on her face for the live audience watching across the country to see. She was still wearing her match clothes and bright blue visor, just moments removed from playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium, which sat behind her, looming in
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