Tennis

4:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson has pulled out of the US Open with an injured right knee. The 33-year-old South African was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at Flushing Meadows in 2017 and to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last year. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Anderson’s
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1:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Coco Gauff and Caty McNally will get a chance to play doubles at the US Open and add to their winning streak as a team. Gauff, the 15-year-old based in Florida who announced herself to the world at Wimbledon, and McNally, a 17-year-old from Ohio, were granted
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12:00 AM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Top-seeded Benoit Paire and third-seeded Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final Friday night. Paire rallied to beat Steve Johnson 1-6, 6-0, 6-0 before Hurkacz upset Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4. Paire, a Frenchman ranked 30th in the world, will try to win his third tournament of
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5:08 PM ET NEW YORK — US Open officials have made some changes in the officiating protocols for the upcoming US Open in an attempt to better inform fans about decisions made on court — a review stimulated partly by the officiating controversy that marred the US Open women’s final last year. The most noteworthy
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12:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the US Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match. The past US Open champions, two of the biggest stars in women’s tennis, were scheduled for an opening-round matchup when the draws were conducted Thursday for
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11:22 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The International Tennis Federation has postponed next month’s Davis Cup series between India and Pakistan because of the recent political tension over the disputed territory of Kashmir. The ITF says it made the decision “following an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan by independent security
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