1:09 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Serena Williams gave an emotional speech after what was likely her final tennis match Friday night, an over-three-hour 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open. “Thank you daddy, I know you’re watching. Thanks mom,” Williams said before starting

6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff proved too strong for former finalist Madison Keys in their all-American third-round duel at the US Open, racing to a 6-2, 6-3 win in just over an hour at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Friday. The 12th-seeded Gauff will next take on China’s Shuai Zhang,

11:01 AM ET NEW YORK — Away from the spotlight of the box office night matches, Andy Murray is greeted with reverence and a hint of nostalgia whenever his name is read out. But this isn’t a farewell tour for the 2012 US Open winner. With a metal hip and near misses with retirement in

2:48 AM ET Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans secured wins at the US Open on Thursday, meaning that four British men will compete in the round of 32 in New York for the first time. British No. 1 Norrie was barely troubled in a convincing 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over unseeded Portuguese player Joao Sousa.

9:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — In their first match together in over four years, and 25 years after their debut as a pair at the tournament, Venus and Serena Williams were unable to rediscover their signature magic and lost to Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the first round

9:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Serena Williams‘ expected retirement was put on hold yet again after the 23-time major champion pulled off a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 upset of No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “It’s no rush

4:35 AM ET Associated Press Nick Kyrgios was bothered by what he thought was the smell of marijuana during his US Open match on Wednesday. The Wimbledon runner-up complained during his second round victory over Benjamin Bonzi about the scent, asking chair umpire Jaume Campistol to warn the crowd inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. 1 Related

8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Australian Nick Kyrgios powered past Benjamin Bonzi to reach the third round of the US Open with a hard-fought 7-6(3) 6-4 4-6 6-4 win over the Frenchman on Wednesday. The big-serving 23rd seed struck 30 aces and broke Bonzi for a fourth time on match point

7:00 AM ET CATY McNALLY FALLS to the ground, her palms covering her face as tears pour out of her eyes. Her chest heaves as she gingerly stands back up, and looks at her brother, John, who once was part of a sparse crowd but is now surrounded by cheering fans. He is crying, too.

10:57 PM ET NEW YORK — When British tennis player Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last year, she could move around in blissful anonymity. She managed to lock herself away from the growing buzz around her by watching Formula One, listening to jazz and eating poke bowls in her hotel room during the tournament.