1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Serena Williams will be back under the US Open lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. Williams will play the leadoff match of the night session in the main stadium, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday. She will face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.

2:01 PM ET Andy Murray claimed a comfortable straight-sets victory over Francisco Cerundolo in the opening round of the 2022 US Open on Monday. Murray, who has suffered badly with cramping during the hard-court season, earned a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over 24th seed Cerundolo to advance to the second round, where he will meet

8:37 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Serena Williams‘ expected retirement will have to wait. The 23-time major champion won her first-round match 6-3, 6-3 over Danka Kovinic at the US Open on Monday night. “You know, I always just got to do the best that I can,” Williams said to the crowd after

4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Ukrainian Daria Snigur‘s first career win on the WTA Tour was a big one. American Coco Gauff‘s first career win at Arthur Ashe Stadium was an easy one. The 20-year-old Snigur stunned No. 7 seed Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in the first round of the

5:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — In one breath, Nick Kyrgios talks about heading into the U.S. Open with as much self-belief and good play as ever, coming off a runner-up finish at Wimbledon and some strong results on hard courts in recent weeks. In the next, ever an enigma, the 23rd-seeded

5:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Taylor Townsend was 7 years old the first time she got to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium. She had won an essay contest and got to hit with Serena Williams, Roger Federer and other stars before the 2003 US Open got underway. Eleven years later, Townsend made her main draw

2:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams were drawn to face the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round of doubles at the US Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the doubles brackets Sunday, a day before the tournament begins. Serena has said she is

8:38 AM ET Andre Snellings Brad Gilbert Close Former player-turned coach and author Brad Gilbert is an analyst on ESPN’s extensive schedule of tennis programming, including, since 2009, all four majors – the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. He joined ESPN in 2004 and serves as a studio analyst, match analyst

2:08 AM ET The sports memorabilia market has been booming. Jerseys, trading card, shoes, even miscellaneous items have sold for six-figure sums. Another memorabilia record was broken Saturday. A mint condition 1952 Mickey Mantle card was sold by Heritage Auctions for $12.6 million. Anthony Giordano, a New Jersey waste management entrepreneur, originally purchased the card

5:37 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Pictures and mentions of Tracy Austin are everywhere at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. As the youngest US Open singles champion in history — and a two-time winner at the major — Austin has a storied place in tournament lore. 2 Related Forty years since