12:13 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Reigning world No. 1 and two-time major champion Iga Swiatek called the balls used at the US Open “horrible” during a news conference at the Western & Southern Open this week, and questioned why women and men use different balls at the tennis major. It is the only Grand Slam

4:15 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. Swiatek, a two-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t gotten past the round of 16 in four tournaments since winning the French Open in June. The win was the

12:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday, following

11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal‘s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open. The winner of a men’s record 22 Grand Slam championships, including two this year, hadn’t played since July 6

6:03 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — US Open champion Emma Raducanu routed Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. 1 Related The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka. Seeded 13th, Raducanu set

3:04 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com MASON, OHIO – In a battle of the Brits, some 3,900 miles from home, Cameron Norrie defeated Andy Murray, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a two-hour-and-37-minute second-round clash at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday. It was just the second career meeting between Norrie, the current British No. 1 and

Aug 17, 2022 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Venus Williams will make her return to the US Open, after being sidelined in 2021, when the event gets underway on Aug. 29 in New York. The United States Tennis Association announced the two-time tournament champion received a wild card in a statement on Wednesday. Williams, 42, a former world

Aug 17, 2022 Gael Monfils has ruled himself out of the US Open due to a foot injury suffered last week in Montreal, he said Wednesday. Monfils, 35, who is No. 22 in the world rankings, returned to the ATP Tour last week for the first time since May after undergoing a minor operation for

8:37 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com MASON, Ohio — Serena Williams lost in the opening-round match of the penultimate tournament of her career Tuesday, but was still given a hero’s send-off following the 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Emma Raducanu at the Western & Southern Open. Moments after losing, the 2021 US Open champion was given a

6:35 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, on Tuesday during the Western & Southern Open. The tournament lost another big name, Coco Gauff, when she retired from her match against qualifier Marie Bouzkova with a left ankle injury. Gauff had her