4:44 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW
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5:03 AM ET NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal watched as his opponent hit an overhead beyond the baseline on match point, and then dropped his racket to his side. He walked quietly to the center of the court, then stepped over the net and embraced 25-year-old Dominic Thiem. It was the first still moment in
1:48 AM ET NEW YORK — Before dissecting her 6-4, 6-3 quarterfinal win over No. 8 Karolina Pliskova on Tuesday night, let’s pause for a moment to breathe in what Serena Williams has accomplished in the past five days in Flushing Meadows. She handed her sister, Venus, the most lopsided loss of her season, survived
5:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — John Isner doubled over and rested his elbows on his knees. He grimaced. He shook his head. He looked as if he wanted to be anywhere but where he was: Falling further and further behind against Juan Martin del Potro in muggy, energy-robbing heat at the US
8:15 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Benoit Paire has received his first Davis Cup call-up and will be part of the France team that takes on Spain in the semifinals. In the absence of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils, the 56th-ranked Paire was selected by France captain Yannick Noah. Noah says he received guarantees
1:37 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Roger Federer served poorly. Closed poorly, too. And now he’s gone, beaten at the US Open by an opponent ranked outside the top 50 for the first time in his career. Looking slow and tired on a sweltering night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Federer double-faulted 10
5:26 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW
11:24 PM ET NEW YORK — Down the stretch they come. Who will win, who will flop? Our intrepid crew on the grounds unveil their Week 2 US Open predictions: Get your popcorn ready, the return of the Serena Williams–Maria Sharapova rivalry will happen next Saturday in the women’s final. Peter Bodo: I doubt that.
11:16 PM ET NEW YORK — As we get closer to the business end of the final Grand Slam of the year, the contenders are starting to round into shape. On Sunday, John Isner and Milos Raonic fought for five sets, with the American eventually prevailing. Dominic Thiem sent last year’s runner-up, Kevin Anderson, out
4:56 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW