3:15 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, needed eight match points to recover from a two-set deficit and eventually edge 19-year-old Alex de Minaur 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 at 2:22 a.m. on Sunday, four minutes shy of the latest finish in the tournament’s history. “This is
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9:53 PM ET NEW YORK — A double bagel (in the third round of a Grand Slam), some major upsets and a Nick Kyrgios-Roger Federer clash — what a way to kick off Labor Day weekend at the US Open! Surprising early exits for Kerber, Zverev No. 4-seed Alexander Zverev lost 6-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
2:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The youngest player left in the women’s field is through to the fourth round of the US Open. And so is last year’s runner-up. Marketa Vondrousova upset No. 13 seed Kiki Bertens 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (1) in the first match completed Saturday at Louis Armstrong
12:12 AM 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
11:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena Williams said every athlete “should be completely grateful and honored” for the stand taken by former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. Kaepernick and Reid, two former San Francisco 49ers now out of the league, were each given huge ovations when they were introduced on
2:56 PM ET Associated Press Defending U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens grabbed the last three games after a brief break while the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof was shut because of a light rain and beat two-time runner-up Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round. Stephens had gone from leading 3-1 to trailing 4-3
7:17 PM ET NEW YORK — Nick Kyrgios was caught in the middle of another controversy, this time during his third-round match against France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Kyrgios, down 6-4, 3-0, was hardly reacting to serves and looked lackadaisical with his returns. During a changeover, chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani got out of his chair, walked to
7:58 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
2:36 PM ET NEW YORK — Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams. At the US Open. Yes, there will be some eyeballs on this one when the two take the court Friday. As the tennis world waits, our experts gathered to answer the most important questions surrounding this latest Williams family gathering at a Grand Slam.
12:20 AM 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