10:02 AM ET Just like that the final Grand Slam event of the year is here. The Big Three, Roger Federer (Australia), Rafael Nadal (French) and Novak Djokovic (Wimbledon), won the first three majors of the year. The US Open could very well determine which one is the head of the 2018 class. The women
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7:25 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Daniil Medvedev beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open for his second career ATP World Tour title. The 22-year-old Medvedev, ranked No. 57 in the world and unseeded in the event, didn’t drop a set in six matches in the final U.S. Open
6:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Aryna Sabalenka has added her name to a growing list of tennis players who have earned breakthrough wins at the Connecticut Open. The 20-year-old from Belarus beat Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday to win the final WTA tuneup before the US Open.
12:49 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
11:51 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Eighth-seeded Steve Johnson advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final Friday night, beating second-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 6-4. Johnson will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Japan’s Taro Daniel in the first semifinal in the US Open tuneup event at Wake
8:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain has advanced to the final of the Connecticut Open after Monica Puig retired during their first set Friday night because of an injury. Puig was leading 4-3 after exchanging service breaks with Suarez Navarro when she left the court holding her
1:58 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
10:44 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.” Six
3:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams have been drawn into a potential third-round matchup at the US Open, which would be their earliest Grand Slam meeting in 20 years. If the sisters do play each other, the winner could face No. 1-ranked Simona Halep in the fourth round. That
11:43 AM ET This time last year, Venus Williams was in the midst of her most successful season in nearly a decade. She played in the final at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and capped her Grand Slam season with a semifinals run at the US Open. She then reached the championship match at the