Top seed Rafael Nadal continued his merciless path through the U.S. Open draw on Saturday with a 6-4 6-3 6-0 third-round victory over Serbian Viktor Troicki.
Andy Roddick withstood a barrage of winners from young Ernests Gulbis for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 second-round victory at the US Open.
Rafael Nadal will try to match his new status as world number one with his first US Open title.
Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic, both ranked world number one, were named on Tuesday as the top seeds for the US Open which begins at Flushing Meadows on Monday. It is the first time that Spaniard Nadal, who replaced Roger Federer at the top of the men's rankings on Monday, has been the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament.
Players will allowed to question more line calls at the year's first Grand Slam.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Images from Day VII of the US Open tennis championships at Flushing Meadows, New York on Sunday.
World number one Rafa Nadal, searching for his first US Open title, says he has to improve rapidly to have a chance of glory at Flushing Meadows later this month.
While the year's final grand slam is just underway tennis fans have circled Sept. 8 when, if all goes to form, Nadal and Federer would meet to decide a place in the final.
Leander Paes, who teamed with Martin Damm for his seventh Grand Slam triumph on Saturday, moved into the top 10 of the doubles rankings.
The Indo-Belarussian pair beat Argentina's Martin Garcia and Sebastian Prieto at Flushing Meadows.
Big serving Berrettini is having a breakout year, with two titles under his belt, one on grass and one on clay, and is now on the brink of becoming the first Italian male grand slam finalist in more than 40 years.
Sinner is most likely to upset the applecart after the Italian's run to the Canadian Open title this month
Bumrah (6/16) rattled the West Indies by picking up the first five wickets, three of which came in successive balls in the ninth over.
Images from Day 3 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York.
Off-court distractions and a neck injury could not prevent Novak Djokovic from extending his winning run this year to 23 matches and the Serbian could not be in more intimidating form ahead of the US Open.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the US Open, organisers said on Wednesday, after she withdrew from this year's French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds.
Russia are strongly favoured to capture a third Fed Cup title in four years when they take on holders Italy in the Moscow final this weekend.
Federer, bidding to become the first man in the Open Era to win the title in four straight years, has not lost to Roddick in four years, a run stretching to 10 matches.
Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.
'I find it very hard to play her. She is very hard for a lot of players,' said the 20-year-old Indian after losing to the Russian.
The Williams sisters also recorded contrasting wins to advance at the US Open.
Tim Henman is set to retire from the sport after the Davis Cup world group playoff against Croatia next month.
The teenager from Hyderabad jumped eight places after she added 134 points at the US Open
The former champion has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a lingering stomach muscle injury.
In the women's doubles event, the Indo-Chinese duo of Sania and Peng Shuai will take on Croatian professionals Petra Martic and Donna Vekic.
Images from Day 4 of the US Open in New York on Thursday.
World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Forget Wimbledon or the French Open, Juan Martin del Potro wants to win the US Open more than any other tournament in the world. 'My dream is to win this tournament,' the soft-spoken Argentine said after stopping Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.
There is something about the bright lights and the razzmatazz of Flushing Meadows that brings out the 'A Game' in Leander Paes.
Flushing Meadows shook with an explosion of deafening roars on Saturday as American sensations John Isner and Melanie Oudin sent former champions Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova spinning out of the US Open.
Five-times champion Roger Federer lost his first set of the 2009 US Open but rallied to defeat former winner Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.
Indian ace Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy pulled off a hard-fought victory over the Romanian pair of Victor Hanescu and Gabriel Trifu to enter the second round of the US Open men's doubles at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday night. The fourth seeds won 7-6(13/11), 7-6(7/4) after an hour and 47 minutes.
Australia's bad boys of tennis Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been named in the Davis Cup squad for the World Group playoff against Slovakia after bowing out of the US Open in typical controversy.
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic thrashed Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-0 6-1 in the first round of the China Open on Monday, her first outing since her U.S. Open heroics two weeks ago.
The Indian ace won the first set but was outplayed in the next two by Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the US Open.
Rafael Nadal has a tough opener against Australia's Mark Philippoussis at the US Open.
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