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The US Open's first female tournament director will step down in 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Stacey Allaster, the U.S. Open's first female tournament director, will step down from that post after the 2025 edition of the Grand Slam event and shift from her job as the U.S. Tennis Association's chief executive of professional tennis to an advisory role with the...
Pegula returns to New York after US Open breakthrough for MSG exhibition that includes Alcaraz
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jessica Pegula agreed to play in an exhibition tennis event at Madison Square Garden, she had no idea how her career would change before she got there. The Buffalo native always loved playing in New York, but the U.S. Open was just like the other three tennis...
Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?
Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. While Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man, was fully cleared, Swiatek, who slid from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension that was announced...
US Open runner-up Fritz back in another big final and faces Sinner again for ATP Finals crown
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Taylor Fritz is starting to make reaching big finals a habit. He feels like he belongs among the very best players in tennis, too. The American followed his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to play for...
Sinner stays perfect and Fritz also advances to the semifinals at the ATP Finals
TURIN, Italy (AP) — He’s got a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking. He’s unbeaten this week and hasn’t dropped a set. And his home Italian fans can’t get enough of him. Things couldn’t get much better for Jannik Sinner at the ATP Finals so far — despite an ongoing doping...
Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 but not suspended for cursing at a tennis umpire
TURIN, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 — but will not be suspended — for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month. The ATP said Thursday during its season-ending tournament in...
Sinner beats Fritz again in rematch of US Open final. Medvedev back in contention at ATP Finals
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner made it two wins in two matches before his home fans at the ATP Finals, beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in a rematch of the U.S. Open final that the Italian also won in straight sets. As the crowd chanted “Ole, Ole, Ole;...
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in indoor arenas lately. Not just for tennis, though. U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz fed his passion for the League of Legends video game by...
Fritz frustrates Medvedev and the Russian loses his temper at the ATP Finals. Sinner beats De Minaur
TURIN, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz frustrated Daniil Medvedev to the point that the Russian smashed his racket and was docked a point in a 6-4, 6-3 victory for the American in the opening match of the ATP Finals on Sunday. Medvedev received two code violations from...
