Latest Aryna Sabalenka News

Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to take Shanghai Masters title, Sabalenka reigns in Wuhan

Oct. 13, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season. The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 37 minutes and...

Djokovic to meet Fritz in Shanghai semis and Sabalenka to play Gauff in Wuhan

Oct. 11, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz advanced to a semifinal matchup at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. Four-time champion Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat Czech player Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Mensik, ranked 65th,...

Pegula, Navarro, Alcaraz and Shelton will play exhibitions at Madison Square Garden in December

Sep. 12, 2024 10:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro, Americans coming off career-best Grand Slam runs at the U.S. Open, will play each other in an exhibition event at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 4 that also will feature four-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz against Ben Shelton. The...

Fritz returns to the ATP top 10, and Navarro is a career-high WTA No. 8 after the US Open

Sep. 09, 2024 10:49 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open men's runner-up Taylor Fritz returned to the top 10 in the ATP rankings at No. 7 on Monday, and women's runner-up Jessica Pegula rose to No. 3 in the WTA list, while semifinalist Emma Navarro climbed to a career-best No. 8. Men's champion Jannik Sinner...

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the US Open men's final just weeks after his doping exoneration

Sep. 08, 2024 20:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was...

2024 US Open: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know

Sep. 08, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Get caught up at the U.S. Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is, who the defending champions are and more: Who are the betting...

US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is as good as it gets on hard courts but isn't just a hard hitter

Sep. 08, 2024 10:08 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Even after winning her first U.S. Open championship for a third Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka made clear she doesn't consider herself a finished product. “Hopefully one day we’re gonna see me serve-and-volley,” she said with a hearty laugh. “I’m not...

Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win the US Open for her third Grand Slam title

Sep. 07, 2024 21:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka left the U.S. Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years before that, other losses that were difficult to digest. On Saturday, Sabalenka was in a joking mood after winning her first championship at Flushing...

Stephen Curry attends the US Open final, providing a thrill for Jessica Pegula's husband

Sep. 07, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula's husband is such a Stephen Curry fan that he uses the NBA superstar's name for his iPhone. On Saturday, Curry came to support Pegula during her 7-5, 7-5 loss to Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open final. Curry and his wife, Ayesha, sat behind one of the...

Jessica Pegula not quite ready to assess her run at the US Open after losing to Aryna Sabalenka

Sep. 07, 2024 20:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — At some point, Jessica Pegula will take stock of what she accomplished over the past month, including the run at the U.S. Open that led to her first Grand Slam final. And, in all likelihood, she will be pleased. Proud, even. That sort of perspective was difficult,...