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Naomi Osaka's forehand goes awry and she loses in the US Open's second round to Karolina Muchova
NEW YORK (AP) — Seemingly back in her U.S. Open match, suddenly a point from getting to a third set, Naomi Osaka lost her way Thursday night, missing forehand after forehand until she ceded that game and chucked her racket, sending it clattering on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. ...
US Open: Naomi Osaka gets her first top-10 win in more than four years by defeating Ostapenko
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco Gauff's matches. ...
US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courts
NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis fans unable to decide who has the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open have company as the year’s last Grand Slam tournament is set to begin Monday. Even the players themselves aren't sure what to expect. “We’ve seen people, all the time, surprise...
US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch
NEW YORK (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday (money-line odds are via BetMGM Sportsbook ): Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 ...
Iga Swiatek wins a bronze at the 2024 Olympics for Poland's first tennis medal at any Summer Games
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek dabbed at her eyes with a white towel while sitting on her sideline chair at the 2024 Olympics after a lickety-split, clean-as-can-be win Friday that earned a bronze for Poland's first tennis medal at any Summer Games. Sure, she beat Anna Karolina...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses to Zheng Qinwen of China in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek knew she was capable, or at least should be, of winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. She's ranked No. 1, after all. Owns five Grand Slam titles, including four on the red clay courts at Roland Garros, which hosts the French Open and is being used for Summer Games...
Rafael Nadal isn't sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss
PARIS (AP) — When it was over, when Rafael Nadal's Paris Games — and his Olympic career — ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he's won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay. ...
Swiatek remains on course for another title at Roland Garros by reaching the Olympic quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Wang even held a break point that would...
Djokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and possibly last head-to-head match
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and often riveting rivalry between two tennis greats who share a mutual respect if not a...
Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open's site. Osaka loses
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago. Novak Djokovic also won in straight sets as he, like...
