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Zzzzzzz: US Open tennis players take naps before matches, especially late ones

Aug. 29, 2024 09:55 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree: Don't sleep on the benefits of a good nap, especially ahead of a night match. Whether at a hotel or on one of the beds in the “Player Quiet Room” down the hall from the locker rooms or anywhere else they can find...

Coco Gauff begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after a two-match losing streak

Aug. 27, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff's first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows off a...

Top-ranked Sinner reaches final in Cincinnati; women's No. 1 Swiatek falls to Sabalenka

Aug. 18, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker Sunday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, while No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka in the women's semifinals. In the final Monday, Sinner will play American Frances...

Alcaraz, Djokovic, Musetti and Auger-Aliassime reach the men's semifinals in Olympic tennis

Aug. 01, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn't feel unbeatable at Roland Garros, the site of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and the French Open title he won last month. His opponents might disagree. Alcaraz ran his winning streak at the place to 11 matches and became the...

Rafael Nadal is on the US Open entry list, although that doesn't mean he will play there

Jul. 16, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal was on the U.S. Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn't necessarily mean he will compete in the year's last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and playing...