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Coco Gauff comes back at the US Open and beats Elina Svitolina. Emma Navarro is next
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was not aware that she'd lost five consecutive matches against opponents ranked in the top 50. She was not sure exactly how many points in a row she'd dropped — 11, it turns out — to give away the first set against Elina Svitolina in the U.S. Open’s third round on...
Coco Gauff's serving struggles at the US Open give way to stronger play in a second-round win
NEW YORK (AP) — After serving poorly for one set during a U.S. Open victory, Coco Gauff headed to a practice court for some extra work on that stroke Wednesday night. She realized her tosses were too far in front of her and too low, so even if she beat 99th-ranked Tatjana Maria...
US Open: Iga Swiatek and other tennis players say their mental and physical health are ignored
NEW YORK (AP) — It's nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport's overcrowded calendar, too-tough season and too-short offseason. No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek added an additional complaint this week at the U.S. Open: Athletes are not being heard when they express...
Paris Olympics tennis players' dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
PARIS (AP) — It's the dirty little secret of tennis players who compete on the kind of red clay being used at the Paris Olympics: Keeping clothes — especially white socks — and footwear clean while running around on what’s really dust from crushed red bricks is absolutely impossible. ...
Queen Camilla visits Wimbledon and joins fans in doing 'the wave'
LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla joined in some crowd fun at Wimbledon when she participated in “the wave” while watching a quarterfinal match at No. 1 Court. Camilla, the wife of King Charles III, threw her hands up in the air with other fans as the wave rumbled through the stadium...
Elena Rybakina beats Svitolina to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and will next face Krejcikova
LONDON (AP) — Elena Rybakina knows people see her as the favorite to win her second Wimbledon title. The 2022 champion's 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Elina Svitolina to reach the semifinals on Wednesday will only bolster that view. “Definitely, I have an aggressive...
Elina Svitolina is in a fog at Wimbledon because of the missile attacks on Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — Elina Svitolina spoke haltingly, pausing occasionally to sigh, as she discussed the deadly Russian missile attack on her home country of Ukraine, an event that weighed on her and mattered far more than the straight-set victory Monday that meant a return to the Wimbledon...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses in Wimbledon's third round to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan
LONDON (AP) — After putting one shot into the net, Iga Swiatek muttered to herself. After another point went awry, she placed her hand over her mouth. Generally, she looked as flustered as she ever does on a tennis court. Once again, she went from unbeatable on the French Open's...
