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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 8, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Even with the dust barely settled on the 2024 Slam season, let’s take a look

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 8, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner threw his arms above his head, closed his eyes and let out a deep breath. It was only when he let his arms drop again to his side that he showed the faintest hint of a smile. While

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the US Open men’s singles championship Sunday, less than three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case. The No. 1-ranked Sinner, a 23-year-old from

Sep 8, 2024, 03:16 AM ET Jack Draper said he intends to try to find out why he has vomited during major matches in his young career following his US Open semifinal defeat to Jannik Sinner on Friday. The 22-year-old Brit vomited three times on court as fell to world No. 1 Sinner in straight

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 7, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — As the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium cheered wildly, Aryna Sabalenka put her head down and walked to her chair. Coco Gauff was lying on the court with her head in her hands, celebrating her first major title, and Sabalenka

Associated Press Sep 7, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After a couple of new chances to win a Grand Slam title slipped away at the US Open, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson couldn’t help but think about what happened at Wimbledon. “Yeah, a fair bit,” Purcell said. They left the

Associated Press Sep 7, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — US Open finalist Jannik Sinner needs time to rest after Sunday’s final against Taylor Fritz in New York and will not compete in the Davis Cup Finals group stage next week in Bologna, Italy captain Filippo Volandri announced Saturday. “As far as

ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights Friday night for the first US Open semifinal matching two American men in 19 years, the crowd might have

Sep 6, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka will play for the US Open title (4 p.m. ET (ESPN; ESPN+). Pegula is the underdog, playing her first major final, while Sabalenka has two Australian Open titles and has made the US Open final the past two years.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 6, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions British tennis star Jack Draper says his run to the US Open semifinals has been

ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Her opponent at the US Open on Thursday night, Karolina Muchova, could do no wrong. “I came out flat, but she was playing unbelievable. She

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 5, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On Friday, under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will play in one of the biggest matches of each of their respective careers as they meet in a US Open semifinal. Both Fritz, the

ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner used an aggressive, net-rushing style to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night. Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was cleared

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula pulled off a major upset of Iga Swiatek at the US Open, beating the No. 1-ranked woman 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday night to win a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time on her seventh try. “There have

Simon Cambers Sep 4, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — In the history of tennis, a small number of players have possessed the ability to make a crowd gasp. From the sheer venom of an Andre Agassi return to the beauty of a Roger Federer half-volley and the crack of a

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the US Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country’s Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Be honest: Which of you had this as the quarterfinal lineup when the draw was

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 3, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula‘s US Open run started in tears. Tasked with playing her longtime friend Shelby Rogers in the first round, Pegula knew it would be emotional no matter what happened. Rogers had announced that the tournament would be her final