Reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will represent Team Europe at the 7th edition of the Laver Cup in Berlin in 2024. The 20-year-old Spaniard, who also won the US Open in 2022, will make his debut for Team Europe at the Mercedes-Benz Arena from September 20–22, 2024. Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg, who has begun early preparations for his six-man team for the contest, revealed that...
American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff reached her highest-ever spot on the newly-released world tennis ranking on Monday. The 19-year-old, who recently defeated Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open and claim her first Grand Slam title, moved three places to third on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Gauff overtakes compatriot Jessica Pegula, who drops two places and is currently fifth in the...
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Kobe Bryant as he cliched a 24th Grand Slam title by defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the final of the US Open on Sunday. The game was a rematch of the 2021 final which Medvedev won in straight sets. Djokovic came into the tournament having been triumphant at the Australian Open and French Open before losing to Carlos...
Coco Gauff has thanked those who doubted abilities after coming from a set down to defeat new world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the US Open women's singles on Saturday. The 19-year-old American was not at her best in the first set as Sabalenka broke Gauff thrice to dispatch her 6-2 in 40 minutes. Guaff however toughened up in the second set, breaking...
Coco Gauff showed grit and class as she defeated Karolina Muchova in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in an almost two-hour battle of reach her first US Open final. The 19-year-old has been solid form at Flushing Meadows, getting the better of the likes of 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Tenth seed Muchova however proved to be Gauff's biggest...
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