Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva continues to apologize amid a wave of backlash for her unsportsmanlike behavior at the U.S. Open, where fans felt the Russian-born tennis player humiliated a ball girl during her third round loss. Putintseva, 29, issued a second apology on social media Wednesday as criticism continued to mount over the awkward interaction when...
The 2024 U.S. Open had it’s latest strange on-court incident Tuesday night when a bug flew around the court and stopped a match between Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov and American Frances Tiafoe. During the second set of the eventual Tiafoe win, the insect flew down in front of the two competitors and evaded capture for minutes....
Nick Kyrgios has not competed in any of tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments since 2022, which was the same year he advanced to the Wimbledon final and the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. While Kyrgios did not participate in this year’s U.S. Open, he did make his way to Flushing Meadows to play in exhibition...
Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva was forced to issue a public apology following her third round loss to Jasmine Paolini after she was slammed on social media for a disrespectful interaction with a U.S. Open ball girl. Video on social media showed the awkward moment Putintseva appeared to give the ball girl a cold shoulder during the...
For the third year, Frances Tiafoe will be returning to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The 26-year-old defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday night to advance. With the win, Tiafoe is the first American man to reach three consecutive U.S. Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick did so from 2006-2008. CLICK HERE FOR...
The 2024 U.S. Open will be one Coco Gauff would like to forget sooner rather than later. The defending champion failed to advance past the Round of 16 on Sunday afternoon, losing to fellow American Emma Navarro, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Navarro took care of business in the first set, and the second was a back-and-forth...
A new era of tennis has been ushered in with the shocking defeat of 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday. The Serbian tennis star, fresh off a gold medal performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bowed out of his title defense after losing to 28th-seeded...
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, one of the greatest to ever play the game, was upset at the U.S. Open Friday night. Djokovic fell in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia. No. 2 seed Djokovic’s loss came just one night after No. 3 seed Carlos...
One of the frontrunners in men’s singles to win the 2024 U.S. Open has been knocked out in the second round. Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this year, was shockingly upset in the second round by the Netherlands’ Botic Van De Zandschulp in straight sets. Van De Zandschulp,...
German women’s tennis player Tatjana Maria lost 6-4, 6-0 to Coco Gauff in the second round of the women’s singles tournament at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. On Friday, Maria admitted she napped during the U.S. Open in between matches, since her match against Gauff was at 7 p.m. Maria is a 37-year-old mother of...
