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Shelton, Paul give US 3 men in quarters at Australian Open

The next stop on Ben Shelton's impressive debut run at the Australian Open will be the quarterfinals.

Most US men in Australian Week 2 since 2004; Djokovic wins

It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open.

Switzerland beats Australia to win Billie Jean King Cup

Switzerland has won the biggest prize in women’s team tennis for the first time after Belinda Bencic completed a near-perfect tournament by beating Australia’s Alja Tomljanovic in straight sets in the Billie Jean King Cup final.

Swiatek wins easily, but knows who's No. 1; Nadal bloodied

Iga Swiatek is winning easily — and quietly.

Serena's Farewell: Stories from the leadup to the US Open

The talk of tennis — and beyond — for most of the past three weeks has been about Serena Williams and her announcement that she is planning to stop playing professional tennis.

US Open ticket prices surge ahead of Serena Williams' final tournament

The first three nights of the US Open are sold out, according to the U.S. Tennis Association.

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Serena Williams loses to Raducanu; US Open next

Serena Williams has fallen to 0-2 in matches since announcing “the countdown has begun” on her career.

Osaka loses to Zhang, Gauff quits with injury at Cincinnati

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The tournament outside Cincinnati lost another big name, Coco Gauff, when she retired from her match against qualifier Marie Bouzkova with a left ankle injury. Gauff had her ankle taped after the first set and dropped out after the first game of the second set.

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Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year

Serena Williams has lost her first singles match in nearly a year.

French Open updates | Alcaraz youngest in 4th Rd since 2006

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man in the French Open’s fourth round since Novak Djokovic in 2006.

Carlos Alcaraz saves match point to remain in French Open

Rising star Carlos Alcaraz has saved a match point in the fourth set and erased an early deficit in the fifth to overcome Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the French Open.

French Open updates | Nadal gets 300th Grand Slam match win

Rafael Nadal reached 300 career Grand Slam match victories by beating Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Nadal bounces back from loss to Alcaraz, beats Isner in Rome

Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court.

Isner confident despite tall task vs. Nadal at Italian Open

John Isner believes in his chances against Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Italian Open.

She's No. 1: Swiatek downs Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win Miami Open

Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women’s No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion.

Osaka-Swiatek in Miami women's final; Ruud advances

Naomi Osaka is playing her first final in more than a year on Saturday, which sounds like a comeback story.

Osaka rallies, tops Bencic to make Miami Open women's final

Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open.

Osaka makes Miami quarterfinals, says she's more grateful

Making the quarterfinals at a tournament used to be no big deal for Naomi Osaka.

Medvedev, eyeing No. 1 ranking, tops Murray at Miami Open

Daniil Medvedev never gave Andy Murray a chance.

Osaka, Nadal advance in Australia after Djokovic flies home

The Australian Open has started without nine-time champion Novak Djokovic.

The Latest at the Australian Open: 2021 champ Osaka wins

Defending champion Naomi Osaka has had a relatively trouble-free 6-3, 6-3 win over Camila Osorio in her first-round match on Rod Laver Arena.

Russia beats Switzerland 2-0 to win Billie Jean King Cup

Russia has won both singles matches to defeat Switzerland 2-0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup to claim the trophy for the fifth time.

Shelby Rogers beats 2019 US Open champ Andreescu in Chicago

Unseeded Shelby Rogers saved 7 of 8 break points and put together a 6-4, 7-5 victory over 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Classic. The 43rd-ranked Rogers, a 28-year-old from South Carolina, picked up her sixth victory of the season against a member of the Top 20, including an upset of No. 1 Ash Barty at Flushing Meadows last month. Beating the eighth-seeded Andreescu made Rogers 24-19 in 2021, giving her a career high for wins in a season.

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Raducanu, 18, 1st qualifier in US Open semis; Sakkari next

British teenager Emma Raducanu has become the first qualifier in the professional era to reach the U.S. Open semifinals.

The Latest: Djokovic a set away from US Open semifinals

Novak Djokovic has won two straight sets to put himself on the verge of the U.S. Open semifinals.

Djokovic extends Slam bid; 1st time no US players in Open QF

Novak Djokovic has extended his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 by beating the last U.S. singles player at the U.S. Open.

The Latest: Sakkari beats 2019 champ Andreescu at US Open

Maria Sakkari has eliminated 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu in the latest-finishing women’s match in tournament history to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

The Latest: Raducanu storms into 4th round at U.S. Open

Emma Raducanu continues to roll at the U.S. Open, using a straight-sets victory to advance to the fourth round.

23 down, 5 to go: Djokovic eyeing calendar-year Slam at Open

Novak Djokovic has moved into the third round of the U.S. Open as he tries to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam and collect a 21st major championship.

"Cressy!" chants break out as American pulls US Open stunner

Maxime Cressy had heard people chanting his name in college, when he twice clinched big wins against his rival school.

Barty, Zverev notch efficient wins in Cincinnati finals

Ash Barty bounced back from a disappointing loss at the Tokyo Olympics.

Djokovic's temper flares up as he leaves Tokyo empty-handed

Novak Djokovic is leaving the Olympics without a medal.

Ledecky, Dressel star for US; Thompson-Herah wins 100 meters

Katie Ledecky made more history for the U.S. in the pool.

Practice makes perfect: Serena's serve leads to win in Paris

Serena Williams had her serve back in good working order and that helped her get back to the third round of the French Open.

The Latest: Rafa into 4th round in Australia; back seems OK

Spain's Rafael Nadal waits for a serve from Britain's Cameron Norrie during their third round match a the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. He reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the 14th time in 16 trips. The top-seeded Australian beat Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 6-2, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third straight year. The seventh-seeded Rublev will meet Casper Ruud of Norway in the fourth round. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikael Ymer of Sweden 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the third round.

Lockdown: Tennis players getting on with life in Australia

Italian tennis player Simone Bolelli, left, and Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Luis Ascui/AAP Image via AP)With no way out, tennis players in lockdown are figuring out ways to keep themselves fit within the confines of their Melbourne hotel rooms as they prepare for the Australian Open. Angelique Kerber, who won the Australian Open in 2016, spent her birthday in quarantine on Monday. But local government, tennis and health authorities have said all players were warned of the risks well in advance. “We’ve got to do whatever we can to make it as fair as possible for those players that are in lockdown.”___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights

Italian tennis player Simone Bolelli, left, and Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major. Some players have expressed anger at being classified as close contacts merely for being on board those flights with people who later tested positive. But local government, tennis and health authorities have said all players were warned of the risks in advance. The Australian Open starts Feb. 8 following a week of warmup tournaments at Melbourne Park and the ATP Cup.

Ashleigh Barty, Elina Svitolina to battle for richest prize in tennis

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Elina Svitolina will face off for the richest prize in tennis after the pair came through tough three-set semifinals at the WTA Finals in China Saturday. (Olive Brunskill/Getty Images)(CNN) - World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Elina Svitolina will face off for the richest prize in tennis after the pair came through tough three-set semifinals at the WTA Finals in China Saturday. It's an opportunity against a really tough player," said Barty. READ: Svitolina advances as injured Andreescu forced outREAD: Barty into last four as dream season continuesClearly troubled, Bencic tried to shorten the rallies, but the counter punching skills of Svitolina saw her level at one set all. Visit CNN.com/tennis for more news, features and videosWith the momentum shifting, Barty broke Pliskova in the next game and never looked back.

Naomi Osaka defeats Petra Kvitova in WTA Finals opener

(CNN) - Naomi Osaka got her WTA Finals campaign off to a winning start by defeating Petra Kvitova 7-6 4-6 6-4 in an epic battle that lasted two hours, 39 minutes. In a repeat of this year's Australian Open final, when Osaka won the second Grand Slam of her career, the world No. She then lost the second set having led by a break, but controlled the final set to record her first WTA Finals victory having lost all three of her matches last year in Singapore. READ: Top eight women compete for record $14 million at WTA Finals"I'm not great at first rounds," said Osaka after the match. Osaka and Kvitova were competing in a round-robin group that also includes Asheligh Barty and Belinda Bencic, who went head-to-head in Sunday's second game.

Serena Williams to face Canadian Bianca Andreescu in US Open final

Serena Williams moved into a 10th US Open final and picked up a record-equaling 101st win in New York by routing Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1. On the other side of the net will be fellow North American Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old Canadian who rallied to defeat Belinda Bencic 7-6(3) 7-5 and make a maiden grand slam final. Williams booked a spot in the final almost exactly 20 years after appearing in her first grand slam final at the 1999 US Open, before Andreescu was even born. Williams was once unbeatable in grand slam finals, winning eight straight from 2012-2015. If she upsets Williams, Andreescu would become her country's first grand slam singles champion and the first female teen to win a major since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open.

Defending US Open champion Naomi Osaka upset by Belinda Bencic

Naomi Osaka is eliminated from the U.S. Open by Belinda Bencic. FLUSHING, N.Y. - Naomi Osaka authored an indelible mark on the US Open when she comforted the sport's newest sensation, Coco Gauff, following their highly anticipated third-round match. Osaka entered the US Open under an injury cloud, having retired at her previous event in Cincinnati with a knee injury two weeks ago. Bencic, 22, has had plenty of injury problems herself, so the win over Osaka is sure to be even sweeter for her. In her maiden grand slam quarterfinal, Vekic might have the edge over Bencic since she prevailed when they met at the French Open.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka ends Coco Gauff's US Open run

NEW YORK (CNN) - Coco Gauff will not match her magical Wimbledon run -- and Naomi Osaka's quest to defend her US Open title continues. The Japanese-Haitian, who has dual Japanese and American citizenship, won her second grand slam crown at the Australian Open in January. She is bidding to become the first woman to defend the US Open since Williams won three in a row from 2012 to 2014. In 2018, Gauff and McNally won the US Open girls' doubles title. Gauff's Wimbledon came to an end at the hands of eventual champion Simona Halep, who lost Thursday to 23-year-old American Taylor Townsend.

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