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Djokovic back at top of ATP rankings; Sabalenka No. 2 in WTA

Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship has returned him to No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Australian Open chief defends tournament's January date

Tournament director Craig Tiley has described as “ridiculous” and “bizarre” calls for the timing of the Australian Open to be changed to allow players a longer off-season.

No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Australian Open because of an injured right leg.

Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov give Canada 1st Davis Cup title

Canada has won its first Davis Cup tennis title, beating Australia behind victories from Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Davis Cup: Italy tops US in doubles to reach semifinals

Italy has beaten the United States in a doubles decider to advance to the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time in eight years.

Nadal out of ATP Finals after loss; Ruud through to semis

Rafael Nadal’s error-strewn performance saw him miss out on the chance of adding the ATP Finals trophy to his glittering list of titles as he was later eliminated from the tournament.

Ruud downs Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals opener

Third-seeded Casper Ruud eased to a straight-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the opening match of the ATP Finals.

Danish teenager Rune stuns Djokovic to win Paris Masters

Unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune staged a stunning comeback to secure the biggest victory of his career by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Paris Masters.

U.S. Open champ to miss about 6 weeks with injury, putting Australian Open status in question

U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain announced Saturday on Twitter that he suffered an abdominal tear that will force him to miss around six weeks.

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Pegula, Gauff 1st 2 US women in Top 4 since Serena, Venus

Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are the first pair of U.S. women both in the top four spots of the WTA rankings since sisters Serena and Venus Williams were up there a dozen years ago. Gauff, who lost in the quarterfinals at that tournament, moved up from No. 7 to No. 4. The last time two Americans were that high in the women’s tennis rankings was the week of Oct. 18, 2010, when Serena Williams was No. 2 and Venus Williams was No. 4.

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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic set new bar for next generations

Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men’s tennis accumulated so many Grand Slam titles that it seems unlikely anyone will reach the standards they set.

Federer to AP: Tennis will withstand big-name retirements

Roger Federer says he was paying attention along with everybody else when Serena Williams played what is expected to be her last match three weeks ago at the U.S. Open.

Alcaraz sends Spain into last 8 of Davis Cup Finals

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz has beaten Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets in the Davis Cup Finals to secure Spain victory over Korea and a spot in the quarterfinals as Group B winner.

Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, Swiatek

The timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: All within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz gets his first at 19.

Quote Box: Reaction to Federer's retirement from tennis

Reaction to Roger Federer’s announcement that he will retire from tennis after the Laver Cup in London next week.

No. 1 Alcaraz already back in Spain for Davis Cup Finals

It was a quick turnaround for tennis’ new No. 1.

What Makes Carlos Alcaraz So Good

The nineteen-year-old, who just won the U.S. Open and became the No. 1 men’s player in the world, has a whole host of skills. But his speed is essential, and unmatched.

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Alcaraz, Ruud at 1-2 in ATP rankings; Swiatek, Jabeur in WTA

Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S. Open championship has moved him up to No. 1 at age 19.

Carlos Alcaraz Wins U.S. Open For 1st Slam Title, Top Ranking

Alcaraz certainly seems to be a rare talent, possessing an all-court game, a blend of groundstroke power with a willingness to push forward.

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Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

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Carlos Alcaraz wins his first Grand Slam title and becomes the youngest No. 1 player

The 19-year-old was appearing in his eighth major tournament at the U.S. Open. He already has attracted plenty of attention as someone considered the Next Big Thing in men's tennis.

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Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open for 1st Slam title, top ranking

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to move up to No. 1 in the rankings.

De Groot wins another wheelchair Slam | US Open updates

Diede de Groot captured her second straight wheelchair calendar-year Grand Slam, while Alfie Hewett stopped Shingo Kunieda from doing the same by winning the men’s title at the U.S. Open.

US Open raises $2 million for Ukraine | US Open updates

The U.S. Tennis Association said the fundraising started with the “ Tennis Plays for Peace ” exhibition the week before the tournament, featuring players such as women's champion Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal, and continued with donations from corporate partners, fans and private donors. The funds were donated to GlobalGiving’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, which supports humanitarian assistance in impacted communities in Ukraine and surrounding regions where Ukrainian refugees have fled. Carlos Alcaraz won the first set 6-4, with Casper Ruud earning a nice hand from his opponent and the crowd in the U.S. Open final.

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Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's U.S. Open run

Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal — no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious.

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The Tiafoe Effect: US tennis star has big impact in Africa

Sam Jalloh zig-zagged across West Africa last year coaching tennis to kids.

Michelle Obama supports Tiafoe in US Open semifinals

Michelle Obama waved her arms in the air and yelled, “Let’s go, Foe!”.

Tiafoe can't continue rare run at US Open for American man

Frances Tiafoe has come up just short of being the first American man to reach the U.S. Open final in 16 years with a five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals.

Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's US Open run for 1st Grand Slam final

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his first Grand Slam final and given himself a chance to become No. 1 at age 19.

Tiafoe wins another tiebreaker to tie semi | US Open updates

Frances Tiafoe has used his perfect play in tiebreakers at the U.S. Open to send the semifinals to a fifth set.

Swiatek, Jabeur will meet in 1st US Open final for both

Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur will face each other in the U.S. Open women's final.

Tiafoe offers hope for present and future of US men's tennis

Frances Tiafoe calls his run to the U.S. Open semifinals ‘a Cinderella story.

Alcaraz tops Sinner at 2:50 a.m.; latest US Open finish ever

Carlos Alcaraz has outlasted Jannik Sinner in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, advancing to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 victory.

Alcaraz tops Sinner at 2:50 a.m.; latest US Open finish ever

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men’s tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across five sterling sets for 5 hours, 15 minutes until Alcaraz finally won the last point at 2:50 a.m. on Thursday, the latest finish in U.S. Open history. It was “only” a quarterfinal, no trophy at stake, yet was as taut a thriller as this year's tournament has produced or, likely, will, a tour de force of big cuts on the full sprint and plenty of guts, concluding as a 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 victory for the No. 3-seeded Alcaraz, a 19-year-old from Spain. “Honestly,” said Alcaraz, who saved a match point in the fourth set, “I still don't know how I did it.”

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Tiafoe 1st US man in US Open semifinals since Roddick in '06

Frances Tiafoe has become the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006.

Alcaraz, Sinner head to 5th after 2 a.m. | US Open updates

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are going to a fifth set in what appears likely to be the latest-ending match in U.S. Open history.

Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals

Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open.

Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi

Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28.

As Serena leaves, Nadal loses, Federer absent, is era over?

Serena Williams played what’s expected to be her last match at the U.S. Open.

Tiafoe ends Nadal's 22-match Slam streak in US Open 4th Rd

Frances Tiafoe has ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round.

No. 3 Alcaraz beats Cilic in 5-set match | US Open updates

It’s going to be a U.S. Open quarterfinals matchup of two rising stars when third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz plays No. 11-seed Jannik Sinner.

Kyrgios beats 2021 champ Medvedev, discusses mental state

Nick Kyrgios has eliminated defending U.S. Open champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.

Coco Gauff, 18, reaches US Open quarterfinals for 1st time

Coco Gauff has reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time by coming back in each set to beat Zhang Shuai of China 7-5, 7-5 in front of a partisan crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Serena's gone, Open must go on: Kvitova, Pegula set rematch

Much like for so many other folks, Serena Williams’ last match at the U.S. Open was must-see TV for players still in the tournament, so Jessica Pegula and Petra Kvitova tuned in from their hotel rooms the night before their victories led off Saturday’s schedule and set up a fourth-round showdown.

Rublev tops Shapovalov in five sets | US Open updates

Andrey Rublev won the final point in a match that lasted more than hour four hours and beat No. 19 Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (10-7).

Nadal hits nose with racket, tops Fognini | US Open updates

Rafael Nadal has come back to win at the U.S. Open after cutting himself on the bridge of his nose when his racket bounced off the court and smacked him in the face during the fourth set against Fabio Fognini.

Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round

Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Collins beats 4-time Slam champion Osaka | US Open updates

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament.

Wimbledon updates | Ons Jabeur back into quarterfinals

Third-seeded Ons Jabeur saved five set points in the first-set tiebreaker before beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (9), 6-4 to reach her second straight Wimbledon quarterfinal.

Wimbledon updates | Sinner, Alcaraz advance to 4th round

Jannik Sinner withstood the aces and reached the fourth round at Wimbledon by beating John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner.

Wimbledon updates | Alcaraz, Sinner, Jabeur advance

Fifth-seeded Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 7-6 (0), 6-3 victory over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

Doctor in tow, Rafael Nadal heads to French Open semifinals

Rafael Nadal showed up at Roland Garros with his personal doctor along for the trip.

French Open updates | Nadal tops Djokovic in 4-set thriller

Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall.

At French Open, Swiatek loses set, extends match win streak

Iga Swiatek’s 20-set winning streak ended but her run of consecutive match victories is now up to 32 as she heads to the French Open quarterfinals.

Rafa vs. Uncle Toni: Nadal to meet Auger-Aliassime in Paris

Rafael Nadal will see a familiar face in the opposite corner for his fourth-round match at the French Open.

Rafa vs. Uncle Toni: Nadal to meet Auger-Aliassime in Paris

Rafael Nadal knew this was bound to happen. Also well aware this moment would come, of course, was Felix Auger-Aliassime, the promising player who brought aboard the man known to many simply as Uncle Toni for some extra assistance last year. Once Toni and Rafael ended their professional partnership, and once Auger-Aliassime hired Toni to work in tandem with full-time coach Frederic Fontang, they all figured that somewhere, sometime, their paths would cross.

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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.

At surprise-filled French Open, tennis prodigy makes good

The surprising results in the women's draw at the French Open keep piling up and now only three of the top 10 women's seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.

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.

Meet the new boss? At 19, Carlos Alcaraz beat Nadal, Djokovic and Zverev

In the past week, Alcaraz turned 19 — and then outplayed three of the world's top five players.

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Impressive Alcaraz wins in Madrid for 4th title of the year

Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. After victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, the Spanish teenage sensation comfortably defeated No. 3 Zverev 6-3, 6-1. Zverev was trying to win his second consecutive Madrid title, and third overall.

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Eye Opener: U.N. Secretary-General to meet with Putin to push for a Ukraine ceasefire

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss steps to bring about peace in Ukraine. Also, newly revealed text messages show how far some Trump allies were willing to go, to keep him in office. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

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The Latest: French Open champ Krejcikova tops Muguruza in NY

Garbiñe Muguruza does not like the way her loss to Barbora Krejcikova at the U.S. Open ended. Krejcikova took a medical timeout at 6-5 in the second set, then took her time between points in the ensuing tiebreaker of her 6-3, 7-6 (4) win in the fourth round. After the last point, Muguruza told Krejcikova she was “so unprofessional.”

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The Latest: Tiafoe beats No. 5-seed Rublev in late Open

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe had a small, late-night crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium going wild on every point in an upset win that pushed the record for the latest finish in tournament history. Tiafoe outlasted fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-1 and reached the fourth round for the second straight year. There were three U.S. Open finishes at 2:26 a.m., in 1993, 2012 and 2014.

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