For decades, US Open women's champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they're equal
Read full article: For decades, US Open women's champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they're equalFor decades, U.S. Open women's singles champions received a replica trophy that was much smaller than the ones the men's title winners were allowed to take home.
Was the new mixed doubles format a success? Many players think so
Read full article: Was the new mixed doubles format a success? Many players think soThe U.S. Open’s largest court was packed for the final three matches of the reimagined mixed doubles tournament Wednesday night, which was made up of mainly top singles players for the first time.
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The Latest: Thiem expects close match in US Open final
Read full article: The Latest: Thiem expects close match in US Open final(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK – The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___4:20 p.m.Dominic Thiem says he expects another close match between he and Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open final, which has now begun. Thiem leads the series 7-2 and has won all three in Grand Slam tournaments. ___3:20 p.m.Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev are set for the U.S. Open final, with the winner giving men's tennis its first new Grand Slam champion in six years. The Austrian lost two French Open finals to Rafael Nadal and fell in this year's Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic. The fifth-seeded Zverev is in his first Grand Slam final.
