Defending champion Alcaraz begins against Germany’s Koepfer Jabeur could face Sabalenka rematch in quarter-finals Novak Djokovic will mark his return to the US Open by facing Alexandre Müller, a Frenchman Read more

World No 6 arrives at the US Open on the back of his first Masters 1000 title, and buoyed by how he matches up with Carlos Alcaraz From the very Read more

Despite facing a championship point and then squandering four of his own, Djokovic won his third Cincinnati title by outlasting Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) in a battle that Read more

With motivation and passion undimmed, senior players serve up a constant reminder of their longstanding greatness Veronika Kudermetova is 26. Having spent 11 years as a tennis professional, scaling the Read more

American teenager wins 6-3, 6-4 in Cincinnati Open final Gauff shows improvement since first-round Wimbledon exit In the immediate aftermath of her first-round defeat by Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon, as Read more

Teenager reaches final with 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win in Cincinnati ‘I was telling myself: you’re a warrior and you can do this.’ Over the past two years of her Read more

World No 1 beats Market Vondrousova 7-6 (3), 6-1 in Cincinnati Swiatek reveals that a lost set on Thursday provoked abuse Iga Swiatek has called for less hate and more Read more

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Third seed beats Italian 6-3, 6-2 in Cincinnati Medvedev complains at balls and conditions A year after Iga Swiatek’s well-publicised complaints about women’s players competing with a different, lighter ball Read more

Williams, 43, gets ticket for main draw at Flushing Meadows Two-time runner-up Wozniacki to continue comeback in NYC Venus Williams will be back in the US Open at age 43, Read more