Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s hearts were on overdrive Sunday as they sang along to The Darkness’ “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” while attending the men’s singles final at the US Open. The pop superstar and Kansas City Chiefs star, who were seen at the match with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife … Read more
The start of the second set was tougher for Pegula, with an early break putting Sabalenka up 3-0. Known in the past to run a bit too hot and get in her own head, the Belarusian seemed cool and confident, moving well around the court. But yet again, Pegula could not be counted out: With … Read more
Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have crowned Australia’s spirited US Open campaign with a redemption triumph in the men’s doubles final. Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell outclassed German 10th seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) on Sunday morning (AEST) to become the first all-Australian pairing to reign in New York since Mark … Read more
Alex de Minaur has bombed out of the US Open with a quarter-final shocker in New York. Australia’s big last hope floundered in a sea of forehand errors to succumb 6-3 7-5 6-2 to inspired Englishman Jack Draper on Wednesday (Thursday AEST). WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Alex de Minaur bows out of US open. Know … Read more
“I just won and I want bangs,” Croatian tennis star Donna Vekić proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She’s just beaten Peyton Stearns—and after stretching and showering—her next stop pre-press conference is the petit Julien Farel pop-up salon hidden inside Queens’s Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I had been waiting all season to see Julian and … Read more
Australia’s rising tennis star Alexei Popyrin has scored the biggest win of his career, stunning Novak Djokovic at the US Open. Under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night, Popyrin won the first two sets of the match … but the 25-year-old then had to withstand a fightback from the champion Serb, … Read more
The US Open is well underway at Arthur Ashe stadium in Flushing Meadow, Queens. Although it’s early, the stars are already showing out in droves to watch tennis’s best and brightest—Coco Goff, Naomi Osaka, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz among them—hit the court. The American chapter of the Grand Slam draws in celebrities from across … Read more
Daria Saville is contemplating her future in tennis after suffering heartbreak for the second straight grand slam in a despairing first-round exit from the US Open in New York. The crestfallen Australian No.1 pulverised her racquet into pieces after falling 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (10-6) to Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara in a three-hour, 16-minute rollercoaster of … Read more
Which leaves Sabalenka: Since winning the Australian at the top of the year, she’s had injury setbacks and few victories to show—save for an utterly dominant performance at that Cincinnati warmup. She couldn’t be peaking at a better time, and—barring the kind of mental and emotional setbacks or wild cards which are always a possibility … Read more
Top Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has declared he will be fit to play in the US Open after a long layoff due to injury. De Minaur has not played a singles match since tearing the cartilage in his hip during the match-winning game of his fourth-round match at Wimbledon in July. He closed … Read more
