Tennis

4:26 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams has come back from a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open’s third round. Williams’ victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday allowed her to avoid what would have been her earliest exit at Flushing Meadows since she lost in the third

9:19 AM ET NEW YORK — Dominic Thiem still likes to tee up the tape of his 2018 US Open quarterfinal with then-No. 1 Rafael Nadal, to marvel at the scene late that night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, to revel at the quality of play throughout that 4-hour, 49-minute clash. “I like to watch the

11:18 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams and 2017 winner Sloane Stephens are set to face off at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2) in the most hyped match of the third round of the 2020 US Open.

8:44 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com As one of the most highly touted junior tennis players in the country, the coaching staff at UCLA didn’t know what to expect from incoming freshman Jennifer Brady when she started at the school in the fall of 2013. She had been ranked as high as No. 36 in the

12:43 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a wild day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, Serena Williams looked determined from her first point on Thursday night to not join the growing list of seeded players sent home unceremoniously early from the US Open. Despite a downpour that began just

9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services There would be no valiant comeback from a two-set deficit for Andy Murray this time. His weary body — and the Canadian on the other side of the net — wouldn’t allow it. Murray, the three-time Grand Slam champion still working his way back from a pair of hip

1:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tsvetana Pironkova smacked an ace on match point, part of the balancing act she made look easy from start to finish Thursday. The shot punctuated a 7-5, 6-3 upset win over No. 10-seeded Garbine Muguruza in the second round of the US Open, Pironkova’s first tournament after

8:33 AM ET NEW YORK — Like many toddlers, Stefanos Tsitsipas, at age 3, had an object he lugged everywhere he went. He was a Greek version of the iconic American comic strip character Linus, but instead of a blanket, Tsitsipas’ totem was a towel. “It was like a toy,” Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed

1:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova has been upset in the second round of the US Open by Caroline Garcia of France on Wednesday. Pliskova failed to convert two set points in the second set and lost 6-1, 7-6 (2). It was the first time since 2008 that the

6:49 AM ET If you’ve watched any of the 2020 US Open so far, you already know this year’s event is like none other. With strict rules and protocols, and the absence of fans due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the scene at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is almost hard to believe,

11:49 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Three players who won matches at the US Open on Tuesday — Richard Gasquet, Gregoire Barrere and Ysaline Bonaventure — and one scheduled to play Wednesday — Kirsten Flipkens — are among the seven entrants placed under stricter COVID-19 protocols after contact with the only athlete

5:06 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Serena Williams began her latest attempt to win a 24th Grand Slam singles trophy by beating Kristie Ahn in the first round at the US Open on Tuesday. The two Americans split the first 10 games before Williams pulled away to win 7-5, 6-3. The victory

5:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Andy Murray saved a match point and put together his 10th career comeback from two sets down to win his first Grand Slam contest in nearly 20 months. The 2012 US Open champion, still working his way back from a pair of operations on his right hip,

10:32 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams nearly tripped as she scrambled to get to the ball on match point. She managed to make contact, but the ball sailed into the net and it was over. Bianca Andreescu became the 2019 US Open champion, and Williams became the runner-up in her fourth straight major final.

10:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Coco Gauff did everything she could. After losing the first set and trailing 4-2 in the second to Anastasija Sevastova, the 16-year-old fought back to force a decider in her first-round match at the 2020 US Open. She staved off three match points in the final game at Louis Armstrong

2:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova advanced in straight sets Monday at the US Open. Pliskova surged ahead of Anhelina Kalinina 4-1 in the opening set, lost three games in a row, then took the last eight for a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Pliskova had a 26-7 edge in winners. She is ranked

9:04 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Robin Montgomery was hanging out after practice one day in early August at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland, when she got the text. It was only a few words, but they changed her life in an instant: “You got the wild card.” The 15-year-old was in

10:04 PM ET NEW YORK — The rubber soles of his shoes squealed like the brakes of a subway car grinding to a halt as Novak Djokovic sprinted, hit, slid and violently changed direction on the hard court in Louis Armstrong Stadium. His grunts were magnified by the echo in the cavernous, nearly empty arena.