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America's Frances Tiafoe, on Monday, September 5, pulled off a major upset after beating Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the US Open men's singles draw. Tiafoe, thereby, became the third player from America after Andy Roddick and James Blake to beat Nadal in a Grand Slam major. Tiafoe also became the youngest American since Roddick to qualify for …

US Open 2021: Shelby Rogers stuns No. 1 Barty in 3 sets to advance to fourth round

Shelby Rogers lingered on the court and panned her phone around at the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium for a snapshot souvenir of the scene after she beat Ash Barty for the first time. “I couldn't quite find the rhythm of how I wanted to play.” Rogers was a quarterfinalist in New York a year ago, while Barty owns titles …

Even a retractable roof at the US Open was no match for the heavy rain and wind the remnants of Hurricane Ida carried to Flushing Meadows, knocking down tree limbs and causing flooding around the tournament grounds, while forcing a match to shift from one court to another after a delay of 2 1/2 hours. "Crazy weather," was the way …

Osaka reaches 3rd round of US Open after opponent withdraws

New York: Defending champion Naomi Osaka returned to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday when her opponent withdrew because of illness. In the meantime, the only match in progress had two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza facing Andrea Petkovic at Louis Armstrong Stadium. The two-time U.S. Open champion hasn't lost a Grand Slam match since Coco Gauff …

Naomi Osaka reaches 3rd round of US Open 2021 after opponent withdraws

Defending champion Naomi Osaka returned to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday when her opponent withdrew because of illness. In the meantime, the only match in progress had two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza facing Andrea Petkovic at Louis Armstrong Stadium. The two-time U.S. Open champion hasn't lost a Grand Slam match since Coco Gauff beat her …

US Open 2021: Naomi Osaka sails into second round after easy win over Marie Bouzkova in opener

After a tight start to her first-round US Open match Monday night, the reigning champion grabbed eight of the last nine games and put together a 6-4, 6-1 victory over 87th-ranked Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic. “I’m glad to see little kids in the audience — and, of course, grown-ups, too.” While dropping Bouzkova’s career mark in major matches …