U.S. Open Tennis Championships

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2019, file photo, Serena Williams serves to Romania's Simona Halep during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it right in their very first match. The past U.S. Open champions, two of the biggest superstars in women’s tennis, were sent into an opening-round matchup when the draws were conducted Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, for the final major of the year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
August 22, 2019 - 9:27 am

First-round fireworks: Serena, Sharapova to meet at US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they'll do it in their very first match. The past U.S. Open champions, two of the biggest stars in women's tennis, were scheduled for an opening-round matchup when the draws were conducted Thursday for the...
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Naomi Osaka, of Japan, looks up a replay as she faces Sofia Kenin, of the United States, in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. Osaka withdrew from the match with an injury. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
August 21, 2019 - 8:40 am

Defending champs Osaka, Djokovic are No. 1 seeds for US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic are the No. 1 seeds for singles play in the U.S. Open. Osaka, who beat Serena Williams in last year's final for her first Grand Slam title, recently regained the top spot in the WTA rankings from Ash Barty. Barty is the No. 2 seed,...
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Madison Keys, of the United States, returns to Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the women's final match during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
August 18, 2019 - 1:11 pm

Madison Keys rallies late to take 1st Cincinnati title

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Madison Keys rallied late in both sets and beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (5) for her first Cincinnati championship Sunday, sending her into the U.S. Open on a one-week upswing. By winning her first hardcourt final since the 2017 U.S. Open, she'll be No. 10 when she returns to...
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, returns to Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
August 17, 2019 - 11:22 am

Barty upset in Cincy semifinals, misses top spot for US Open

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Ashleigh Barty was upset by Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, missing her chance to return to the No. 1 ranking ahead of the U.S. Open. Barty dropped an opening set Saturday for the third straight match, but couldn't overcome the slow...
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Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, serves to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
August 16, 2019 - 1:33 pm

Ash Barty reaches semifinals in Cincy, on track for No. 1

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Ashleigh Barty was in the same predicament, trying to dig out from an uneven first set. The Western & Southern Open's top seed found a way to do it again. Barty reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open for the first time and moved closer to regaining the No...
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, serves to Andrey Rublev, of Russa, during the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
August 15, 2019 - 2:29 pm

A ragged Federer ousted in Cincinnati; Barty advances

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in only 61 minutes Thursday, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he'd never faced. Andre Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five player to his credit — took advantages of...
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Cori Gauff returns the ball as she and Caty McNally played against Fanny Stollar, of Hungary, and Maria Sanchez in the women's doubles final at the Citi Open tennis tournament Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
August 13, 2019 - 8:04 am

15-year-old American Coco Gauff gets US Open wild-card entry

Coco Gauff has received a wild-card entry for the U.S. Open's main draw. It will be the second Grand Slam tournament for the 15-year-old from Florida. She made a magical run to the fourth round at Wimbledon last month after getting a wild card into the qualifying rounds there. Gauff became the...
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Serena Williams, right, of the United States, smiles as she shakes hands with Naomi Osaka, of Japan, after defeating her in two sets during quarterfinal Rogers Cup tennis tournament action in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
August 10, 2019 - 7:27 am

Serena Williams tops Naomi Osaka in rematch at Rogers Cup

TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semifinals, beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-4 Friday night in a rematch of their U.S. Open final. Williams faced Osaka for the first time since losing to her in a contentious 2018 U.S. Open final. The 37-year-old...
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February 25, 2019 - 5:27 am

Media watchdog says Williams cartoon didn't breach standards

SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Press Council has ruled there was no breach of its standards of practice in a cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams which attracted global condemnation after being published by Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper last September. The depiction of Williams by cartoonist...
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after winning a point against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
January 27, 2019 - 2:05 am

The Latest: Djokovic leads 6-3, 6-2 in Aussie final

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Sunday (all times local): 9:02 p.m. Novak Djokovic has taken a 6-3, 6-2 lead over Rafael Nadal in a surprisingly lopsided start to the Australian Open final. The top-ranked Djokovic is potentially just one set from a men's record...
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