The dream Coco Gauff v Iga Swiatek Tuesday quarterfinal is over. Swiatek was bundled out of the US Open Sunday night by a red-hot Jelena Ostapenko who once again solved the riddle of the Polish star with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win.

“I always expect a tough battle against Iga,” Ostapenko told the crowd. “She’s won many Slams and she plays very consistent. I just went on court and …

Novak Djokovic wasn’t in peak form but did enough to eliminate qualifier Borno Gojo in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the US Open quarterfinals.

Djokovic dominated early but the Croatian started to get into form late in the first. And that carried over into the second to break. Djokovic would level and then break late to grab the second, then get up early to win his 9th straight …

Dan Evans finally got a set off Carlos Alcaraz but he needed three in an entertaining 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to the world No. 1.

Alcaraz won his 10th straight US Open match to advance to the fourth round for a third consecutive year.

“He’s a tricky opponent. He always wants to go to the net. Great slices, good touch,” Alcaraz said on court. “I think this is …

Jessica Pegula topped Elina Svitolina in three sets for the second time this summer, dispatching the Ukrainian star 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

The 29-year-old Pegula pounded nice aces and smacked 31 winners to reach her second straight US Open fourth round.

Pegula will move on to meet countrywoman and former finalist Madison Keys who came from a set down to defeat 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Keys won 12 of the last …

It was a perfect day for the American men at the US Open on Friday for the start of the third round. The Top 3 all won plus Ben Shelton.

The American No. 1 Taylor Fritz dominated again crushing qualifier Jakub Mensik 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. The qualifier Mensik was celebrating his 18th while Fritz was celebrating playing him, lost just three points on first serve with 10 aces and …

For the second time at night, Coco Gauff had to rally from a set down to stay in her home US Open. The teenager found herself on the wrong end of the first set but then saved break points early in the second to spark a dominant finish in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Elise Mertens.

The 27-year-old Mertens got down early herself but then played some exception tennis in …

After a quick night Monday, Carlos Alcaraz had to work a little to keep his title defense alive at the US Open. The Spaniard overcame a break deficit 4-2 in the third to defeat Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4).

Harris, a former US Open quarterfinals in 2021, came up with some big forehands in the third and strong net play, but couldn’t get a set.

“I played a great match from the …

American No. 1 Jessica Pegula cruised past Patricia Maria Tig 6-3, 6-1 Thursday night at the US Open to reach the third round.

It was awkward,” Pegula said. “We haven’t played each other; we were both nervous.

“Playing at night, conditions are different. It’s kind of cool tonight, totally different than when I played here the other day. You just have to adjust and get used to it.”

The third-seeded Pegula will now …

Top half favorites Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff both won straight set affairs Wednesday afternoon to advance to the third round at the US Open.

The world No. 1 Swiatek was sent out to Armstrong where she dispatched Daria Saville of Australia 6-3, 6-4. It wasn’t her best match, but the Pole wins her 9th straight in New York.

“For sure it wasn’t easy,” Swiatek told the crowd. “The rhythm of the …

Two more Top 8 seed fell Wednesday at the US Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s troubles continued at the final Major of the season going down to Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker 7-5, 6-7(2-7), 6-7(5-7), 7-6(8-6), 6-3.

Tsitsipas, who has never been to the fourth round in New York, served for the match at 5-3 in the fourth but couldn’t put the 21-year-old lefty away. Stricker roared back to collect his biggest win …

Venus Williams finally played like her age. On Arthur Ashe at night, the 43-year-old got crushed by qualifier Greet Minnen 6-1, 6-1, and it wasn’t even that close.

The Belgian Minnen had no issues with the slow-footed 7-time Slam winner, using dropshots and angles to ease to one of her biggest wins in just 74 minutes.

“Incredible to play a legend,” Minnen told the crowd. “I have huge respect for her, to …

The top quarter stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner enjoyed quick openers Tuesday night.

Alcaraz’s opponent Dominik Koepfer rolled his left ankle in the first game and then an hour later retired down 6-2, 3-2. Koepfer received treatment but couldn’t play at 100%.

After seven straight deciding sets, it was a welcome quick win for the 20-year-old in his title defense.

“It’s obviously not the best way to get through to the next …

In his first US Open match in two years, Novak Djokovic dominated in his return with a win over Alexandre Muller 6-0, 6-2, 6-3.

After starting just after 11pm. Djokovic won the first two sets in about an hour and then put away the Frenchman on a cool night in New York. The win also assured Djokovic the No. 1 ranking at the end of the tournament — Carlos Alcaraz is …

Coco Gauff had to deep deep in her US Open first rounder Monday night defeating qualifier Laura Siegemund 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

“I definitely won ugly tonight,” Gauff said to the WTA. “It was a lot of weird points, with the slicing. Usually something that I usually do well against, opponents who slice. We were prepared for it. I think today was just execution.”

Siegemund, who beat Gauff in their lone …

The US Open gets going Monday in New York with a star-studded session including former champions Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Iga Swiatek, Sloane Stephens and other Slam winners like Elena Rybakina, Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Wozniacki who returns to Grand Slam tennis under the lights.

Swiatek opens her title defense by opening up Arthur Ashe against Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson. Then it’s American star Frances Tiafoe who made …