Tennis
New York, (UNI) Chinese sensation Zheng Qinwen advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, securing a straight-set victory over fifth seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4. This marked Zheng’s debut win against a top 10 player and her first time reaching the final eight of a Grand Slam event. “Right now, I just…
New York, (UNI) Novak Djokovic (No. 2 seed) managed to come back from two sets down to beat Laslo Djere in full sets in the men’s singles third round, while China’s Wang Xinyu came out winner in both her singles and doubles matches at the US Open on Friday. The 36-year-old Serbian clawed past his…
New York, (UNI) Spain’s favorite Carlos Alcaraz powered into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4) victory over Lloyd Harris of South Africa here on Thursday. “It was good for me to stay there and to be able to win in straight sets. We did great points to make the…
New York, (UNI) Defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland secured a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Australia’s Daria Saville in the women’s singles second round of the US Open on Wednesday. “I just felt like I prevailed. I wanted to be intense, and mostly I was in charge of how I played because I was the…
New York, (UNI) World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz began his title defense with a win following Dominik Koepfer’s retirement due to injury in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday. Alcaraz, who defeated Casper Ruud of Norway in the final Last year, led 6-2, 3-2 when Koepfer sustained an ankle injury and opted…
