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Alexander Zverev's rocky road to start the US Open turned into smooth sailing to the semifinals.

Unseeded Karen Khachanov reached his third Grand Slam semifinal when No. 28 Alexander Blockx stopped playing midway through the third set of their US Open quarterfinal match Wednesday due to injuries.

Elena Rybakina is headed to the US Open semifinals and to the top of the women's tennis rankings after a comeback 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen.

Helped by Serena and Venus Williams playing doubles again, ESPN had its largest viewership through three rounds of the US Open since the younger sister last competed in 2022.

US Open semifinalists Frances Tiafoe and Jessica Pegula will be teammates when World Team Tennis returns to open a new season in December.

Tiafoe showed fight like none other in his victory over Michelsen. He'll need to take that with him in his next battle against Alcaraz or Shelton.

Julien Farel has operated the US Open's player-exclusive barbershop and salon for almost 20 years, cutting Nadal's and Djokovic's hair.

Iva Jovic needed more than three hours to end Alex Eala's run at the US Open, but a well-deserved victory has set up a match against Coco Gauff up next, with a spot in the quarterfinals at stake in New York.

No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz blew a two-set lead at the US Open and went out in a shocker with a 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 24 Francisco Cerundolo on Saturday.

Zheng Qinwen won the final seven games to storm back against Madison Keys, and Naomi Osaka rallied from down 4-2 in the third set to advance at the US Open.

Serena and Venus Williams are out of the US Open women's doubles after losing to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in a third-set tiebreaker.

Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka won her third-round match at the US Open on Friday in straight sets but was bothered by the smell of marijuana inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.

US Open tournament director Eric Butorac handles player and broadcast scheduling requests. It's hectic and tough to please everyone -- but he loves it.

Those lacking tennis etiquette are not credentialed content creators -- but influencers and fans. And their presence signals a growing audience.

Defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz rebounded from a quick deficit by winning eight straight games and beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night.

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes Wednesday night at the US Open, putting on a power-hitting display that made it seem her recent problems are in the past.

American No. 8 seed Ben Shelton defeated Hubert Hurkacz in four sets Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open, while No. 7 Daniil Medvedev raced past Sebastian Gorzny 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.

No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula needed only 56 minutes on Wednesday to defeat fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 to move into the third round of the US Open.

Gael Monfils, playing on his 40th birthday, beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in four sets Tuesday night to become the oldest man to win a US Open match since Jimmy Connors in 1992.