Tennis

8/27/2025 |  Coco Gauff is trying a new service motion at the US Open in a bid to double-fault less and win more (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff wishes she weren’t trying out a new service motion in what she called “the high-stress situation” of the U.S. Open.
She would have loved to have more time to collaborate with serving guru Gavin MacMillan than the six days they were able to spend together before needing to test out the changes in front of thousands of fans in Arthur Ashe Stadium and millions more watching on TV around the world.

8/27/2025 |  Tennis legend Billie Jean King sees progress, opportunity in women’s sports and leveling the playing field (CNBC Sports)

• Billie Jean King made history with her work to advance women’s rights, and she still sees opportunities to continue that in sports and beyond.
• The tennis legend sat down with CNBC’s Alex Sherman for a wide-ranging interview on the state of women’s sports, uniting tennis across men’s and women’s leagues and her perspective on aging gracefully.

8/27/2025 |  Love all: Swift-Kelce engagement creates buzz at US Open (Reuters Sports) , opens new tab
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Six-times major winner Iga Swiatek got another reason to cheer after her U.S. Open first-round win on Tuesday, as the avowed "Swiftie" lifted her phone to discover her pop idol Taylor Swift met her match.
The music mega-star announced she was engaged to NFL tight end Travis Kelce on Tuesday, after years of well-publicised heartache that proved golden material for her array of platinum records.

8/27/2025 |  Swiatek, Sinner cruise as expanded US Open serves up tennis feast (Reuters Sports) NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner showed their championship pedigree at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the third day of first-round action at the newly expanded major.

8/26/2025 |  US Open honors Althea Gibson for breaking the color barrier in tennis 75 years ago (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Images of Althea Gibson are everywhere at the U.S. Open, 75 years since she became the first Black player at a major tennis tournament.
The American Grand Slam event’s logo is multilayered artwork of her face in profile. Clips of Gibson flash across screens inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. A tribute narrated by Venus Williams is part of the soundtrack during breaks.